Editing Morris worm (section)

== In popular culture ==
* The 1995 film ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'' features a main character who releases a viral attack bearing several similarities to the Morris worm. The event takes place in 1988, infects over 1,000 computers, causes a massive economic disruption, and results in its propagator being fined and put on probation.
* In the visual novel ''[[Digital: A Love Story]]'', the Morris worm is portrayed as a cover story for a large-scale attack on ARPANET and several [[bulletin board system]]s.
* In the epilogue of his book ''[[The Cuckoo's Egg]]'', Stoll details his efforts battling the Morris worm.
* In ''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]'', a virus that works in a similar way to the Morris worm is created to gauge the size of the network.
* In ''Date Time'', an indie developed video game, the Morris worm is portrayed as a character in a dating sim.
* In ''[[Gori: Cuddly Carnage]]'', a game developed by Angry Demon Studio, a floppy disk can be seen containing the Morris worm.
* In [[Merryweather Media]]'s webcomic 'Internet Explorer', The Morris Worm is portrayed as a tragic antagonist, whose goal was to map out the size of the internet, but accidentally brought it to near-collapse.