20 Years of VirusesCRN has posted TechWeb's special report on 20 Years Of PC Viruses, including looks at the history of malicious computer bugs, the ten worst viruses, the earliest bug-fighters, and advice on dealing with a malware attack. "The first worm to spread widely over the Internet was the Morris worm, released in 1988 by Robert T. Morris, then a graduate student at Cornell University and now an MIT professor. Morris claimed to have created the worm as an intellectual exercise to measure the size of the Internet; however, it spread farther than intended, and many machines were infected multiple times. Infected computers -- Unix machines rather than PCs -- slowed down so much that they became unusable." Posted by Joe Caponi at 09:33 AM, July 7, 2006 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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