Word: viruses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Through his links with Aiken, Morris developeda close circle of friends at Harvard whom hecalled upon when the virus went awry...
Morris, now a Cornell graduate student, iscurrently under investigation for his role ininitiating the virus that disabled some 6000computers on Wednesday. Though the virus causedmany computers to become unusable, it never becamea serious threat to any aspect of nationalsecurity, computer experts said...
...Clark, who called Morris "a very goodhacker," said he did not believe that the projectwould have helped Morris inject his virus into theUNIX system...
...think Robert just didn't think about it--itwas one of these things where his brain had beenturned off--he just wasn't thinking," saidAssistant Professor of Computer Science MarkFriedell, who advised Morris' thesis and spoke tohim several days before the virus was made public."I can understand the technical miscalculation--itwas something I could have made late at nightmyself...
Friends were uncertain what impact the virusincident would have on Morris' career. Some saidthat because of an outstanding resume, Morriswould have had little trouble finding a goodcomputing job. The exposure he gained by creatingthe virus would only add luster to his reputation,they said...