I actually almost got my computer infected with Sasser back in 2005, however, I had a quite old, but well updated, Panda antivirus (back when it was good), which stopped Sasser from infecting my system, and put it in the quarantine bin. I already knew about Sasser from the news, so seeing it in my computer was both frightening, and very exciting. It increased my interest for computers, systems, software and malware. Thanks to little moments like this I'm a server technician today.
The first self-replicating program was actually an accident at some American college, where a professor had created a monitoring program that would keep each computer in good shape. However, due to a coding bug, it multiplied and multiplied until the computer drives were full of copies of the monitor program.
Thank you for this! Very cool! For those who may not be experienced: I update my Win-10 machines every single day, with no exceptions. When you do that, it updates your antivirus to catch a "zero-day" virus = a brand new one that was released that day. The ones out there these days are not cute ones like the days of old but are invented by TRUE psychopaths. 😟
Pretty neat video, but I honestly liked the first half more than the second. I kept waiting for some more glimpses of the old viruses but none came. I remember the times when reinstalling Windows, only to have to wait to connect it to the internet so you/I could patch out MSblaster. Great times ^.^ Anywho, you got a thumbs up - Keep up the good work. Nice editing and especially volume control!
The Science Elf, you might not believe me, but on an old account of mine, I was subscribed to you when only had around 800 to 900 subscribers. I don't remember the exact amount of subscribers you had, but it was a very low amount. I just love your videos and I also love how much your channel has grown in popularity. Keep up the great content!
@@Rexowogamer yeah i agree. i dont think it is death because if he would have died we would have known some how theres no way that a famous person dies and no one on the internet knows his family or someone will tell us if he died. And about the "Abandoned RU-vid" part i am not sure. Okay for example if you where a youtuber and you made lots of money with each video and you could do this form the comfort of your house would you leave and get a gob? and have to wake up early to go to work? while when you are a youtuber you make a lot more money and you dont have to wake up early or do anything like that the bottom line is that I am not sure what happened to him /: but i think that he is burnt out a common side affect of being a youtuber thanks for reading!
I feel like this should have mentioned more. Like software bundles, ad viruses, viruses installed from software extensions, Flash and ActiveX viruses, etc...
I know someone who spent years writing a book on their 2011-ish Dell laptop, only for all their hard work to be soiled in 2018 by a ransomware attack. They to this day have not been able to even view their years of hard work, which was only saved on that computer for privacy purposes.
Segurazo antivirus (also known as SAntivirus) is described as anti-virus software that includes real-time protection, threat detection, and protection of data and passwords. In fact, this program is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), since it is distributed through the download or installation set-ups of other software. Many people download and install software of this type unintentionally. Segurazo allows users to run a quick or full scan. To remove any detected threats, however, they are required to activate/register it - in effect, pay for the 'full version'. Do not trust programs that are offered in the set-ups of other software. Furthermore, these programs provide dubious results - they detect false issues and do not fix any real problems. In summary, they trick people into paying for bogus software registrations. There is a strong possibility that Segurazo is one of these rogue programs. Additionally, developers often add more than one PUA to download or installation set-ups. They use this method to distribute browser hijackers, adware-type apps, and other PUAs. Browser hijacking apps change browser settings to promote fake search engines or other dubious web addresses. Additionally, these PUAs record IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of opened pages, entered search queries, and other similar details relating to users' browsing habits. Developers share the data with other parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. Adware-type apps show various ads (coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, etc.). If clicked, these lead people to untrustworthy websites. In some cases, they proliferate unwanted apps - once clicked, they run scripts that lead to download and installation of potentially unwanted applications. SAntivirus is an unwanted program installed on users’ computers without their knowledge (usually by other software bundles). SAntivirus can change the settings of your home or work network by using them for its own purposes and make your system vulnerable to other malicious threats.
The virus that spread itself to every directory... am I misunderstanding directories as what we abstractly refer to as "folders" or did computers just not have very big file directories back in the day? Did it not do subdirectories? I think I would notice an additional file in all my subdirectories eventually when I ls/dir/whatever.
This is something I said in two worst virus videos School computers: you got a email You: you open it Now you discover it was a virus and the whole school got infected
I've been fortunate enough to defeat a few of the newest viruses thanks to some old time tactics I learned as a teen, but I feel like I eventually will fall behind. Such is fate...I guess this is the new "feeling old" sensation hahahah
Always wondererd how email viruses could work. I've always telnetted into a UNIX server using a MSDOS PC to read my mail. Never saw an attachment, PINE just shows you the TEXT of the email.
ILOVEYOU - pretty much the worm that started social engineering. People are still pretty curious to this day about unsolicited emails. I always get asked why people still send them if “everybody knows about them”. Answer: enough people still click them! Pretty clever what they did regarding the file extensions though. Probably one of the first cases where - never open any attachment, however benign looking, from a unknown sender came from!
10:21 "making modifications to other people's systems without permission kind of a no-no however you slice it" tell that to literally any big tech company that forces updates down your throat.
When my grandma read about Petya, she immediately turned my cousin's computer off, and said, that he can't turn it on until the infection goes away from the internet
