20 years ago, the ILOVEYOU virus attacked PC users worldwide. Here’s Steven Sinofsky, who led Microsoft’s Office team, on how the company fought back—and what it learned in the process.

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Pure computer viruses are uncommon today, comprising less than 10% of all malware. That’s a good thing: Viruses are the only type of malware that “infects” other files.

Malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, scareware, spyware, cryptocurrency miners, adware, and other programs intended to exploit computer resources for nefarious purposes.

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When the virus gets onto your computer, it begins to encrypt files and make them unable to open. It’s easy to get rid of the virus itself, but it’s very difficult to then open the encrypted files.