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This article is about the computer virus. Not to be confused with New Love or Newlove.

NewLove is a computer virus that infects Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 2000 users running Internet Explorer 5.0. The virus spreads by e-mail and takes the name of a recently accessed file on a user's computer and uses that name. NewLove targets every single file on a user's hard drive until the computer stops working. The virus causes more damage than ILOVEYOU because it eludes virus scanners. In 2000, many media outlets updated Americans on the virus, but the virus did not cause as much damage as people expected.

References

  1. Lockridge, Rick; Steve Young (2000-05-19). "New computer virus more destructive, but appears less infectious". CNN. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  2. "New Love Bug Virus Threat". Reuters. 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  3. Konrad, Rachel (2009-05-19). ""NewLove" warnings spread faster than virus itself". CNET. Retrieved 2009-10-08.


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