The computer virus turns 26 today


  1. Airbot
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    The computer virus turns 26 today


    The Internet may be 40 years old, but one of the most infamous aspects of both the Web and personal computing in general is quite a bit younger. It was 26 years ago when the first known proof of concept code for a computer virus was demonstrated in a public venue, following up on theories and other attempts to produce self-replicating code.
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  3. Dinesh
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    Happy Birthday Virus.
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  4. Airbot
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    Happy birthday, self replicating code.

    Computer life would be far less interesting without you.
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  6. Dinesh
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    Airbot said:
    Happy birthday, self replicating code.

    Computer life would be far less interesting without you.
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  7. Creer
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    Antman said:
    Anti-virus software and crapware was soon to follow.

    I wonder when the first malware anti-virus app was distributed.
    Probably it was in 1987 and the app called Bernt Fix or polish AV software (released also in 1987): MKS_Vir (Antivirus software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )
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