As soon as a new computer virus gets detected, security advisory organizations start sprinting to find out the type of the virus and build a security system that could tackle it.
And, it’s known to all that computer viruses are “dangerous” – they can lock, delete or steal all your important data from the device in a moment which you worked for your whole life.
People have witnessed some of the most dangerous computer viruses which I will be listing out below.
And, besides their names, I will also be listing out their other name, types, and isolation dates.
So, here we go…
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Dangerous Computer Viruses List
| Virus | Other Names | Type of Virus | Isolation Date |
| 1260 | V2Px | DOS | 12-Jun-1905 |
| 4K | 4096 | DOS | 1-Jan-1990 |
| 5lo | DOS | 1-Oct-1992 | |
| Abraxas | Abraxas5 | DOS, Windows 95, 98 |
1-Apr-1993 |
| Acid | Acid.670, Acid.670a, Avatar.Acid.670, Keeper.Acid.670 | DOS, Windows 95, 98 |
14-Jun-1905 |
| Acme | DOS, Windows 95 DOS |
14-Jun-1905 | |
| ABC | ABC-2378, ABC.2378, ABC.2905 | DOS | 1-Oct-1992 |
| Actifed | DOS | ||
| Ada | DOS | 1-Oct-1991 | |
| AGI-Plan | Month 4-6 | DOS | |
| AI | DOS | ||
| AIDS | AIDSB, Hahaha, Taunt | DOS | 12-Jun-1905 |
| AIDS II | DOS | circa 1990 | |
| Alabama | Alabama.B | DOS | 1-Oct-1989 |
| Alcon[1] | RSY, Kendesm, Ken&Desmond, Ether | DOS | 1-Dec-1997 |
| Ambulance | DOS | 1-Jun-1990 | |
| Anna Kournikova | E-Mail VBScript |
11-Feb-2001 | |
| ANTI | ANTI-A, ANTI-ANGE, ANTI-B, Anti-Variant | Classic Mac OS | 1-Feb-1989 |
| AntiCMOS | DOS |
January 1994 – 1995
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| ARCV-n | DOS | 1992-10/1992-11 | |
| Alureon | TDL-4, TDL-1, TDL-2, TDL-3, TDL-TDSS | Windows | 29-Jun-1905 |
| Autostart | Autostart.A—D | Classic Mac OS | 20-Jun-1905 |
| Bomber | CommanderBomber | DOS | |
| Brain | Pakistani flu | DOS | 1-Jan-1986 |
| Byte Bandit | Amiga | 1-Jan-1988 | |
| CDEF | Classic Mac OS | 12-Jun-1905 | |
| Christmas Tree | 1-Dec-1987 | ||
| CIH | Chernobyl, Spacefiller | Windows 95, 98, Me | 1-Jun-1998 |
| Commwarrior |
Symbian Bluetooth worm
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| Creeper | TENEX operating system | 24-May-1905 | |
| Eliza | DOS | 1-Dec-1991 | |
| Elk Cloner | Apple II | 4-Jun-1905 | |
| Esperanto | DOS, MS Windows, Classic Mac OS | 19-Jun-1905 | |
| Form | DOS | 12-Jun-1905 | |
| Fun | Windows | 30-Jun-1905 | |
| Graybird | Backdoor.GrayBird, BackDoor-ARR | Windows | 4-Feb-2003 |
| Hare | DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 |
1-Aug-1996 | |
| ILOVEYOU | 5-May-2000 | ||
| INIT 1984 | Classic Mac OS | 13-Mar-1992 | |
| Jerusalem | DOS | 1-Oct-1987 | |
| Kama Sutra |
Blackworm, Nyxem, and Blackmal
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16-Jan-2006 | |
| Koko | DOS | 1-Mar-1991 | |
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Lamer Exterminator
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Amiga | 1-Oct-1989 | |
| MacMag | Drew, Bradow, Aldus, Peace | Classic Mac OS | 1-Dec-1987 |
| MDEF | Garfield, Top Cat | Classic Mac OS | 15-May-1990 |
| Melissa | Mailissa, Simpsons, Kwyjibo, Kwejeebo | Microsoft Word macro virus | 26-Mar-1999 |
| Mirai | Internet of Things | 8-Jul-1905 | |
| Michelangelo | DOS | 4-Feb-1991 | |
| Navidad | Windows | 1-Dec-2000 | |
| Natas | Natas.4740, Natas.4744, Natas.4774, Natas.4988 | DOS | 16-Jun-1905 |
| nVIR | MODM, nCAM, nFLU, kOOL, Hpat, Jude, Mev#, nVIR.B | Classic Mac OS | 1-Dec-1987 |
| Oompa | Leap | Mac OSX | 2006.02.10 |
| OneHalf | Slovak Bomber, Freelove or Explosion-II | DOS | 16-Jun-1905 |
| Ontario.1024 | |||
| Ontario.2048 | |||
| Ontario | SBC | DOS | 1-Jul-1990 |
| Petya | GoldenEye, NotPetya | Windows | 8-Jul-1905 |
| Pikachu virus | 28-Jun-2000 | ||
| Ping-pong | Boot, Bouncing Ball, Bouncing Dot, Italian, Italian-A, VeraCruz | DOS | 1-Mar-1988 |
| RavMonE.exe | RJump.A, Rajump, Jisx | Worm | 20-Jun-2006 |
| SCA | Amiga | 1-Nov-1987 | |
| Scores | Eric, Vult, NASA, San Jose Flu | Classic Mac OS | 10-Jun-1905 |
| Scott’s Valley | DOS | 1-Sep-1990 | |
| SevenDust | 666, MDEF, 9806, Graphics Accelerator, SevenD, SevenDust.B—G | Classic Mac OS | 1-Jun-1989 |
| Marker | Shankar’s Virus, Marker.C, Marker.O, Marker.Q, Marker.X, Marker.AQ, Marker.BN, Marker.BO, Marker.DD, Marker.GR, W97M.Marker |
MS Word | 3-Jun-1999 |
| Simile | Etap, MetaPHOR | Windows | |
| SMEG engine | DOS | 16-Jun-1905 | |
| Stoned | DOS | 9-Jun-1905 | |
| Jerusalem | Sunday, Jerusalem-113, Jeruspain, Suriv, Sat13, FuManchu | DOS | 1-Oct-1987 |
| WannaCry | Wanna, Cryptor | Windows | 1-Dec-2017 |
| WDEF | WDEF A | Classic Mac OS | 1989.12.15 |
| Whale | DOS | 1-Jul-1990 | |
| ZMist | ZMistfall, Zombie.Mistfall | Windows | 23-Jun-1905 |
| Xafecopy | Android | 9-Jul-1905 | |
| Zuc | Zuc.A., Zuc.B, Zuc.C | Classic Mac OS | 12-Jun-1905 |
That’s it.
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