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First computer virus.

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Name: victorti83plus
Date: April 19, 2003 at 12:44:23 Pacific
Subject: First computer virus.
OS: Win xp
CPU/Ram: amd 1800+
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Hi everybody,

i would like to know what is the first computer virus?

Some says that it is "Pervading Animal" virus in Univax 1108 system. Some says that it was "Elk cloner".

So, what is the first computer virus and when does it appeared?


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Response Number 1
Name: EC
Date: April 19, 2003 at 15:48:30 Pacific
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The first IBM-PC virus was called "Brain" from 1986.


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Response Number 2
Name: victorti83plus
Date: April 19, 2003 at 17:55:06 Pacific
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yes, but what is the first "computer" virus not only IBM-PC...i mean mainframe or other computer.

what i would like to know is the first "computer" virus....


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Response Number 3
Name: EC
Date: April 19, 2003 at 19:10:34 Pacific
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There was an apple virus from 1981.

Also, see below for a timeline and some history of viruses:

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/virustime1.html

http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/vthistory.htm



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Response Number 4
Name: wawadave
Date: April 19, 2003 at 23:46:50 Pacific
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first tandy computer virus i wrote for trash 80,s was a continuse loop

10: line 10 goto line 20

20: line 20 goto line 10
return
was easy to fix hit brake key lol
was wrote in 1983 i think cant rember i,m getting old lol


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