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Clinton Haines

1976 – 1997

Australian hacker

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Lived 1976 – 1997 (aged 21). Clinton Haines was an Australian.

Clinton 'Clint' Haines (10 April 1976 – 10 April 1997) was an Australian computer hacker. He was also known as Harry McBungus, TaLoN and Terminator-Z.

Haines attended Ipswich Grammar School. He wrote his first computer virus in assembly language using the A86 assembler in the early 1990s.

Haines was responsible for the viruses NoFrills, Dudley, X-Fungus/PuKE, Daemaen and 1984. NoFrills infected the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). It was described by anti-virus company manager Len Grooves as "a very average virus ... It could have been written by any first-year computer student ... it had serious design faults and programming bugs." in Saint Lucia, Brisbane, celebrating his 21st birthday. At the time of his death he was completing an undergraduate science degree in microbiology at the University of Queensland.

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Who was Clinton Haines?

Australian hacker

When was Clinton Haines born?

Clinton Haines was born on 10 April 1976 in Brisbane.

When did Clinton Haines die?

Clinton Haines died on 10 April 1997 in Australia, Saint Lucia, Queensland.

What nationality was Clinton Haines?

Clinton Haines was Australian.

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