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Safer downloading!
In my article on spring cleaning your computer I wanted to recommend tools which, while great in themselves, needed to be downloaded from freeware sites. The trouble is, these sites offer traps for the unwary. These safer downloading tips will help you use these sites with less risk. Trap 1: misleading search results Search for…
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Creeper: the first virus
1971 saw the first computer virus—Creeper. It harmlessly copied itself and displayed the message “I’m the Creeper, catch me if you can!” Reaper swiftly followed. Its sole aim was to find and delete Creeper and was effectively the world’s first anti-virus. In the decade that followed, the few viruses created were simply experiments to push…