A worm program written by Robert T. Morris, Jr. that flooded the ARPANET in November, 1988, causing problems for thousands of hosts.
Morris Worm (Wikipedia)
The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988, is one of the oldest computer worms distributed via the Internet, and the first to gain significant mainstream media attention. It resulted in the first felony conviction in the US under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It was written by a graduate student at Cornell University, Robert Tappan Morris, and launched on 8:30 pm November 2, 1988, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology network.
| Original author(s) | Robert Tappan Morris |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 8:30 pm November 2, 1988 |
| Operating system | 4BSD |
| Platform | VAX, Sun-3 BBN C70 NOC, BBN C30IMP |
| Type | Computer worm |
