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Why Did People Write Viruses In The 80s & 90s? artwork
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Why Did People Write Viruses In The 80s & 90s?

Malicious Life by Malicious Life

Jul 9, 202427:48Technology

Why did people write malware in the pre-internet days? Back then, there was no way to make money by writing malware. So why write them in the first place? The lack of a financial motivation meant that virus authors had a...

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