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The computer virus has reached its 25th birthday. 'Elk Cloner' was created in July 1982, when it was added to a computer game and spread via floppy disks between Apple II systems. The creator is believed to have been a high-school student from Pittsburgh.The game was set to play normally 49 times, but to release the virus on the 50th time of starting the game. However, the virus payload was to make a poem appear on infected users' screens.While originally a prank, the virus paved the way for a torrent of annoying and more dangerous ma …

Dubai: EtisalatEtisalat has urged cell phone users to install special software on their phones to prevent them from becoming infected with viruses.The telecommunications company has also urged cell phone users to be extra vigilant before they open applications or attachments sent to their phones.The warnings come following the return of the CommWarrior virus, which was widely reported by UAE cell phone users early last year.Ahmad Bin Ali, EtisalatEtisalat's Vice-President for Corporate Communications, said: "We encourage people to put …