Computer viruses now 20 years old

11 November 2003 · 1 comment

There’s a nice little brief history of computer viruses in the BBC article: Computer viruses now 20 years old. US student Fred Cohen was behind the first documented virus that was created as an experiment in computer security. Now there are almost 60,000 viruses in existence and they have gone from being a nuisance to [...]

There’s a nice little brief history of computer viruses in the BBC article: Computer viruses now 20 years old.

US student Fred Cohen was behind the first documented virus that was created as an experiment in computer security.

Now there are almost 60,000 viruses in existence and they have gone from being a nuisance to a permanent menace.

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Miraz 11 November 2003 at 18:37 45

hey there. Did you spot the mistake?

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