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The VBS/Loveletter computer worm, also known as Iloveyou or Lovebug, is a computer worm written in VBScript. It was first detected in Hong Kong in May 2000, and was responsible for a Denial of Service attack on the official White House website. The worm was communicated as a file attached to deceptively titled emails.

1. Attachment: LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs Subjet Line: ILOVEYOU Message Body: kindly check the attached LOVELETTER coming from me.

2. Attachment: Very Funny.vbs Subjet Line: fwd: Joke Message Body: empty

3. Attachment: mothersday.vbs Subjet Line: Mothers Day Order Confirmation Message Body: We have proceeded to charge your credit card for the amount of $326.92 for the mothers day diamond special. We have attached a detailed invoice to this email. Please print out the attachment and keep it in a safe place.Thanks Again and Have a Happy Mothers Day! [email protected]

4. Attachment: virus_warning.jpg.vbs Subjet Line: Dangerous Virus Warning Message Body: There is a dangerous virus circulating. Please click attached picture to view it and learn to avoid it.

5. Attachment: protect.vbs Subjet Line: Virus ALERT!!! Message Body: a long message regarding VBS.LoveLetter.A

6. Attachment: Important.TXT.vbs Subjet Line: Important! Read carefully!! Message Body: Check the attached IMPORTANT coming from me!

7. Attachment: Virus-Protection-Instructions.vbs Subjet Line: How to protect yourself from the IL0VEY0U bug! Message Body: Here's the easy way to fix the love virus.

8. Attachment: KillEmAll.TXT.VBS Subjet Line: I Cant Believe This!!! Message Body: I Cant Believe I have Just Recieved[sic] This Hate Email .. Take A Look!

9. Attachment: ArabAir.TXT.vbs Subjet Line: Thank You For Flying With Arab Airlines Message Body: Please check if the bill is correct, by opening the attached file

10. Attachment: IMPORTANT.TXT.vbs Subjet Line: Variant Test Message Body: This is a variant to the vbs virus.

11. Attachment: Vir-Killer.vbs Subjet Line: Yeah, Yeah another time to DEATH... Message Body: This is the Killer for VBS.LOVE-LETTER.WORM.

12. Attachment: LOOK.vbs Subjet Line: LOOK! Message Body: hehe...check this out.

13. Attachment: BEWERBUNG.TXT.vbs Subjet Line: Bewerbung Kreolina Message Body: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren!

The virus itself overwrote important files with a copy of itself, as well as music, multimedia and more. It also sent the virus to everyone on a user's contacts list.

This was the most damaging virus ever in terms of cost to corporations.

This particular virus did not infect Macintosh computers.

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