Reference no: EM133052517

After doing some research on the more notorious virus, worm, or spyware attacks in the last few years,

1. the name of the malware and category (virus, worm, etc.)

2. target operating system

3. the malware's tactic for infecting a victim PC

4. effect on an infected system

5. how many computers were infected over what time period

6. malware author, if known, and whether s/he was ever apprehended and successfully prosecuted.