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Computer malware timeline
This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware, related research and events. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Timeline of malwareA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Understanding Computers Today and TomorrowThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: MacOS malwareA closely related topic
- Go sideways: MalwareA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
Understanding Computers Today and TomorrowDeborah Morley · 2003
Mobile malware attacks and defenseKen Dunham · 2008
Discovering Computers 2018Misty E. Vermaat, Susan Sebok · 2017
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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