What is Malware?
Malware stands for Malware. This is software developed by computer attackers with the intention of accessing or compromising your computer or network. While the victim is still aware that a compromise has been made. A general alternative description of malware is "computer virus" - although there are major differences between these types of malware.
What was the first computer virus?
The origin of the first computer virus is hotly debated. For some, the first copy of a computer virus that runs from host to host without input from an active user was Creeper, which first appeared in the early 1970s, ten years before the actual term "computer virus" was coined by Leonard M. Adleman American professor of computer science.
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Creeper ran on the Tenex operating system used throughout ARPANET - at the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network - and jumped from one system to another with the message: "I am CREEPER on infected machines before moving an Most of the time, when it found a new machine, it removed itself from the previous computer, meaning it couldn't spread to multiple computers at once.
Although Creeper did not serve malicious purposes, or performed any activity that caused slight annoyance, it is arguably the first example of such software to work
Malware stands for Malware. This is software developed by computer attackers with the intention of accessing or compromising your computer or network. While the victim is still aware that a compromise has been made. A general alternative description of malware is "computer virus" - although there are major differences between these types of malware.
What was the first computer virus?
The origin of the first computer virus is hotly debated. For some, the first copy of a computer virus that runs from host to host without input from an active user was Creeper, which first appeared in the early 1970s, ten years before the actual term "computer virus" was coined by Leonard M. Adleman American professor of computer science.
SAFETY
WAV audio files are now used to hide malicious code
According to the report, the construction of the Chinese Comac C919 aircraft caused a lot of hacking
Phorpiex botnet made $ 115,000 over five months, just out of mass harassment sexual harassment emails
Apple's new iPhone privacy feature lets you see which apps are following you (ZDNet YouTube)
Best Home Security in 2019: Professional Surveillance and DIY (CNET)
How to Password Protect ZIP File under Linux (TechRepublic)
Creeper ran on the Tenex operating system used throughout ARPANET - at the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network - and jumped from one system to another with the message: "I am CREEPER on infected machines before moving an Most of the time, when it found a new machine, it removed itself from the previous computer, meaning it couldn't spread to multiple computers at once.
Although Creeper did not serve malicious purposes, or performed any activity that caused slight annoyance, it is arguably the first example of such software to work
