Star PC Viruses Hit 20 Year Milestone
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 22nd Jan 2006 12:50 UTC
Bugs & Viruses "It was during the opening weeks of 1986 that the first PC virus, called Brain, was discovered in the wild. Though it achieved fame because it was the first of its type, the virus was not widespread as it could only travel by hitching a ride on floppy disks swapped between users. Now 20 years after they first appeared there are more than 150000 malicious programs in existence."
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RE: 150,000 malicious programs?
by Rev.Tig on Sun 22nd Jan 2006 19:04 UTC in reply to "150,000 malicious programs?"
Rev.Tig
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***Warning – Non Serious Humour Attempt Below***

The only reason there are few virii for the Mac is that no virus writers have worked out how to make a pastel coloured virus ;)

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