25 years ago, called Ridge - Sikelunta (Rich Skrenta) of 9th grade students, for the fun of other friends created a simple computer virus.But it is such a small prank, but the human and computer viruses opened the prelude to war.Also makes Sikelunta a notorious virus writers outstanding first.
Although things have gone for 25 years, Sikelunta also have their own online news site Topix, and the preparation of numerous computer programs, but most people still remember his first release of the virus Elk Cloner.40-year-old Sikelunta, said in an interview, nothing to say for some mischief, but I think that if there are two options, one so famous, one not well known what to do, I prefer thereforeknown.But he also said the first thing he did the virus just a small part.
Elk Cloner virus, although it can replicate itself, but with today's computer viruses still a big difference.However, over the past 25 years, as more and more people over a network connection with the rest of the world, it has become today the source of all network security issues.Today, computer viruses spread more than 1 million, only slightly changes the code can be released under the many variants of the virus.
The first virus aimed at Microsoft in 1986, when two brothers in Pakistan wrote a called the "brain" (Brain) virus, is said to punish people who spread pirated software.But the virus did not cause serious consequences, only two computers in the computer repair shop to display the phone number.
As the Internet continues to develop, the emergence of a new mode of transmission of viruses: e-mail.1999 Melissa (Melissa), 2000 years Love Bug (Love Bug) and 2003 King worm (Sobig) virus, all belong to e-mail virus, by inducing people to click on email attachments affect millions of computers.
Although the virus is blocking the network early, but the subsequent emergence of the virus is damaging computer files and other damage function.Some viruses can immediately spread information and file sharing software, some viruses can use networking features in Windows system vulnerability, a more rapid diffusion.
Recently, the virus is also used to steal personal data such as passwords, or create a transit point to trace the spam has become more difficult.The virus writer is now driven by the interests, rather than to reputation, they become very low-key, lest they be to detect the virus.