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@RareHandle

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@justinianthegreatandnerd6377

Жыл бұрын

no thanks bruv

@jertugonon3831

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for this video 🙃🙂😋

@amu6666

Жыл бұрын

Hi

@amandapanda5087

Жыл бұрын

Hi

Hearing about how this Virus made companies lose so much money reminds me of the time google made their home page a game of Pac-Man and that apparently led to a lost of 420 million dollars worth of productivity cause so many workers played that instead of working.

@Valrax

Жыл бұрын

It was 2009 or 10 they did this, I remember because I was in principal office all day and he just sat there playing it and finally let me try it before going home. ( I was in trouble for something can’t remember)

@sonetagu1337

Жыл бұрын

420!!!!1!!1!1!1!1

@cheetosan

Жыл бұрын

bro that game was the shit 😩

@scrung

Жыл бұрын

how do you even get that number lmao, like how can you measure ’total revenue lost from decrease in productivity due to google pac man’

@higgsboson5741

Жыл бұрын

@@scrung they guessed

That melissa virus guy should honestly be rewarded for his efforts. It's not his fault that their security was so bad, but he basically warned them about the possible dangers they could get into if they don't secure their information, because if he was a malicious person he could've taken much much more from everyone. So i wouldn't see it as "he made them lose millions" but instead "he helped them possibly avoid losing billions"

@kainthewriter8764

7 ай бұрын

History's first pentester

@C-aFilms

2 ай бұрын

ya

"If you open the file on the same minute of the hour as the day of the month" ....The malware has an easter egg in it?!

It’s shocking how much the internet is capable of, even in such early times

@xaxabogbart

Жыл бұрын

Haha. I wouldn't be surprised if it is in some way instrumental to the collapse of civilisation. I'm not the most optimistic about the long term survival of the species!

@NotABaldMan

Жыл бұрын

but those early times were at the time when it was more vulnerable due to less security barriers

@SStupendous

Жыл бұрын

@@xaxabogbart Luddite complaining about machines, 1790 be like:

@xaxabogbart

Жыл бұрын

@@SStupendous It’s not the machines that worry me. It’s what we do with them! Technology appears to outpace culture, and culture appears to outpace biology.

@GamepadStudios

Жыл бұрын

These people twisted AF, the Dark Ages of the internet

Ugh, door locking. When I was in college in 2005 I was living off campus with two roommates who were both from TINY towns while I was from the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex where YOU LOCK YOUR DOORS AT NIGHT. They NEVER locked the fucking front door even though our apartment was on the first floor facing a really busy street with no fencing. I had to check the door every single night before going to bed and 98% of the time, it was unlocked. I came home from class a couple times to an unlocked door with NOBODY HOME. It floors me that anybody can live that way. Needless to say, I kept my bedroom door locked whenever I wasn't home because the custom PC rig I had in there would have been a prime target for burglars. 🙄 I wasn't sad to live alone my senior year.

@stmly

Жыл бұрын

how does this have to do with the video

@yxe_amy1736

Жыл бұрын

@@stmly in the beginning he talk about leaving the door open because you don’t know better like first minute

@bryanthebreadstick5266

Жыл бұрын

I'm very surprised by the fact that some people don't lock their doors at night, and I live in a relatively small area.

@vibrantgleam

Жыл бұрын

I also do live in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area, and I can confirm that we do have to lock our doors at night. Even if it's a nice area, you can't trust everything.

I remember being a kid when AOL / Dialup was a new thing. Even as a kid with limited internet knowledge I KNEW not to open random emails or attachments from places I didn't know - it was the older crowd that was so gullible when it came down to email. My parents bricked the computer and then blamed me. The internet was such a wild time back then.

@MrBronkitis

Жыл бұрын

Jokes on you guys. My PC is telling me right now that I just won a FREE MACBOOK! See ya suckas laterrrr

@ASentientSword

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrBronkitis and he never returned...

@oef_roblox4565

Жыл бұрын

@@ASentientSword Lol

@syntheticteapot

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrBronkitis did you ever get that new Mac?

@mikekazz5353

Жыл бұрын

No it wasn't my bonzi buddy that's the virus it was you playing the Sims day and night.

