> > Sure, but C64s, VAXen and such never had any viruses written specifically
> > for them, IIRC.
>
> I don't know about the VAX, but there certainly were "viruses" written for
> the C64, and the Apple ][, and I'm sure many other 8-bits (and also the
> VAX for that matter).
There was a C64 virus called BHP (sometimes called HIV) that was written by
a cracker group in Germany. It wasn't particularly virulent and was easily
defeated by restarting the machine (it couldn't spread by itself unless you
saved a file to disk while the virus was installed, and most people usually
restart the machine after running something -- I know this has been my
habit long before I even knew about the virus).
It wasn't found much in the wild, but 64'er magazin released a scanner for
it which could repair files by stripping the payload. I don't recall it
having any serious effects on the system other than slowing things down.
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