After doing some research on the more notorious virus, worm, or spyware attacks in the last few years, choose one and post a brief one paragraph summary discussing:
(a) the name of the malware and category (virus,worm, etc.)
(b) target operating system
(c) the malware’s tactic for infecting a victim PC
(d) effect on an infected system
(e) how many computers were infected over what time period
(f) malware author, if known, and whether s/he was ever
apprehended and successfully prosecuted
Your initial post should be at least 250 words.
required posts should be supported by course readings, citations are required. Posting the minimum responses does not guarantee maximum points. Refer to the rubric.
Watch:
“From Brain to Stuxnet: 25 Years of PC Viruses.” FSecureNews Feb 2, 2011.
I have added reading in the drop file
