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created the first worm, Morris.


The first worm was created by a student of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Robert Tappan Morris, which takes its name in 1988.

On November 2, 1988, the Morris worm is released by its creator to a computer at MIT. In a very short time spread throughout the Internet.
In the period in question were very few computers connected to the internet, making this worm Robert Morris wanted to know the exact number of computers connected to the internet, in fact, the worm will be copied automatically on each computer and sent a message to all the other signals its presence on the network.
Morris did not intend to harm anyone with the worm, but being very limited the computer era, the malware will slow down and stop causing many problems.
Robert Morris was tried and sentenced to three years probation, 400 hours of community service and fined $ 10,000.

Robert Morris now teaches at MIT.