The internet (and electronics as a whole) are so interesting. We went from saying ooga booga and hunting gazelles to using electric currents and manipulating screens and pixels to show us images and sounds. It's so mind-boggling on how we figured this out

@LakeofCrystalclan

Жыл бұрын

Humans are an incredibly intelligent species, so-

@JesusChristTheHoly

Жыл бұрын

@@LakeofCrystalclan I'd disagree with that

@almondmilkkLOL

Жыл бұрын

You should understand, you’re jesus

@JesusChristTheHoly

Жыл бұрын

@@almondmilkkLOL how dare you

@almondmilkkLOL

Жыл бұрын

@@JesusChristTheHoly how dare I what?

Bro caused 80 million dollars of damage and was charged $5,000 💀

My dad is a boomer and he has been a software engineer for as long as that job existed for people outside of the government and universities, at least 30 years. He says that, with the early 90's search engines like Alto Vista, you would get p*rn no matter what you searched for. There was really no reason to open a questionable word document for the chance of maybe getting a password to websites.

@GamepadStudios

Жыл бұрын

Huh. I would like to proclaim these were the Dark Ages of internet. I've seen a lot and that's my comclusion

@jaysonvancouofficial6100

Жыл бұрын

what can i say,Back then The internet was Nothing than a Hallway to a small sites without any supervision because programming was very basic with lack of security,so you can litteraly do what most people don't.

@00_00.1

9 ай бұрын

@@GamepadStudiosThe dark age hasn't started yet

Oh no, is it going to be another well reseached video where he talks about an internet virus in the late 90s?

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

👀 Cannot confirm or deny.

@talezshadid

Жыл бұрын

@@nationsquid We'll see about that

@maehorn22

Жыл бұрын

It was and it was epic

@GamepadStudios

Жыл бұрын

*Please let this be a normal field trip!!!*

@swigswineyourorgansaremine

Жыл бұрын

@@GamepadStudios*With the Squid? No way!*

"Along with its destruction came a lot of good. For instance, a new cyber division of the FBI was created" I think we have a fundamental disagreement over the definition of the word "Good"

@geoplane3799

Жыл бұрын

Idk man, I'd rather have the government violate my online privacy rather than some random people. That way, me blaming the government for everything is always justified

@atomicskies_

Жыл бұрын

I’d rather big companies get attacked than the government invading our privacy

@k6nn7

Жыл бұрын

@@geoplane3799 Real

@M4t_P4tGT

Жыл бұрын

@@geoplane3799 Exactly

@Meleedroit

Жыл бұрын

@@geoplane3799 this guy has it all together

It's insane how a little piece of code can cause so much chaos and damage

you’ve got mail has been taken to a whole new lever

@k.y5171

Жыл бұрын

Hey! You misspelled level, maybe edit the comment

@Shadow-wb2tq

Жыл бұрын

@@k.y5171 thanks but no thanks

@DavisMakesGames

Жыл бұрын

@@k.y5171 -🤡

@pilesofkittens

Жыл бұрын

I thought they meant to say lever

@renee0143

Жыл бұрын

@@pilesofkittens same lol

When he posts a video about a computer virus, you know it is going to be a really good one…

@-WhatTheActualHay-

Жыл бұрын

yep

i love all of the visual gags you put in your files and word documents. you can see how much work you put into these videos! awesome stuff

These are always the most engrossing, interest videos!! Like, I always watch them all the way through them rewatch them (and now I’m gonna start commenting because the algorithm is starting to go off of “viewer satisfaction” rather than likes and watch time)

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your support. :)

@milkmanfan

Жыл бұрын

@@nationsquid no man u deserve it

I love NationSquid videos and the work that's put into them. My favourite is probably the one about how the internet was made.

@eksboks148

Жыл бұрын

ill have to check that out

@King_Of_Gay-zg5it

Жыл бұрын

Same here, it was such an interesting video to learn about how the internet was made. All NationSquid's videos are extremely well made, informative and easy to follow along with for someone like me who has no idea about a lot of complicated topics that he covers. Such time and care is put into these videos.

@klocugh12

Жыл бұрын

The first message sent over the internet was technically LOL. Fun fact learned from that one.

