BRAIN: The World's First Computer Virus (Documentary)

The Brain computer virus was one of the first in the world. Created by two brothers as an anti-piracy measure, it soon spread across the globe on floppy disks, infecting computers from the United States to Hong Kong.

In this short documentary we explore the history of the world's first computer virus, how it affected computers, the story of its creators, and how it led to the first antivirus software being built.

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0:00 - 1:54 Intro
1:54 - 4:36 Who were the Alvi brothers
4:37 - 7:14 How Brain Worked
7:15 - 8:47 How Brain Spread
8:48 - 10:30 The legacy of the Brain Virus

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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