Computer viruses turn 25

Oakland Tribune;  September 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Elk Cloner" -- self-replicating like all other viruses -- bears little resemblance to the malicious programs...boot sector" virus. When it boots, or starts up, an infected disk places a copy of the virus in the computer's memory...copy gets written onto that disk as well. The newly infected ...

PC viruses began as a prank 25 years ago

Daily Breeze;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Elk Cloner" - self-replicating like all other viruses - bears little resemblance to the malicious programs...boot sector" virus. When it boots, or starts up, an infected disk places a copy of the virus in the computer's memory...copy gets written onto that disk as well. The newly infected ...

25 years ago, joke began computer-virus era

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Elk Cloner" - self-replicating like all other viruses - bears little resemblance to the malicious programs...boot sector" virus. When it boots, or starts up, an infected disk places a copy of the virus in the computer's memory...copy gets written onto that disk as well. The newly infected ...

birth of the computer virus.(Business)

The Virginian Pilot;  September 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......done. Elk Cloner - self-replicating, like all other viruses - bears little resemblance to the malicious programs...boot sector virus. When it boots, or starts up, an infected disk places a copy of the virus in the computer's memory...copy gets written onto that disk as well. The newly infected ...

'A dumb little practical joke': First personal computer virus

Charleston Gazette;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Elk Cloner" - self-replicating like all other viruses - bears little resemblance to the malicious programs...boot sector" virus. When it boots, or starts up, an infected disk places a copy of the virus in the computer's memory...copy gets written onto that disk as well. The newly infected ...

Not all viruses are to be feared

Winnipeg Free Press;  March 17, 2007 ;     656 words ......organism on Earth is assaulted by hundreds of viruses constantly By Kevin M. Coombs MENTION...West Nile or hepatitis. Each of these viruses belongs to separate families. There are...with more than 5,000 different known viruses. We interact with billions of viruses...

How SARS, other viruses work.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......one thing in common: They are caused by viruses, the smallest, most primitive, most troublesome creatures on Earth. Even though viruses can move and reproduce, most scientists...cells. Here are some basic facts about viruses: Q. What is a virus? A. It's a tiny packet...

Science: Don't fear your inner alien According to a controversial new...

The Independent - London;  March 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ......legacy of hundreds, if not thousands of viruses that have infiltrated our genes. According to a controversial new theory, ancient viruses could have infected our DNA, but rather...California at Irvine, the genes from ancient viruses could have played a key role in helping...

Viruses are still going around. (computer viruses)

Tape-Disc Business;  June 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......computer industry for a while, computer viruses are still around, and there are more of...damage the file allocation table and more, viruses now number well above the 2000 mark, and...continue to appear. There are just over 2500 viruses contained in the database maintained and...

VIRUSES FOUND IN MADISON WELLS BUT THREAT TO HUMANS ISN'T CONSIDERED GREAT...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  October 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ......rseely@madison.com 608-252-6131 Human viruses are probably present in most of Madison...Clinic. In that research, Borchardt found viruses in two of three wells he tested. But this...between September 2007 and September 2008. Viruses, including gastrointestinal and respiratory...

Hidden world of viruses

New Straits Times;  October 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Straits Times 10-16-2001 Hidden world of viruses Byline: Compiled by Shareem Amry Edition...microorganisms, one type of which is the virus. Viruses take on a number of shapes and sizes and...from chicken pox to Ebola, mumps to AIDS. Viruses occupy a strange category: they aren't...

Unmasked Traits Link Viruses From Common Cold to HIV.

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  March 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ......startling evidence that broad classes of viruses - including those that harbor the agents...half of virology, linking large groups of viruses long thought to be functionally and evolutionarily...study, says the new results show that the viruses that cause ailments as distinct as the...

H5N1 avian flu viruses found in Manitoba, but not Asian form of virus

AP Worldstream;  November 19, 2005 ;     487 words ......have tested positive for H5N1 avian flu viruses, but not the form of the virus circulating...said in announcing the findings. The H5N1 viruses were isolated from two ducks as part of...surveillance program to find what avian flu viruses are being carried by wild ducks in this...

Computer viruses `poised for ambush' on New Year's Day

The Independent - London;  December 23, 1999 ;     361 words ...MILLENNIUM BUG viruses may have infected computers, where they...on. The warning about "millennium bug viruses" has come from a number of companies...they have detected half a dozen such viruses, transmitted via e-mail, and that more...

Dealing with viruses--playing safe

Australian CPA;  August 1, 1999 ;     582 words ...Computer viruses are almost as old as computers, but they...itself. it must be executed or activated. Viruses spread by attaching themselves to another...file it has infected is executed. Not all viruses are malicious. Some are only annoying...