Mydoom was a computer worm that targeted computers running Microsoft Windows. It was first sighted on January 26, 2004. It became the fastest-spreading e-mail worm ever, exceeding …

Oct 21, 2024 · MyDoom is a very effective worm made to create zombies out of hundreds of thousands of computers. Hackers could then use each hijacked terminal to wage a denial of …

Mar 19, 2025 · Mydoom malware is a computer worm that was first released in 2004 and quickly infected over 500,000 computers within a week. The worm is spread by email attachments and …

MyDoom—also known as “Novarg”—is a notorious computer worm that emerged in the early 2000s, leaving a lasting impact on the cybersecurity landscape. Spread primarily through …

Nov 9, 2004 · Win32/Mydoom is a family of mass-mailing worms that spread through e-mail. Some variants also spread through peer-to-peer networks. The worm acts as a backdoor …

F-Secure antivirus expert Mikko Hypponen called Mydoom the "the worst e-mail worm incident in virus history". MessageLabs ranked it number 5 on its list of most active worms. It caused …

Mar 19, 2022 · MyDoom is a computer worm affecting Windows devices. It’s considered to be one of the fastest-spreading malicious types of software in history and has infected millions of …

Sep 16, 2020 · MyDoom, sometimes also called Novarg, W32.MyDoom@mm, Shimgapi, and Mimail.R is a worm type malware that infects Windows PCs. After infecting machines, the …

Jul 26, 2019 · MyDoom is an infamous computer worm first noted in early 2004. This malware has been featured in top ten lists of the most destructive computer viruses, causing an estimated …

Jan 26, 2009 · It is to become the fastest growing email virus ever. Security vendor MessageLabs says that at its peak, one in 12 emails carry the worm. This clogs networks and could also …