From Brain to Stuxnet: 25 Years of PC Viruses

F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen looks at how computer viruses evolved harmless pranks to international cyber sabotage. For more, follow F-Secure on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FSecure

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[Dynxinator]

IF they would manage to get rid of everything, they'd have to make their own viruses to stay in business ;)

[Haikkari92]

@kullirasva Now you're talking nonsense, Linux systems does have viruses. Linux isn't immune for viruses althought it is much more secure than Windows.

[TheCTimmerman]

POLA FTW.

[EtyleN]

Loved ur talk at Ted, Mikko : ) Cool vid

[TheReverseCoder]

@StaryKrow then join the scene and create some virii that's fun again.

[TheReverseCoder]

EVERY SYSYTEM HAS VIRII/TROJANS/MALWARE... LINUX/MAC/UNIX/MICRO$OFT. both mac and linux there are 1000's of them, but a lot more for windo$...

[Jeroenz0r]

@matcpn word files can have marcos. These macros are just as powerful as any other code. However today word asks if you want to run these macros...

[matcpn]

how can a word document be a virus?

[Invesigator]

@GameReviewer1987 The programmers who develop Chrome for Google are Danish.

[GameReviewer1987]

@Invesigator

Chrome is actually Google

[GameReviewer1987]

@Dynxinator

No they wouldn't, everyone would be buying their product to keep their computers safe.