@chococakeicing

Жыл бұрын

@@klocugh12 Yes, that was quite funny

@Historicat

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I’m a very tech interested person, so I love his computer virus videos, I love the KZread Bot one and also the internet being made video, but my absolute favorite was the millionth visitor one

All 50 contacts are in the same "To:" field, so everyone on that list knows that it's been sent to 49 other people and everyone can see each other's mail addresses. It's not really "a document that you asked for" and need to "not tell anyone else", is it?

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this too when I was doing the research! It is possible that (with all the variants that came shortly after) perhaps there were versions that sent the file individually, but I did see several accounts where all the contacts were attached at once. It may have just been a case by case basis. Honestly, the best answer I have is that it was the 90s and a lot of people just didn't know any better.

@renakunisaki

10 ай бұрын

"Huh? I didn't ask for this. It looks like they sent sensitive info to a group of people by mistake! Well,let's have a peek..."

- Timestamps - 00:00 Introduction 01:25 AppMySite Sponsor 03:08 The Beginning Of Melissa | David Lee Smith 04:51 What Melissa Actually Was | How It Work With Microsoft Word And Microsoft Outlook 06:57 What Did The Virus Do 07:59 The Huge Problem | The Extremely Fast Spread Of The Virus 09:43 What Caused Melissa To Spread In The First Place | The Leaking Of Usernames And Passwords 10:44 How Advertising And Websites Worked | How Were They Tied Into Melissa 11:38 The Problematic Spread Of Melissa 12:47 The Inevitable Halting Of The Virus And David Lee Smith's Arrest 13:55 The Good Outcome Of Melissa | Fighting Online Crime With Upgrading Technology 15:33 What The Virus Truly Looked Like 18:23 Outro / Endscreen

@juliasmellslikestrawberrie1458

Жыл бұрын

Thank youuu

@happeningsss

Жыл бұрын

You forgot 6:03 NationSquid’s Essay

@browniex5120

Жыл бұрын

literally, KZread on mobile is pissing me the fuck off, will work hopefully once I get back to my pc

@4Noirr_

Жыл бұрын

🐐🐐this should be top comment

@blankuser987

Жыл бұрын

The

I remember talking with collegues programmers about how dangerous were the autostart macros in word, just before Melissa but right after the Concept.A macro. It didn't take long until someone turn it into a harmful virus. Very good video, Thanks

@danielguy3581

Жыл бұрын

Since you seem knowledgeable: doesn't it bother you that the video falsely claims not only is Melissa the first macro worm, but suggests it is the first worm in general? These are well produced, but quality control for the crucial aspect of also being true and accurate seems to be lacking.

@JeanYvesHemlin

Жыл бұрын

@@danielguy3581 It was one of the first known to the general public but first worm I heard of was around 1988. It ran on university computer (Cyber or VAX, can't remember).

I honestly love the little Easter eggs thrown in there I always pause at documents to read what they day in general, and now I apparently broke a rule Whoops…sorry-

@arnavk4692

Жыл бұрын

george micheal bluth

I just finished watching the premiere, as always, you did an amazing job!!

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! More content coming soon! :)

Melissa is not the first worm, nor is it the first macro-based one. The first self-replicating program, which unlike previous viruses, actively spreads itself through networks is (probably) either Christmas Tree, or the Morris Worm, and those predate Melissa by over a decade.

@laurensmall9448

Жыл бұрын

He specifically said it wasn’t the first.

@danielguy3581

Жыл бұрын

@@laurensmall9448 He did describe the macro-based mechanism as innovative, suggesting it was the first of its kind, and said Melissa was the first worm to cause widespread damage (the Morris Worm story is a fascinating one itself, including a prepretrator who caused and got into far more trouble than they had envisioned).

@JK-gm6kk

Жыл бұрын

Acktchually omg dude no one cares

@danielguy3581

Жыл бұрын

@@JK-gm6kk Fortunately this is balanced by your witty and informative contribution.

@ggalloway1

11 ай бұрын

He has a lot of minor errors in this video. It's still mostly correct, at least in concept. But it is irritating for those of us working in computer security in the 90s.

Please make more videos about computer viruses! They are very fascinating.

