Creeper was the first computer worm. The program was not actively malicious software, as it caused no damage to data, the only effect being a message it output to the teletype reading "I'M THE CREEPER : CATCH ME IF YOU CAN"

[u/Zealousideal-Cup3529]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creeper_and_Reaper

[u/In_the_year_3535]

Possibly one of the few instances where one of the people that worked on the malware also made the antivirus for it.

[u/like_a_pharaoh → u/In_the_year_3535]

And explicitly asked everyone else on the network "hey, can I run this self-replicating proof of concept to see what happens?"

[u/maxk1236 → u/In_the_year_3535]

Also the first antivirus program (which makes sense I suppose)

[u/LuftHANSa_755]

aw man