Question

The _________ is often regarded as the first virus.

• A. Elk Cloner
• B. Creeper
• C. ILOVEYOU
• D. Slammer

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Creeper

• The Creeper program, often regarded as the first virus, was created in 1971 by Bob Thomas of BBN

• Creeper was a virus that was first detected on ARPANET.

• Elk Cloner is one of the first known microcomputer viruses, by 15-year-old student Rich Skrenta.

• Elk Cloner spread by infecting the Apple DOS 3.3 operating system using a technique now known as a boot sector virus