Byte Bandit
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byte-bandit-249-1421662
title:
Byte Bandit
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Byte Bandit is a boot sector computer virus created for the Amiga personal computer. It first appeared in January 1988. In contrast to the feared Amiga viruses like the infamous Lamer Exterminator and SADDAM, Byte Bandit was not destructive. It just spread automatically from system to system. Byte Bandit made no attempt to disguise itself as modern viruses, trojans, and worms do. While it naturally over-wrote the bootblock, it also hooked into the system, remaining reset-resident and causing sys
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1988 computer virus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_Bandit
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2023-04-25T16:11:15Z
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