Tool, Doctor, and Hooligan: History of Antivirus Software in China, 1989-2010

被引：1

作者：

Zhao, Yue ^{[1
]}

Slayton, Rebecca ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY 14850 USA

来源：

IEEE ANNALS OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING | 2023年 / 45卷 / 01期

关键词：

Computer security; Companies; Medical services; Computer viruses; History; Government; Anti-virus software; User; information security; China; computer viruses; software industry;

D O I：

10.1109/MAHC.2022.3220114

中图分类号：

TP301 [理论、方法];

学科分类号：

081202 ;

摘要：

This article examines how user communities and technological practices shaped distinctive conceptions of antivirus software in post-Socialist China from 1989 to 2010. Drawing on IT magazines, handbooks, journal articles, online forums, and official publications, we highlight three metaphors and meanings for antivirus software-a tool, a "doctor," and a "hooligan"-arguing that these metaphors reflected evolving relations between the antivirus industry and computer users. This article contributes to two understudied areas of the history of computing. First, we build upon a small but crucial body of scholarship on the history of the computer security industry, which to date has focused primarily on the United States. Second, by centering our analysis on user communities in China, we broaden the dominant focus of computing historiography in China and East Asia, which has instead emphasized the achievements and activities of state institutions.

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页码：43 / 54

页数：12