Multiple choice technology security

What was the first detected virus in the history of viruses?

  1. Rother J

  2. Creeper

  3. Wabbit virus

  4. Elk Cloner
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Explanation

This is a duplicate of question 133767 with identical content. Creeper (1971) is recognized as the first computer virus, running on ARPANET. The duplicate ID suggests a data quality issue that should be flagged.

AI explanation

Creeper, written in 1971 for the TENEX operating system, is generally credited as the first self-replicating program recognized as a computer virus, predating later well-known examples like Elk Cloner (1982) and the Wabbit virus. It didn't cause damage — it just displayed a message and tried to move between machines — but it established the core concept of a self-propagating program.

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