Linux Viruses and Such

• Malware Timeline (cont'd)

• Nov, 2, 1988: Morris worm. Specific to VAXen and SUN3 boxes running BSD. Attempted fingerd buffer overflow, did password guessing, attempted to use sendmail DEBUG option.

• 1989: AIDS, by PC Cyborg Corporation of Panama: first trojan program.

• 1992: Michelangelo: Pioneer virus-industry press frenzy.

• 1994: Good Times hoax. (Cf. April 2000 “ILOVEYOU” worm.)

• 1995: Concept virus, by “Black Baron”. First macro virus.

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