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An illustrated history of the computer virus

Computer viruses have come a long way, starting as the practical jokes of computing's early days and ending up as modern military weapons. A site called Computer Virus Catalog is walking through the history one virus at a time, pairing each one with a fitting illustration. The list leans heavily on the DOS era, particularly the late-’90s virus boom, and shines a light on many pivotal malware moments that have since been lost to history. And since so many of the viruses had a visual component, the artists have plenty to work with — whether it's a visualization of an email worm or the green fungus that takes over your screen to let you know you've been owned by the Lichen bug.

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kcuthbertson3553d ago

Many reasons really.

To gather peoples' information, steal identities, credit cards, and a lot of the times simply because people are dicks.

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Studies Show 5G Isn't Causing Covid-19, Then Why People Think It Makes Them Sick?

According to a lot of people the next-gen networks causing the virus. However, studies wrote that 5G is not causing negative effects on humans.

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Studies Show 5G Isn't Causing Covid-19, Then Why People Think It Makes Them Sick?

According to a lot of people the next-gen networks causing the virus. However, studies wrote that 5G is not causing negative effects on humans.

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Trump-Kim summit goody bag might have contained a surprise malware virus

At today’s Trump-Kim summit, journalists covering the event were offered a goody bag that contained one item that raised some security concerns. In addition to a bottle of water, a handheld paper fan featuring Jong-Un’s face, and a Sentosa guidebook, journalists received a blue mini USB fan

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Cobra9512137d ago

Does it? A cheapo thing like that isn't likely to have any kind of computer hardware on it, using the USB plug only as a power source. That's easy enough to verify.