"The virus was unusually sophisticated for its time. And it was only 2,610 bytes in size: when an infected floppy disk or executable file was inserted, the virus ran in the background in memory and, from there, invisibly spread to any other floppy disk or executable file. It didn't delete anything or prevent the computer from being used, Quintero explains in a conversation with EL PAIS."
"A professor named Adolfo Cid challenged one of his students to find the solution in exchange for a higher grade. A young Bernardo Quintero accepted, succeeded, and, in addition to improving his grade, discovered his calling. Shortly afterward, he founded Hispasec, the first cybersecurity company established in Spain. And later, VirusTotal, which was acquired by Google in 2012. Today, Quintero is the director of Google's cybersecurity center in Malaga."
An unknown virus in the early 1990s infected computers at the Polytechnic School of the University of Malaga. The virus was not overtly destructive but spread invisibly between floppy disks and executables, running in memory. Professor Adolfo Cid challenged student Bernardo Quintero to find a solution in exchange for a higher grade; Quintero succeeded and discovered his vocation in cybersecurity. He founded Hispasec, Spain's first cybersecurity company, and later launched VirusTotal, acquired by Google in 2012. Quintero now directs Google's cybersecurity center in Malaga and continues to seek the creator of the Malaga Virus. The 2,610-byte virus displayed a monthly message referencing ETA but did not delete files.
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