It's affordable, easy to use, employs powerful development tools and other software. More than 3 million Apple 2 computers are sold. Then the very first anti-virus programs start to be developed. They are very primitive, amateurish, and often freeware. Fred Cohen, the father of modern computer virology, demonstrates the first computer program able to plant its copies illegally into other programs and spread to other computers.
Brain begins the new strain of computer viruses for PC-compatible machines.
Here's a short overview of what happened in this area and what can happen with computer viruses in the very near future. IT has penetrated new areas of human activity. Now it is an essential part of our lives and no-one can imagine a successful operation without the participation of Information Technology. Mobile phones have turned out to be universal communication portals instead of simple voice transmission devices. There are lots of study-guides on how to develop programs for mobile phones.