From Brain to Stuxnet: 25 Years of PC Viruses

[Swarup]

Twenty-five years ago, Brain, the first PC virus, was released into wild.
It could only travel from one PC to another by physically inserting contaminated 5.25-inch floppy disks. That made "going viral" in 1986 pretty difficult.


Yet the concept of a computer virus became viral almost immediately, sparking a hobbyist revolution that became a criminal venture in the early 2000s - right around the time broadband hit all the big cities. From the first amateur hackers in the 80s till 2011 when international cyber sabotage is a reality, viruses have illustrated the frightening potential of human ingenuity when combined with dangerous intentions.
Here's a brief look back how computer viruses have evolved through the most important outbreaks of the last 25 years.

Watch the full video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Bpl-BUp0g


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[INDRANIL]

Nice share Swarup bro .

[Boyfriend]

Thanks swarup1987 for informative read

[Neo]

thats a really interesting share .. thx for the post

[Bearcat]

Thanks Swarup for sharing! That was very interesting indeed!

[jj1two3]

Thanks for the post Swarup...very interesting.

[JayCub]

Thank you Swarup, even more decietful these days though mind you if it wasn't for them how would anti virus vendors make their money...

[Neo]

Thank you Swarup, even more decietful these days though mind you if it wasn't for them how would anti virus vendors make their money...

yeah, thats why he didnt look very happy when he said " hope after next 25 yrs , i hope i wont do 50 yr of virus jubilee ".. though he must actually want to