Every Dangerous Computer Virus Explained in 11 Minutes

By Explainer Chris

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You open your inbox in May of 2000 and find one unread email waiting. The subject line reads ILOVEYOU, like somebody out there actually loves you. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:27 ILOVEYOU 1:33 CODE RED 2:29 MYDOOM 3:47 ZEUS TROJAN 4:56 Stuxnet 5:58 CryptoLocker 7:01 MEMZ 8:16 Petya / NotPetya 9:22 WannaCry 10:37 Recap One unread email, subject line ILOVEYOU, and a single click was enough to overwrite every photo and document on your hard drive. Nine of history's most dangerous viruses got in the same way, and it comes down to the same two mistakes. Here's how every one of them actually worked. 📚 What you'll learn: - How ILOVEYOU used a script file disguised as a text file to infect an estimated 45 million computers in ten days, and why Windows hiding the real file extension made it look safe - Why Code Red needed zero clicks to infect an estimated 359,000 servers in under 14 hours, and why almost nobody had installed the patch Microsoft released a month earlier - How Mydoom became th

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