It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to find or cure the Michelangelo electronic virus, computer experts say. But those concerned that their computers have been infected with the rogue program should ...

We started this series remembering the Brain computer virus and the Morris worm, and this time we will stop at two well-remembered threats of the 90s — the Michelangelo and Melissa viruses.

Some local computer stores are feeling like the friendly neighborhood pharmacist these days as they dole out anti-virus programs in anticipation of the arrival of Michelangelo on Friday.

1992: The doomsday that wasn't: MS-DOS users are quaking in their boots over reports that the Michelangelo computer virus has infected their computers and is going to wipe out all their data on ...

March Michelangelo Virus: Big Threat, Little Damage March 6, 1992 A pastor in Georgia booting up his computer to write his church newsletter. A couple of PCs at an AT&T office in New Jersey. A ...

The SCA virus and Brain, written for IBM PC compatibles and Amigas, would pop up in the late 1980s, followed by the Morris Wor In 1991, the world waited and watched for the Michelangelo virus ...

Not since the great Swine Flu alert of 1976 has an impending epidemic been trumpeted as widely as Michelangelo, the computer virus that was supposed to snuff out personal computer memories around ...

However, Michelangelo was no dud. Dr. Alan Solomon, whose anti-virus company and technology was later acquired by McAfee, estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 machines were brought down that day, ...

The silicon hits the fan today. “Michelangelo,” the dreaded computer virus that has inspired headlines for weeks, was scheduled to explode in personal computers around the world today ...

But as computer experts point out, widespread publicity about the Michelangelo virus is making computer users more aware of how indiscriminately they share and copy software. 1 dead, 5 injured in ...

Michelangelo hit Universal Studios Florida Friday, but he was a most unwelcome tourist. The computer virus struck two computers in Universal’s planning and development department, wiping out fil ...

The SCA virus and Brain, written for IBM PC compatibles and Amigas, would pop up in the late 1980s, followed by the Morris Wor In 1991, the world waited and watched for the Michelangelo virus ...