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January 2006 marks an ignominious milestone for computer-security experts and PC users: This month, the world’s first PC virus has turned 20.

The virus, called Brain, sounds positively quaint by today’s standards: It was spread by floppy disk and didn’t cause much damage. But as a programming breakthrough — and as an encouragement to a generation of hackers — Brain was influential nevertheless. (Gizmag)