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This tag is intended for older, vintage Malware (malicious software), a type of program designed to access a computer system without the owner's informed consent, usually for reasons of data theft or other destructive purposes.

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What was the first intentional malware that got spread over multiple machines?

I would like to know which program can be seen as the first malware. … To define the term "malware" in this question, I would suggest those criteria, but you may modify them if you feel the need: real program, not just fiction written intentionally and not by accident able …
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