Social issues in information technology
The digital world is full of dangerously cool viruses. Viruses have been in existence since the creation of computers. From being used as pranks to the point of being used as weapons by the military. Viruses have come a long way as new levels of computing technology have been invented. So here are some of the coolest viruses the world has ever known about.
Morris Worm :- Created by Robert Tappan MorrisThe most famous virus outbreak in history. One of the first viruses to be spread using the Internet. Not to be used as a virus, it was created to weigh how much the internet is actually worth. Mostly to be used to gather information for the internet. The worm is thought to have caused nearly $10 million - $100 million. The worm's source code are in a floppy disk in the Boston Museum of Science.
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Nimda :- Created by... The creator of the Nimda virus is unknown. Nobody knows who created it. Nimda is the combination of Trojan Horse, Virus & Worm. This means it had a lot of methods of spreading itself. And it being a Trojan just made it harder to be found. It was found on September 18, 2001. It became the World's Most Widespread virus in less than an hour after it was found.
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