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20th Anniversary Of Computer Viruses Commemorated

Posted by simoniker on from the nasty-man-makes-crevasse dept.

DoraLives writes "Our good friends at the BBC are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the computer virus. So, viruses are no longer teenagers and are now entering adulthood, as 'there are almost 60,000 viruses in existence and they have gone from being a nuisance to a permanent menace.' What wonders shall there be to come, as these marvelous bits of code continue to grow and multiply?" We ran a recent BBC-authored story on the psychology of virus writers.

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  1. Does this mean that they'll ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny
    finally leave home and get a job?

    Their mother and I have put up with enough!

  2. thank you, thank you.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    We'd like to thank the Academy, the little people and most of all Microsoft for making all this possible. Here's to another 20 good years.

    [applause]

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    Trolling is a art,
  3. Re:"Celebrate"? by bananaape · · Score: 5, Funny

    If there weren't viruses to exploit holes, then holes would not get fixed.

    If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger... something like that.

  4. i'm celebrating by by Savatte · · Score: 4, Funny

    opening up and unsecuring all the ports on my machine!

  5. Scary by metlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whats scary is that this article is right next after one that says Microsoft Moving Into Chip Design. Is this an omen of some sorts?

    Disturbing. Very disturbing.

    1. Re:Scary by GoofyBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

      >Is this an omen of some sorts?

      Yes, it means that its almost time for another SCO article.

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      The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
  6. Wait a year. by missing000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well despite the fact that they are quite malicious, some of those viruses are pretty clever.

    Think about it. This really is something to celebrate.

    Next year the viruses can legally drink.

    A drunken virus should be much easier to thwack.