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The first malware appeared in 1986, and it did nothing wrong
By
Ionut Ilascu on October 20th, 2014
Malware did not appear out of nowhere and there is clear information about who wrote the first virus and when. However, since that time back in 1986, malicious software has evolved into something few dared to imagine.
The first computer virus is called Brain and it comes from Pakistan. It infected the boot sector of floppy disks.
First malware was just for fun, or research
Believe it or not, its code contained the names, full addresses and contact details of its creators. Even more unbelievable is that it did not spread through a network of computers, but it traveled by bus, car, bicycle, airplane or whatever transportation people carrying floppies would use.
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