This article is about the computer virus. For other uses, see I Love You, Love Bug, and Love letter.
ILOVEYOU
Common name
ILOVEYOU
Aliases
Love Bug, Loveletter
Type
Computer worm
Point of origin
Manila, Philippines
Author(s)
Onel de Guzman
Operating system(s) affected
Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
Filesize
10,307 bytes
Written in
VBScript
Discontinued
5 May 2000
ILOVEYOU, sometimes referred to as the Love Bug or Loveletter, was a computer worm that infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after May 5, 2000. It started spreading as an email message with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs."[1] At the time, Windows computers often hid the latter file extension ("VBS," a type of interpreted file) by default because it is an extension for a file type that Windows knows, leading unwitting users to think it was a normal text file. Opening the attachment activates the Visual Basic script. First, the worm inflicts damage on the local machine, overwriting random files (including Office files and image files; however, it hides MP3 files instead of deleting them), then, it copies itself to all addresses in the Windows Address Book used by Microsoft Outlook, allowing it to spread much faster than any other previous email worm.[2][3]
Onel de Guzman,[4] a then-24-year-old resident of Manila, Philippines, created the malware. Because there were no laws in the Philippines against making malware at the time of its creation, the Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act No. 8792, otherwise known as the E-Commerce Law, in July 2000 to discourage future iterations of such activity. However, the Constitution of the Philippines prohibits ex post facto laws, and as such de Guzman could not be prosecuted.[5]
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^Mezquita, Ty (2020-02-03). "ILOVEYOU Virus". CyberHoot. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
^Landler, Mark (2000-10-21). "A Filipino Linked to 'Love Bug' Talks About His License to Hack". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^Caña, Paul John (4 May 2020). "Filipino Creator of the 'I Love You' Virus Just Did It So He Could Get Free Internet". Esquire Philippines. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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