VTutor Virus History

Chapter 8 MacMag

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On February 7, 1988, users of Compuserve's Hypercard Forum were greeted with an intriguing warning message.

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The "Brain" virus is probably the earliest MS-DOS virus.

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The autumn of 1987 really seemed to get the ball rolling with regard to virus research.

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The earliest case of a virus that succeeded "in the wild" goes back to late 1981, even before the work of Fred Cohen.

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Pranks are very much a part of the computer culture.

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No historical overview of viral programs can be complete without mention of the work of Fred Cohen.

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One of the factors involved in the success of viral programs is a study of the mindset of the user.

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Viral programs have a long, and sometimes honourable, history.

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Robert M. Slade's is a somewhat more technically oriented history.

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There will be more viruses - that's an easy prediction.