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The first viruses weren't used for science, but destruction

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The first IBM virus came around in 1986

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The first computer virus came around in the early 1980's

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We can prevent computer viruses by not checking SPAM Mail, not doing stuff on sketchy websites that aren't secure (if it's secure it has a locked padlock in the top left corner), and not having internet photos as your wallpaper.

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Computer viruses started in the 1980's. They weren't meant for computer science, but maliciously destroying computers. The first IBM computer viruses came around in 1986. In 1988 having a computer infected with a virus wasn't an unusual thing. Today we still have viruses, but much worse. They do way more damage today than ever before.

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A computer virus is something that gets into your computer and multiplies. A virus that multiples itself over a network is called a worm. Viruses are lines of code that can do terrible things to your computer.

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Computer viruses are spread by using a network to go from computer to computer. When a virus gets into your computer, it settles itself in larger bodies of code and only does something when you run the program it's in.

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Computer viruses are very destructive. If there are enough of them, they can destroy your computer. Not physically, but everything you've worked for is gone, all the data, everything GONE.