The ILOVEYOU virus was a computer worm that infected over 10 million Windows PCs in 2000. It spread through email by automatically sending itself as an attachment called "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs" to everyone in the user's address book. The virus was created by Onel de Guzman in the Philippines and caused major economic damage by deleting files and bringing down email systems at organizations like the Pentagon and UK Parliament.

1. I
LOVE
YOU

2. FAMOUS COMPUTER
VIRUS

3. ILOVEYOU VIRUS.txt
• ILOVEYOU, sometimes referred to as Love
Bug or Love Letter for you, is a computer
worm that infected over ten
million Windows personal computers
• ILOVEYOU Virus is the first computer Virus in the
Philippines.
• This virus had a high infection rate because of its
ability to spread itself by copying entries from
users’ email address books.

4. It started spreading as an email message with the
subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment
"LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs."

5. HISTORY
• The ILOVEYOU Virus is a virus
known as a worm, and its creator
was Onel de Guzman,
• The ILOVEYOU Virus is a virus
known as a worm, and its creator
was Onel de Guzman, in year
2000.

6. • This virus would start with an
email using “ILOVEYOU” and
contain an attachment titled
“LOVE-LETTER-FOR-
YOU.TXT.vbs.” Once opened, the
worm would activate Visual Basic
script to inflict damage by
deleting or overwriting files, often
including images and Office files.

7. • The infection itself started
on May 4, 2000. The virus
would send itself as an
email attachment to every
address listed in your
Outlook address book,
making it one of the most
rapidly-spreading viruses
to affect the Internet.

8. • The malware also had the
potential to destroy
documents and other
image files, as well as
audio files
• Other types of files could
end up being deleted or
modified, which was one
of the most significant
problems for companies
when the virus first
emerged.

9. • The economic impact
was equally massive,
with some putting the
eventual cost of
removing the infection
and recovering deleted
files from backups as
high as $10 billion by
the time the dust had
settled. The Pentagon,
the CIA and the U.K.
Parliament all closed
down their email
systems in response to
the incident.

10. To avoid getting this virus, avoid clicking attachments or
downloads that arrive in your email inbox.