The ILOVEYOU Virus - Cindy X

As I read the contents of the letter, I was aware of the smile on my face. I imagined what would happen when I pressed the send button.

I’ve spent the past month writing this simple, but elegant piece of code, titled “Love Letter for You.txt.vbs”. The actual .exe suffix is hidden by default, which makes it seem like a harmless text document instead of the devastating virus that it is. It will rewrite every file on the victim’s computer with copies of itself, then send everyone in their email address book an email named “ILOVEYOU” containing the virus.

I pressed send.