A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks

A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks
Brian Krebs, Washington Post 2003-02-14

1945: Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper discovers a moth trapped between relays

A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks 2003-02-14
Anonymous

I love my Macintosh!...

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A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks 2003-02-16
Maclectic

How many of the major viruses in the last 5 years are related directly or indirectly to Microsoft software?

ALL OF THEM! Think about it.

Norton Antivirus for the Mac actually causes more problems (incompatibility, instability, interference with other SW, bugs) than it protects from. I would be...

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What about the peace virus from 1985 2003-02-16
Anonymous

Wasn't the Peace virus on the Mac the start of self replicating virus? Done on the Moritorium antiwar protest May 1985....

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unix the first multitasking system? 2003-02-17
Anonymous

> 1969: Programmers at AT&T's Bell Laboratories develop the UNIX

> operating system, the first multi-tasking operating system.

wasn't Multics present before unix? at least that's what unix books say :)

there were probably other multitasking systems developed even earlier......

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A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks 2003-02-17
palmia (at) palmia (dot) org [email concealed]

This is a very thorough and informative summary. How do I obtain permission to reprint this article in out local computer club monthly newsletter? ...

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A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks 2003-02-19
Anonymous

Short history indeed! While I love the facts about the origins of such terms as bug and de-bugging, there are some contemporary facts conspicuously absent.

For example, Symantec is hardly the onlycompany in the anti-virus industry. Their solid products and reputation are built on their consume...

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A Short History of Computer Viruses and Attacks 2003-02-19
Kevin S Braunsdorf

I realize most people know the Morris worm by his name, but no mention is ever made of the poeple that stopped the worm.

The Bad Guys get all the press, I might have a biase here, see .

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