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INIT 1984
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<p>INIT 1984 is a computer virus that was set up to trigger on Macintosh computers running the <a href="/facts/Classic_Mac_OS/I5fQq44K">classic Mac OS</a> on any given <a href="/facts/Friday_the_13th/XDI6BvjF">Friday the 13th</a>. The virus was first discovered and isolated in March, 1992. It functions by infecting startup (<a href="/facts/INIT_(Mac_OS)/bDjfLGKj">INIT</a>) files and triggers when the computer is booted on a Friday the 13th. "Damage includes changing the names and attributes of a large number of folders and files to random strings and the deletion of approximately 2% of your files." The virus has a low <a href="/facts/Threat_assessment/AJ8UgUGU">threat assessment</a>. </p>