The virus is also known as Lahore, Pakistani, Pakistani Brain, and Pakistani flu as it was created in Lahore, Pakistan by 19-year-old Pakistani programmer, Basit Farooq Alvi, and his brother, Amjad Farooq Alvi.
Virus tunnetaan myös nimillä Lahore, Pakistani (suom. pakistanilainen), Pakistani Brain, sillä se tekivät Lahoressa Pakistanissa 19-vuotias pakistanilaisohjelmoija Basit Farooq Alv ja hänen veljensä Amjad Farooq Alv.