Tag: computer viruses
4 posts
Macs Don't Get Viruses. I Have the Qualifications to Know That's a Lie.
Macs Don't Get Viruses. I Have the Qualifications to Know That's a Lie.
Thanks Apple, very cool.
Fake Elf News
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Fake Elf News
Back in 1999, the viral game Elf Bowling gained an unfounded, false reputation as a piece of malware and spyware. It was viral, but it wasn’t a virus.
Weirdest Ransom Note Ever
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Weirdest Ransom Note Ever
The original piece of ransomware involved AIDS researchers, an evolutionary biologist, and a P.O. Box in Panama. Oh, and butterflies.
We're Going Viral
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
We're Going Viral
The computer virus has been around for more than 40 years now, and it's caused lots of panic (and occasionally some damage) over the years. But don't freak.