WANK (computer worm)

The computer worm was programmed WANK in Australia and spread rapidly after its release in 1989 on. Its development was motivated by the anti-nuclear movement and stood in time and substance related to the rocket launch for the Galileo spacecraft. The worm contained as ASCII art this message:

WORMSAGAINSTNUCLEARKI llers   _______________________________________________________________   \ __________________________________________ /    \ \ \ / \ / / / / \ \ | \ \ | | | | / / /     \ \ \ / \ / / / / __ \ \ | | \ \ | | | | / / /      \ \ \ / / \ \ / / / ______ \ | | \ \ | | | | \ \ /       \ _ \ / __ \ / ____ / / ______ \ \ ____ | | __ \ | | ____ | | _ \ \ _ /        \ ___________________________________________________ /         \ /          \ Your System Has Been Officially wanked /           \ _____________________________________________ /      You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war. References

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