NewLove

NewLove is a computer virus that infects Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 2000 users running Internet Explorer 5.0. The virus spreads by e-mail and takes the name of a recently accessed file on a user's computer and uses that name. NewLove targets every single file on a user's hard drive until the computer stops working. The virus causes more damage than ILOVEYOU because it eludes virus scanners. In 2000, many media outlets updated Americans on the virus, but the virus did not cause as much damage as people expected.

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