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Brain: Searching for the first PC virus in Pakistan

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Uploaded on Mar 9, 2011

A 10-minute video reportage about Mikko Hypponen's trip to Lahore, Pakistan, to find the authors of the first PC virus "Brain". This is the first time Amjad Farooq Alvi and Basit Farooq Alvi have given a video interview about the virus, which spread around the world via floppy disks in 1986.

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  • FSecureNews

    And there were Amiga viruses that preceded Brain. Brain was the first PC virus, which is relevant as we are still fighting PC viruses today.

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  • 1223pm

    This is the Pakistan world need to know. Not Fake propaganda.

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  • slenkar

    cant understand his accent, need subtitles

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  • Alexandre Bortolan

    rofl, the hell are you blabbing about

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    in reply to Parakram Pratap Singh (Show the comment)
  • Borin81

    and there was "virus" on the Commodore 64 too.

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  • Retrospectives

    I wish the editing wasn't so horrible and dramatic.

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  • szabotihamer16

    I would really love to know what's the name of the song from the beginning of this amazing video. Please let me know!

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  • GTA4EVER89

    Pizza and coke, all what a real coder boss needs!

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  • TheSunnyamsterdam

    difference is clear

    aye u dull singhs what u have made????????? just burnt Asses okey

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  • TheSunnyamsterdam

    It has been written theirs names in history like singhs asses were burnts in golden temple JAI HINDDDDDDDD

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  • Sahil Omar

    sorry to burst ur bubbles people but the first virus is Creeper

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  • Parakram Pratap Singh

    Even a lame ass OLD poop like 'back orifice' can mess you guys up from here to kingdome come LOL

    Pakis "Get REAL and think WHITE" LOL Give me 10 mins to shut you guys DOWN BIYAATCHES!! (I'll not even use a computer but just a smart phone... (shaking my head) BUT I wont, you know why? Cause you guys are not amusing LOL it will be a waste pf time ,) You mess with us and we shall SHUT you down "Jai Hind"

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