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VTutor Virus History
This section provides a summary history of computer viruses along with two different versions of early virus history. The Table of Contents for this section...
1988 The Game Begins
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The year 1988 was fairly quiet, as far as virus writing went.
1990 The Game Gets More Complex
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By 1990, it was no longer a matter of running a couple of dozen search strings down each file.
1991 Product Launches and Polymorphism
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In 1991, the virus problem was sufficiently interesting to attract the large marketing companies.
1992 Michelangelo
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January 1992 saw the Self Mutating Engine (MtE) from Dark Avenger.
1993 Polymorphics and Engines
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Early in 1993, XTREE announced that they were quitting the antivirus business.
Chapter 1 Earliest Virus History
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Viral programs have a long, and sometimes honourable, history.
Chapter 2 Early Related
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One of the factors involved in the success of viral programs is a study of the mindset of the user.
Chapter 3 Fred Cohen
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No historical overview of viral programs can be complete without mention of the work of Fred Cohen.
