Viruses

It is morning. You awaken to the sweet smell of flowers and the sound of birds chirping. You turn on your new I B M compatible computer only to find that every bit and byte of information has been erased. A computer virus has struck. Yes, these small bits of computer code have slowly overtaken the world of computing. A computer virus is a small program that attaches itself to disks and computer systems with …

…a time bomb virus set to go off on the artist's birthday march sixth 1990. This virus affected more computers than any other virus. When this virus exploded it erased every bit of information with it. The average price for the Michelangelo virus vaccine is about 160$. To sum up my whole report I would think Clifford Stoll said it best when he said 'a safe computer is one that isn't connected to the outside world.'