There are different viruses released with different malware intensions, out of which following are the 10 most dangerous viruses identified of all times. https://antivirus.comodo.com/faq/antivirus/what-is-the-most-dangerous-virus-in-my-computer/
3. ILOVEYOU
VIRUS
IT MANAGED TO WRECK HAVOC ON COMPUTER
SYSTEMS ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH AROUND
$10 BILLION WORTH OF DAMAGES.
4. MELISSA VIRUS
MELISSA ARRIVES IN AN ATTACHMENT TO AN E-MAIL NOTE
WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM
]THE NAME OF SOMEONE[," AND BODY TEXT THAT READS
"HERE IS THAT DOCUMENT YOU ASKED FOR...DON'T
SHOW ANYONE ELSE ;-)".
5. SASSER VIRUS
SASSER IS A COMPUTER WORM THAT AFFECTS
COMPUTERS RUNNING VULNERABLE VERSIONS OF THE
MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEMS WINDOWS XP AND
WINDOWS 2000. SASSER SPREADS BY EXPLOITING THE
SYSTEM THROUGH A VULNERABLE PORT.
6. ZUES VIRUS
ZEUS VIRUS (OR ZEUS TROJAN
MALWARE) IS A FORM OF MALICIOUS
SOFTWARE THAT TARGETS MICROSOFT
WINDOWS AND IS OFTEN USED TO
STEAL FINANCIAL DATA.
9. MYDOOM
VIRUS
THE MYDOOM VIRUS (ALSO
KNOWN AS A WORM AND AS
WIN32.MYDOOM.A) WAS A
VERY DAMAGING COMPUTER
VIRUS THAT AFFECTED
MICROSOFT WINDOWS-BASED
COMPUTERS.
11. CRYPTOLOCKER
CRYPTOLOCKER IS A MALWARE THREAT
THAT GAINED NOTORIETY OVER THE
LAST YEARS. IT IS A TROJAN HORSE THAT
INFECTS YOUR COMPUTER AND THEN
SEARCHES FOR FILES TO ENCRYPT.