Article: 25 Years of Computer Viruses

Article: Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Signs Computer Virus Bill.
PR Newswire;  May 26, 2000 ;     360 words ...`Hackers' Who Intentionally Spread Computer Virus Could Face 7-Year Prison Term; Must...witnessed the crippling affects of a computer virus, Gov. Ridge said. The malicious `ILOVEYOU...Pennsylvania: if you intentionally spread a computer virus, you will face a significant prison...

Article: British Inventor Develops Computer Virus Propagation Hindering Method
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 4, 2007 ;     324 words ......has developed a method of hindering computer virus propagation. According to the U.S...method of hindering the propagation of a computer virus on a computer network is disclosed...arranged to detect the presence of a computer virus." An abstract of the invention, released...

Article: Japanese Inventor Develops Computer Virus Generation Detection Apparatus
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 25, 2008 ;     273 words ......Takahashi of Tokyo has developed a computer virus generation detection apparatus. According...a first computer network in which a computer virus may generate and a second computer...a possibility of generation of the computer virus that may attack the server." An abstract...

Article: Computer virus seen as mischief by Linux zealots.(Industry Trend or Event)
Network World;  December 4, 2000 ;     417 words ...Computer virus seen as mischief by Linux zealots...e-mail and operating systems. The computer virus, dubbed ProLin.A, arrives through...many reports of infections of the computer virus have come from Poland. According to...

Article: Fending Off a `Computer Virus' Means Taking Only a Few Precautions
The Washington Post;  February 15, 1988 ;     700+ words ......heard or read news stories about a "computer virus" that reportedly can attack a computer...are, how to fend off a viral attack. "Computer virus" may sound like something out of a...mysteriously gone on the fritz. In fact, computer virus refers to a kind of software program...

Article: Harsh computer virus penalties proposed.
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  June 12, 1989 ;     649 words ...Harsh Computer Virus Penalties Proposed ST. CHARLES...states adopt a version of the 1989 Computer Virus Eradication Act currently being...insertion or dissemination of a computer virus or a harmful computer program into...

Article: FIRST COMPUTER VIRUS FIRST AID CENTER EMERGED IN BEIJING
AsiaInfo Services;  June 17, 2002 ;     304 words ...00-00-0000 First Computer Virus First Aid Center Emerged in Beijing...Co., Ltd, established the first SOS Computer Virus First Aid Center in China to provide new service -- SOS computer virus first aid for the computer users. According...

Article: China's anti-virus authorities warn of Valentine's Day computer virus
Xinhua News Agency;  February 10, 2008 ;     162 words ......authorities warn of Valentine's Day computer virus TIANJIN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China...experts from Tianjin-based China National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center. Other viruses...Valentine blessings for February 14. The computer virus center warns users to be wary of ...

Article: Computer Virus Poised to Strike on August 22
Xinhua English Newswire;  August 19, 1996 ;     154 words ...The highly destructive Hare KRSNA computer virus is poised to strike on August 22, said...today. According to South Africa's Computer Virus Helpline Co-ordinator Ian Melamed...at present the most widely reported computer virus in the country and could wipe out all...

Article: Hunt for good bad poetry is just bad
Oakland Tribune;  April 19, 2006 ;     424 words ......abolished its annual Julia Moore Good Bad Poetry Competition, named after the woman considered...don't seem able to write poetry -- even bad poetry -- that scans. AS THE TITLE of the competition...suggested, the Society was looking for Good Bad Poetry; but it kept getting Bad ...

Article: China prosecutes infamous computer virus makers.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  September 24, 2007 ;     261 words ...China prosecutes infamous computer virus makers Beijing, Sept 24 (PTI...the author of the notorious computer virus Xiongmao Shaoxiang , or Panda...virus was listed as the worst computer virus last year by a leading anti...

Article: Bad poetry contest
Library Administrator's Digest;  April 1, 2003 ;     237 words ......month, and to celebrate, we're having a Bad Poetry Contest! Tepid Tennysons, sorrowful Sandburgs...on April Fool's Day, the night of the bad poetry read-off. In addition, the grand prize...them on our Web site. Join us for the bad poetry read-off and a reception on April 1 at...

Article: Computer Virus Hit Fed Agencies
AP Online;  May 10, 2000 ;     636 words ......Press Writer AP Online 05-10-2000 Computer Virus Hit Fed Agencies WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ``Love Bug'' computer virus struck at least 14 federal agencies...spreading and most destructive computer virus ever; it caused a flood of e-mails...

Article: Computer Virus Nothing To Sneeze At
AP Online;  May 15, 2000 ;     488 words ......Associated Press Writer AP Online 05-15-2000 Computer Virus Nothing To Sneeze At The ``ILOVEYOU'' computer virus has inflicted plenty of damage, not...expect it to protect you from the next computer virus conjured up by some jerk who gets bored...