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'''NightMare''' is a [[screamer]] [[wikipedia:scareware|scareware]] program that was distributed on the Amiga Disks (Fish #448). It is widely regarded as the first scareware program of its kind. created by Patrick Evans who at the time, lives in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada, when the malware was first created, and it was free to redistribute, with source code available from the author.<ref>http://amiga-fish.erkan.se/amiga-fish-disk-448-content-NightMare/</ref> | '''NightMare''' is a [[screamer]] [[wikipedia:scareware|scareware]] program that was distributed on the Amiga Disks (Fish #448). It is widely regarded as the first scareware program of its kind. created by Patrick Evans who at the time, lives in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada, when the malware was first created, and it was free to redistribute, with source code available from the author.<ref>http://amiga-fish.erkan.se/amiga-fish-disk-448-content-NightMare/</ref> | ||
