Michelangelo (computer virus)
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michelangelo-computer-virus-175-1078265
title:
Michelangelo (computer virus)
text:
The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 3 February 1991 in Australia. The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not engage the operating system or make any OS calls. Michelangelo, like all boot sector viruses, operated at the BIOS level. Each year, the virus remained dormant until March 6, the birthday of Renaissance artist Michelangelo. There is no reference to the artist in the virus, and it is doubtful that the virus's developer(s) intended a connection betw
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1991 DOS boot sector computer virus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_(computer_virus)
date created:
2005-07-18T10:19:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T05:51:28Z
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