The three biggest "Christmas virus" files in history

Source: Internet
Author: User

Holiday has become the shield of Trojan virus wantonly crime, a large number of Trojan virus playing the guise of holiday, a lot of computer users inadvertently stepped into the trap of the virus design, but also often suffered economic losses. December 21, Jinshan poison tyrants and other anti-virus manufacturers have issued Christmas virus warning, and this year's Christmas, MSN album, Ladybug Virus and so seems to come earlier, the harm is not to be underestimated.

Jinshan Poison Bully Anti-virus expert Dai Guangjin says, Christmas, Valentine's Day and other foreign festivals are most likely to be used by viruses, Trojan virus often with some blessing language, love words for the guise of sending poison mail or links, and in these special days, the user general vigilance is not high, very easy to encounter Trojan virus intrusion.

The three biggest Christmas virus files in history:

"Christmas" virus

Reasons for inclusion: The damage is comparable to the CIH virus

Damage Index: ★★★★

Virus Description: The virus can not only delete files, but also can destroy the computer motherboard erasable BIOS. Since the new virus only occurs on December 25, it is also known as the "Christmas" virus. With Windows 98 or Windows NT as an operating system, computers may be infected with the "Christmas" virus. Once infected, the virus destroys the CMOS memory, overwrites all files in all drives, and then destroys the erasable bios in the same way as the CIH virus.

Christmas macro Virus Version 1.0

Reason for inclusion: The Christmas variant of the macro virus

Damage Index: ★★★★

Virus Description: The virus modifies word's files, tools, forms, and the words "Christmas". Another Christmas Day will attack the W97m_lys_kovick, will infect Microsoft Word template file, once the Netizen opens and is infected, will appear "The Lord is Father ... Jesus My Savior "dialogue. and pe_kriz.3740 virus attack, will destroy the CMOS setting data, the disk file into the garbage data, and imitate CIH virus destruction mode, destroy the computer Flashbios.

QQ Christmas Worm

Selected reasons: The scope of the impact of a wide range of users, called the most Christmas virus

Damage Index: ★★★

Virus Description: Virus sends information through QQ, luring user clicks. Once the user clicks on the download and runs the specified file, the virus immediately attacks. "QQ Christmas Bug" Virus is also used by malicious Web sites, modify the user homepage, the user once open IE browser, will automatically link happy. 32532. COM this site. The virus also modifies the browser home page to end a large number of secure software processes. In addition, the QQ Christmas worm will also download and install the solution to restore the master program, so that internet cafes, the room was lost.

Jinshan Poison PA Anti-Virus engineers to remind the vast number of users need to prevent Christmas virus invasion from three aspects:

1, the best installation of professional anti-virus software for comprehensive monitoring, to prevent the increasing number of viruses. After the user installs anti-virus software, some main monitoring should be often opened (such as mail monitoring, memory monitoring, etc.), often upgrade, encounter problems to report, so as to truly ensure the safety of the computer.

2, because of playing online games, QQ chat with the number of users gradually increased, so all kinds of Trojan will increase, it is recommended that users must develop a good network habits, timely upgrade anti-virus software, open firewalls and real-time monitoring and other functions, cut off the virus transmission, not to the opportunity to virus.

3, before the transaction through the network, must carefully see the terms of the transaction, to avoid hasty input account password and other related information; Users must be cautious when receiving Christmas mail or chat messages, and do not easily open attachments to unfamiliar messages or links to chat messages.

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