A Brief History of Computer Viruses

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For nearly 50 years, computers have been getting infected with worms and viruses, programs designed to spread from machine to machine. In this video, we take a look at how these digital diseases got their start, alongside more unique examples of self-replicating software. Music Used: Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (0:00) Future Proof - South London HiFi (2:52) Weekend in Tattoine - Unicorn Heads (6:25) Some Other Place - South London HiFi (9:46) Clips in Order of Appearance: The Computer Chronicles - UNIX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DdoGPav3fc (1:32, 2:09, 2:48) WORLD'S FIRST COMPUTER VIRUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVVnhBDCFDs (4:32) The Computer Chronicles - Computer Viruses - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg4oNW2xAms (5:01, 5:54) Detroit CBS News - Michelangelo Virus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a33IFawA-ec (6:58, 7:12) Michelangelo Virus News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAMiENI0_J4 (7:09) "I Love You" Email Virus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHUi04CwSFk (8:50)