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Valentine's Day has always been a popular target for scams, computer viruses, and worms! Today I look at the history of Valentines Malware (Valware) over the years.

LaurieWired

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LaurieWired1 year ago

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MilaLuxe&Co.1 year ago

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Come shop with Us at Mila Luxe & Co. for treasured jewels she will cherish forever.

vx-underground1 year ago

Saw "BazaLoader" and thought it was a typo for "BazarLoader". It was not a typo. +1 kitty cat for you

Karbon 🪐 | Debut Mar 20251 year ago

the fact that there's a whole archetype of valentines viruses is crazy

Albrorithm1 year ago

So all I need is to spread some Valware to finally get my resume accepted huh.

Gema Landaverde Blackgem1 year ago

❤️ haha love it!

DCWebGuy1 year ago

Alright, this was both cute and fun, plus a nice trip down memory lane.

KnowledgeisMostValuable1 year ago

I'd let you infect my computer <3

Wilkane1 year ago

You're one of my favorite creators. Really appreciate the high-effort production, content, sets

Shivang Sharma1 year ago

Your personality so similar to Lain? From the amime "Serial Experiments Lain".

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