Did the First Computer Virus Appear in the 1970s?

💡 The Answer

• The Creeper virus was created around 1971 as an experimental self-replicating program.
• It moved between DEC PDP-10 computers on ARPANET, displaying a message.
• The Reaper program was later written to remove Creeper, resembling early antivirus.
• These events predate modern viruses and highlighted security vulnerabilities.