In 1983, the term 'computer virus' was coined by Fred Cohen in one of the first ever published academic papers on computer viruses. The first known that appeared 'in the wild' was ' Elk Cloner', in 1981, which infected Apple II computers.

The Creeper virus was followed by several other viruses.

Some people consider 'The Reaper' the first antivirus software ever written – it may be the case, but it is important to note that the Reaper was actually a virus itself specifically designed to remove the Creeper virus. The Creeper virus was eventually deleted by a program created by Ray Tomlinson and known as ' The Reaper'. This computer virus infected Digital Equipment Corporation's ( DEC) PDP-10 mainframe computers running the TENEX operating system. See also: Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms 1949–1980 period (pre-antivirus days) Īlthough the roots of the computer virus date back as early as 1949, when the Hungarian scientist John von Neumann published the 'Theory of self-reproducing automata', the first known computer virus appeared in 1971 and was dubbed the ' Creeper virus'.

Security information and event management (SIEM).

Host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS).

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