In which language does the most disasttrous viruses have been written ???

Question

and if you can please mention names of the viruses...

Answer 1

VBS - Visual Basic Script... example: Melissa, Iloveyou..

Answer 2

Indeed Visual Basic, and also C++.

Answer 3

i would guess latin. sorry i cant give you the names, the question is a bit subjective.

Answer 4

VBS and C/C++

Answer 5

C/C++ definately. Then VBS for more Windows-based ones.

Answer 6

None of the above!

These compilers generate very large code, and are easily detected.

Viruses are written in plain assembler, to be as short as possible, as efficient as possible.

The names? There are too many!

(Even here on YA! )

Answer 7

VBS

Answer 8

I suppose I have better things to do than to contradict another answerer, but there seems to be an active community committing exploits using both traditional programming languages like C or C++ and scripted languages like VBS and Javascript (which I'm surprised hasn't been cited before).  Java itself is a bit complicated to write viruses in.  This page describes methods of extending the language to accommodate them:

http://www.cigital.com/hostile-applets/d...

This list from Microsoft itself uses a lot of scripting languages -- html and asx included:

   1. TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad.gen!A

   2. Trojan:Win32/Renos.BAH

   3. Trojan:JS/Agent.FA

   4. Exploit:Java/ByteVerify.G

   5. Trojan:Win32/Vundo.gen!T

   6. Exploit:HTML/IframeRef.gen

   7. TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad.F

   8. Trojan:Win32/Boaxxe.B

   9. Exploit:HTML/Meloits.A

  10. Trojan:JS/Redirector.N

http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/v...

High level virus threats have been around for a very long time.  Here is a 1994 paper:

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=23...

I might mention a personal bias here: I've been a Linux user since 94 and primarily a linux user for most of this century.  I'm not part of the community which believes "Linux is safe".  Individual responsibility really is more important than people realize.  And again, hearing just "VBScript" was a surprise because some Linux-centric discussions of the new DNS threats on GrokLaw have specifically pointed out that JavaScript on any web browser offers several layers of vulnerability.