A Brief History of PC Viruses

by Dr. Alan Solomon, S&S International

Table of Contents

The Prologue (1986-1987)
The Game Begins (1988)
Datacrime (1989)
The Game Gets More Complex (1990)
Product Launches and Polymorphism (1991)

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                     Bill Lambdin's Fourth test of IV.

                 InVircible 6.10c tested February 13, 1996

This is my fourth  test of InVircible called IV. later in this
document Unfortunately; IV has failed again. Pay close attention to
the results dealing with Jerusalem.antiscan, Lehigh, Pinky.952, and
Tremor.

IV combines a combination of a virus scanner (IVscan), and
generic A-V routines (IVB, IVINIT, IVTEST, and others. After
testing, I am unable to recommend IV as either a scanner, or
Generic A-V software in good conscience because of security

 
            The Bulgarian and Soviet Virus Factories
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                  Vesselin Bontchev, Director
                Laboratory of Computer Virology
          Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
 
 
0) Abstract
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It is now well known that Bulgaria is leader in computer virus
production and the USSR is following closely. This paper tries to
answer the main questions: Who makes viruses there, What viruses are
made, and Why this is done. It also underlines the impact of this
process on the West, as well as on the national software industry.

by Robert M. Slade

Copyright Robert M. Slade, 1992

Table of Contents

Earliest history of viral programs
Early viral related programs
Fred Cohen
Pranks and trojans
The "AIDS" Trojan (not virus)

If you've read through all of the
FAQs and want to learn more about viruses, a good way to start is by reading papers that have been published on the subject.

A History of Computer Viruses by Rob Slade

This covers the history of computer virues up through 1992.

"Vircing" the Invircible by Vesselin Bontchev