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Podcast: Witness History
Episode: The first PC virus
Description: The first virus for personal computers in 1986 became known as 'Brain'.
'Welcome to the dungeon' was the message that flashed up on computer screens.
'Brain' spread around the world and became infamous when it was featured in newspapers and magazines.
Amjad Farooq Alvi told Gill Kearsley in 2023 how he and his brother, Basit, came to develop this accidental virus from their shop in Lahore, Pakistan.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the...