Mydoom
Sign in to saveMydoom was a computer worm that targeted computers running Microsoft Windows. It was first sighted on January 26, 2004. It became the fastest-spreading e-mail worm ever, exceeding previous records set by the Sobig worm and ILOVEYOU, a record which as of 2026 has yet to be surpassed.
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- Mydoom text file.png
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- Example of a randomly generated file opened by Mydoom after execution
- Computer virus.common_name
- Mydoom
- Computer virus.type
- Computer worm
- Computer virus.platform
- Windows 2000, Windows XP
- Computer virus.language
- C++
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- 2004-01-26
- title
- MyDoom
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Mydoom was a computer worm that targeted computers running Microsoft Windows. It was first sighted on January 26, 2004. It became the fastest-spreading e-mail worm ever, exceeding previous records set by the Sobig worm and ILOVEYOU, a record which as of 2026 has yet to be surpassed.
Mydoom appears to have been commissioned by e-mail spammers to send junk e-mail through infected, or "zombie" computers. The worm contains the text message ''"Andy; I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry,"'' leading many to believe that the worm's creator was paid. Early on, several security firms expressed their belief that the worm originated from a programmer in Russia. The actual author of the worm is unknown.