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Will do! Thanks for watching! :)

@kittykittybangbang9367

Жыл бұрын

@@nationsquid Could you do a video on the comment bots of YT? You should also do a video on the pr0n bots as well, because they're not only on YT but on other websites as well. I've seen those bots on reddit, tumblr, and even on the comment section of fandom wiki; they're probably on other websites as well.

@pawcid

Жыл бұрын

@@kittykittybangbang9367 nepeta

I love the video! It's really interesting to hear about these viruses, and you explain it so well! I'm glad I subscribed :)

@groetaer

Жыл бұрын

hello

Your videos are always like a nostalgia trip for me. I was a kid when my dad first set up Prodigy on our Windows 3.1 PC (it NEVER worked), and 14 when we got actual dial-up internet through 1-800-BE-A-GEEK. That modem connection screeching and ancient Windows sound effects astral project me back there every time I hear it.

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you so much for your support! More videos to come. :)

And even though the internet has been a thing for nearly 30 years at this point, people still click random things they shouldn't. If I had a dollar for every person who came up to me at work and said "my computer's doing funny things", and the cause being "I clicked Yes on a box I didn't read and / or understand", I'd be filthy rich.

NationSquid always coming in clutch with the gold standard of internet history documentaries. Thank you!!

Smith really just said "It's just a prank bro" 💀

What a legend. He did it without a Notepad KZread tutorial.

@HungerGamesFan88

7 ай бұрын

and that soundscape 009

Many might not know this, but back when I started going into forums (late 90's early 2000's), passwords were not encrypted, they were plain text, didn't make you choose a complicated one, and sometimes you didn't even need one. We've come far on Internet security and user's awareness.

This man's voice is the most soothing thing I've ever heard.

my inner computer virus nerd is screaming at this video rn i always loved the history behind computer viruses

How does this not get more views??? The quality of this content is amazing!

Thank you for making all the amazing videos we listen to/ watch

You know, i always enjoy your videos They are make me know a lot more better about the internet. Thanks for doing this man👍🏻

Dude I absolutely love your content. You make such engaging videos over such interesting topics and I love it! The jokes are funny, even the stupid puns get me haha, also please make more videos on the internet like the last one! I’d love to hear more about what’s going on behind the scenes of computers, the history of certain companies/types of technology, and more about the old internet :)

I love the videos where you discuss viruses, they're so informative!

I love these videos. There's so much effort and research put into them and for a very good result.

seriously didn't thought id be that hooked about this genre. love it

Your videos are always so well made and informative! Love the malware ones especially

I love these videos, you’re one of my favourite youtubers. Thanks for all the fun times.

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Love to hear that! Thank you so much for watching!! :)

While people doesn't talk about it much, it would be nice to have a video of Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 had many milestones, like hbing the first version of Word that could be infested by macro viruses. While yes Word 6.0 for Dos did exist it didn't saw widespread use. Most people still using dos stuck with Word 5.0 or Word 5.5.

This channel is so damn good. keep up the amazing work!

There was a variation of this that wreaked havoc during my freshman year of college that was "the real story of Snow White". There were more people upset that it was (horror of horrors) porn than that it demolished their computers. 😆

the supremely subtle bless your heart energy you managed to capture in this script is *chef's kiss*

this stuff is super interesting. thanks for explaining it so well!

I just have to laugh at those ridiculous desktop file names. Loving this channel

**has the date set to 1999** **uses Windows 2000**

how does this channel not have 1M subs yet wtf this is amazing

i love this channel and look forward to every new video. the vids are always so satisfying

Thanks to you man i learned all the things about viruses history. I aced a test at collage about pc viruses

Amazing and informative as always!

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! :)

I don't know how to put it but I just love watching old graphics and old operating systems and stuff, the old devices because it shows how far our technology has gone

@GamepadStudios

Жыл бұрын

Same

Your screen captured B-roll is always great.

Usually a fan of you squid i get some snacks and tune into some explanation videos by you

Love the subtle references to Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks in your contacts list.

@hans5500

9 ай бұрын

I saw Camilla Rhodes and thought I would be the only one lol

6:08 the essay you wrote is hilarious to be honest...especially the end- also i paused the vid to read it so i could listen after :)

I remember when you didn't have 100k subs not even close Glad you grew and your videos are still interesting

I think I got it from someone back in the day, but I don’t remember if I opened it or not. Either way I wouldn’t have been guilty of spreading it to someone since I never used the built in address book in Windows/Outlook to store my friends’ contact information.

