How long have computer viruses been around?

I remember them in the Amega days but were they before them days?

How long have computer viruses been around?

as long as computers were. they were probably once mistakes in a computer's program

How long have computer viruses been around?antivirus downloads

The first computer virus was recorded in 1983. So they are probably older then you! haha
I guess Dr Babbage (who invented the computer) was the last creator who didn't have viruses - he just had programs that didn't work!
Probably as long as there was internet.

Internet is when all the problems began ^o^
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as long as computers were. they were probably once mistakes in a computer's program

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since the internet came about, I like yourself was an Amiga owner with a Amiga 500 plus system wow but only used it to play games and maybe write letters or paint things never dreamed of going on-line, I mean what was that!!!!!!!!!!