The first full-stealth computer virus. In 1986, Brain was developed by Pakistani brothers Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, who were annoyed at having their heart monitoring software copied for free.

Without an identifiable pattern to match, the only way to discover a polymorphic virus is by its actions (see behavior detection). See self-extracting file. Also called a "stealth virus," hundreds ...

Brain, a.k.a. (C)Brain, was also the first stealth virus ... ushered in an era of increasingly destructive viruses, worms, and other malware. Computer viruses have changed a great deal since ...

Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts.

The product is able to detect over 6,000 computer viruses, including stealth viruses, encrypted viruses and the latest macro viruses. It supports directory tree scanning and several reporting options.

Michita et al, Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56927-2 ...