Computer virus histiry goes from 1988
Date: September 25, 2006Source: cbw.cz
Hofer’s eventual business partner, software developer Jan Gritzbach, first encountered something like a computer virus back in 1988; as a computer technology fan, he was “mesmerized” by it. Three years later, they founded their Brno, South Moravia-based company.
Before the widespread use of the Internet, the main conduit for viruses was floppy disks. The speed of spreading was slow, and anti-virus programs were written specifically to combat individual strains.
AVG, Grisoft’s first anti-virus program to protect against multiple viruses, was introduced in late 1991. The company’s flagship product is now installed on tens of millions of computers worldwide.
“But I must admit that we weren’t such magicians that we knew at that time what a perfect and dependable transport medium the Internet would become for malware [destructive software] — and that it would shift our business into a completely different light,” Hofer said.
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