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Readme [11.4K]
3 years ago
15

Who was responsible for unleashing the melissa computer virus

Computers and Technology
1 answer:
CaHeK987 [17]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

David L. Smith

Explanation:

Around March 26, 1999, the Melissa virus was released by David L. Smith

‘Melissa.A’ used social engineering techniques, since it came with the message “Here is the document you asked me for…  do not show it to anyone”. In just a few days, she starred in one of the most important cases of massive infection in history, causing damage of more than 80 million dollars to American companies. Companies like Microsoft, Intel and Lucent Technologies had to block their Internet connections due to its action.

How it Works

When opening a document infected with the ‘Melissa.A’, the virus creates an e-mail with the following features:

Subject: Important Message From “sender name”

Text: Here is that document you asked for … do not show anyone else

Attachments: a file with a DOC.

The recipients of this message were the first 50 addresses ‘Melissa.A’ found in the address book in Outlook. This was the first macro virus that used this technique, until this moment there hadn’t been a virus that affected users by sending a Word document within an email.

What Happened

The creator of ‘Melissa.A’, David L. Smith, pleaded guilty but said he did not expect such high economic damage. This malware was created in memory of a topless dancer in Florida with whom he had fallen in love with.

Smith was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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