ILOVEYOU

computer worm
CreativeWork computer_worm Q856096
ILOVEYOU
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ILOVEYOU

Summary

ILOVEYOU is a computer worm[1]. ILOVEYOU draws 5,364 Wikipedia views per month (computer_worm category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • ILOVEYOU's instance of is recorded as computer worm[3].
  • I love you is named after ILOVEYOU[4].
  • ILOVEYOU's developer is recorded as Onel de Guzmán[5].
  • ILOVEYOU's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[6].
  • ILOVEYOU's programmed in is recorded as Visual Basic Script[7].
  • ILOVEYOU's operating system is recorded as Windows 9x[8].
  • ILOVEYOU's operating system is recorded as Q486487[9].
  • ILOVEYOU's operating system is recorded as Q483881[10].
  • May 4, 2000 marks the founding of ILOVEYOU[11].
  • ILOVEYOU was published on 2000[12].
  • ILOVEYOU's described at URL is recorded as https://www.cexx.org/loveletter.htm[13].
  • ILOVEYOU's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/onx/ILOVEYOU[14].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Application.Joke.Iloveyou.A[15].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Application.Joke.Iloveyou.A[16].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Win32/Joke.Love.A[17].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Application.Joke.Iloveyou[18].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Joke.ILoveYou[19].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Joke-ILoveYou[20].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as Joke:Win32/ILoveYou[21].
  • ILOVEYOU's anti-virus alias is recorded as JOKEPROGRAMS_ILOVEYOU[22].
  • ILOVEYOU's different from is recorded as Lloviu viruses[23].
  • ILOVEYOU's different from is recorded as I Love You[24].
  • ILOVEYOU's name is recorded as ILOVEYOU[25].
  • ILOVEYOU's name is recorded as Love Bug[26].
  • ILOVEYOU's name is recorded as Love Letter[27].

Body

Publication

ILOVEYOU was released on 2000[12].

Why It Matters

ILOVEYOU draws 5,364 Wikipedia views per month (computer_worm category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] ILOVEYOU has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ILOVEYOU is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ILOVEYOU. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iloveyou
MLA “ILOVEYOU.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iloveyou.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iloveyou_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ILOVEYOU}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iloveyou}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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  1. 27d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Harper's tag → love-bug-computer-virus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: love-bug-computer-virus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289943890|love bug computer virus (#289943890)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
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