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10 security nasties of the last decade

This slideshow looks at 10 of the nastiest viruses to hit our computers in the last decade and how each of them wreaked their own type of havoc for business and consumer users. From the LoveBug to Zotob and Conficker these are the viruses of your IT life.

LoveBug – May 2000: On May 4, 2000, this virulent worm sent via email wreaked havoc on an estimated 45 million email users in just one day, MessageLabs reported. Within one night, the rate lifted from 1 in 1000 emails to just 1 in 28. It was claimed billions of damage was created in several countries. The LoveBug virus celebrates its 10th anniversary this month.

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