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1981- The "Elk Cloner" for the Apple II Systems was created by Richard Skrenta. It infected the Apple DOS 3.3 and spread to other computers by floppy disk transfer. The "Elk Virus" was responsible for being the first computer virus to cause a massive outbreak ever in history.
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What was the very first virus written in 1981 called?
The first virus was called "Rother J".
What was the very first know virus written in 1981 called?
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Who discovered the first virus ever?
i am not sure who but he was in a college and he invented a virus called ellic Coner which was put into a game
A virus that infects a bacteria is known as a?
The type of virus that infects a bacteria is called a bacteriophage. An example of such a bacteriophage is the T3 bacteriophage.
Who was James Phipps?
the first person ever to be vaccinated. it was for the smallpox virus, known as cowpox in its time.
What was the first written virus in 1981 called?
The first virus was called "Rother J".
What was the very first virus written in 1981 called?
The first virus was called "Rother J".
What was the very first known virus in 1981 written called?
It was the Elk Cloner in 1981.
What was the very known virus written in 1981 called?
It was the Elk Cloner in 1981.
What is the very first known virus in 1981 called?
Elk Cloner
What was the very first know virus written in 1981 called?
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Who made the first computer virus just name?
The first one written was a lab test virus called Creeper 1971. The first one in the wild was called Elk Cloner 1982.
Who Started the Trojan Horse Virus?
There are many different Trojan horse viruses, which have been written by computer hackers usually for illegal or malicious purposes.The first known Trojan Horse virus was called ANIMAL written by John Walker in 1974; it was a relatively harmless compared to more recent viruses.
Antivirus software detects a known virus by looking for distinguishing characteristics called?
Virus Signatures
Why is the H5N1 virus called the avian virus?
It was first seen in birds (avian).
Which was the first computer virus?
The first computer virus, known as the Creeper virus, was an experimental self-replicating program written by Bob Thomas at BBN in 1971. Creeper infected DEC PDP-10 computers running the TENEX operating system. Creeper gained access via the ARPANET
Who discovered the first computer virus?
the first virus was discouvred by a student at unuversity of california called freed cohen.
