Windows XP self-installing virus [closed]

Posted by Oliver on Programmers See other posts from Programmers or by Oliver
Published on 2012-06-02T23:54:29Z Indexed on 2012/06/03 4:48 UTC
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Do you remember. Some years ago, there was a huge virus attacking Windows XP in its first version. Once you had installed Windows XP, and on your first internet access, the virus installed itself on your computer, closing your internet connection and making the computer reboot after some seconds.

I wonder... How can a virus install itslef this way from nowhere ? Without any user action. You install Windows XP... the computer just connects itself to the internet (assuming Microsoft don't connect to bad sites on its first connection)... and you have a virus.

There is something magic I don't understand here.

Can someone explain me how that virus could attack Windows that way, without any user action on a fresh installed system...

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