The "I Love You" computer virus is released in spring of 2000 and affects millions of computers. Users are infected via e-mail, Internet chat systems, and through shared file systems. The virus is a program attached to an e-mail with the subject line, "I LOVE YOU." The destructive virus overwrites several types of files, including .gif and .jpg files, modifies the Internet Explorer start page, and changes registry keys.
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