Neat video! Thanks for uploading!

Wouldn't mind a video documenting the history of Username666 from the early KZread days.

This is why the yearly "Cyber awareness challenge" online training is a thing.

Even if I already know about these viruses, its still fun to watch you talk about them and how you word everything!

Something happened to my sister's computer and I would like if you can look into it if possible. This happened on an MSI Gaming Laptop. So, my sister wanted to see if she could get or already had an autoclicker. She is quite young. So her being stupid decided to and hit the windows button and type up autoclicker. This brought her to a sketchy website. She clicked off to try to avoid a virus. This backfired and when she hit the X in the corner. things popped up on her screen. It was quite scary and my dad is going to work on fixing it. If you could look into this, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! - Kaylin

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! If you would like to tell me more about the story feel free to at my personal email on my about page! :)

@kayyy_528

Жыл бұрын

@@nationsquid Okay thank you very much, my dad was able to fix it because he used to build computers so he is good at that stuff, i'll try and reach out tomorrow.

@Harlow.

Жыл бұрын

it could be a clone of yaai, an html trojan. it wouldn't have any damage to your pc, besides slowly taking resources up to the point where it crashes so you have to reboot it. when you do, it will be gone until you go to that sketchy site again. also, nice pfp and username

@ma007rio

Жыл бұрын

it may be offiz

Wow, that ad was actually great. Good job on that lol

Love your editing and videos

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Man these videos are good and informative

bruhh why does this not even have 10k views in 10 hours. this is such a good video

The perfect last video to watch before sleep.

@bIueberryz

9 ай бұрын

I'm watching this at 5AM 😭

i forgot abt this channel and i still love its content 😃

Nice live stream and video even though it’s playing yet I just wanted to put this here

These stories are a reminder that you shouldn’t trust everything blindly even if you think it’s safe.

Subscribed, amazing vid.

Great video!

LES GO ANOTHER BANGER FROM NATIONSQUID

the fact that my actual name is Melissa makes this video feel weird. 💀

@bIueberryz

9 ай бұрын

😭

I think the moral of the story is don’t trust people named Melissa.

bro keep up the work!

always love your Ooh LaLa videos

give this man more subs

The best anti virus is the skilled user himself. Adblockers help out a lot

"Professor ----------, if you are watching this.. Hi! :)"

50th video congratulations :D

just waiting to watch another well-done video

@floatyghost633

Жыл бұрын

wait, I don't think ill be here for it

Would love a video on deep web marketplaces (silk road, etc)

I know someone named Melissa, so every time I hear about this virus I just instantly think of her lmao

@drivinmebonkers

Жыл бұрын

Yet- it was literally named about me unfortunately

I vaguely remember the internet not working around that year as a child. I would've been 8 or 9. On neopets I think. Cool history.

Man can't wait to watch this at 3 in the morning

“the kind of place where single people meet to hold hands”

The thing I hate the most is the list of your contact in Outlook lol

it’s weird hearing about how new the internet was, not even very long ago. but it’s been around for my entire life. and i’m legally an adult. and i wish i could experience the world before the internet, because i actually can’t imagine it. i think it would be good to know.

If only he knew that here in 2022, people will still be using Office macros for malware distribution.

Being on a Mac and using AOL at the time i remember getting a lot of Melissa Emails but never being personally effected by the macro. My aol email address though is still around and still gets a lot of spam to this day lol.

Dude. The second you said he got jail time my blood came to a boil. No one every bothered to think macros could be bad, so he goes to jail? Why wasn't MICROSOFT charged for the crime of having a word processor run scripts in other applications upon open? Strong vibes of that state government suing the dude who found out SSNs were being leaked on their website.

@Parker-nm9cg

Жыл бұрын

i agree with you here, but your analogy is kinda flawed- it would be more like if that guy went and used the SSNs to commit super minor, barely inconvenient identity fraud, and then got caught for that and publicized.

Awsome video! Some reseach! How long did it take to make this video

@nationsquid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This took me around a month. :)

man i love ur vids

I loved all the beatles references!

The Thumbnail will haunt me forever ...Thanks!