The very firstcomputer virusis now 40 years old . First appearing in 1971 , a computer virus live as “ The Creeper ” popped up on infect computing equipment , displaying the content “ I ’m the tree creeper , see me if you may ! ”
PhysOrgprovides a bit of screen background on the Virus :
former viruses were simply an annoyance , done mostly to show that the clothes designer could . Current models are ordinarily designed with another type of crime in mind , usually identity thieving or create a botnet . The first virus to really exploit the commercial potential of the virus was the Melissa , which ran rearing in 1999 , and the first virus to make botnets come about in 2005 . It was mention MyTob .
And here ’s another interesting factoid : in 1990 , there were 1,300 viruses . presently , there are over 200 million viruses . I ’m frightened to think how many there will be in 2030 . [ PhysOrgviaNick Bilton ]
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