REAL Current Viruses

This is by no means a complete list of viruses in the wild.
It is meant as a reminder to not open e-mail attachments.

 

NAME	DATE	ATTACHMENT
VOTE	Sept. 24, 2001	WTC.exe
NIMDA	Sept. 18, 2001	Readme.exe
README	Sept. 3, 2001	Readme.exe
NEWPIC	Aug. 8, 2001	pic1324.exe
PEACHY PDF	Aug. 7, 2001	find.pdf, peach.pdf, find the peach.pdf, find_the_peach.pdf, joke.pdf, search.pdf
SIRCAM	July 19, 2001	Random file names
FUNSO	July 2, 2001	SOFUNNY.EXE
FOG	June 30, 2001	AntiVirus.exe or regsrv32.exe
MARI	June 29, 2001	system32.exe
JOLIN	June 28, 2001	!!jolin_caught_naked!!!!.jpg.vbs
LINONG	June 26, 2001	BillGate.exe, 868879.exe, Olive.exe, Sexy.Exe, Popeye.exe, BullBull.exe, Lovely.exe, CFusion.Exe, Moly.exe PatchFusion.exe, MyLinong.exe, StarMild.exe, Kiss.exe, Help.exe, Light up the night.exe
MERLIN	June 21, 2001	Subject line = WindowsXP Betatest embedded inside the e-mail message is the infectious VBScript code
HYDRA	June 8, 2001	8 character name, .EXE extension
MISS WORLD	June 5, 2001	MWrld.exe, MissWorld.exe, or MWld.exe
LOVELETTER	May 31, 2001	JENNIFERLOPEZ_NAKED.JPG.vbs
NOPED	May 29, 2001	END ILLEGAL child porn NOW.TXT............vbe
HLAM	May 21, 2001	INSTALL.EXE or INSTALL.SCR
MAWANELLA	May 17, 2001	Mawanella.vbs
HARD	May 13, 2001	www.symantec.com.vbs
HAPPYTIME	May 10, 2001	Untitled.htm
HOMEPAGE	May   9, 2001	homepage.HTML.vbs
PURON	May   9, 2001	ramones.mp3.exe
MATCHER	April 22, 2001	matcher.exe
STATOR	April 22, 2001	photo1.jpg.pif
BADTRANS	April 12, 2001	various .SCR and .PIF file names
STAPLE	March 20, 2001	injustice.TXT.vbs
MAGISTR	March 14, 2001	various .EXE or .SCR file names
NAKEDWIFE	March   6, 2001	NakedWife.exe