I always wondered - I’ve had this nagging feeling for years that cyber security software companies secretly fund some hackers and virus creators in order to increase business and broaden revenue streams. It’s just a feeling.
When Microsoft bought Gator, they intially just reclassified it no longer to be considered “malware” in their own adware sensor.
“I always wondered - I’ve had this nagging feeling for years that cyber security software companies secretly fund some hackers and virus creators in order to increase business and broaden revenue streams. It’s just a feeling.”
They don’t need to. There are plenty of hackers around who get their ego-gratification by doing this kind of stuff. If you ever get into a talk on a message board with one, they’ll brag to high-heaven about what a great thing they have accomplished. Writing something that infects/damages other people’s comuters.
They really don’t get it.
My response is it takes a lot of skill and ability to build a house. It only takes some gas and a match to destroy it (which just about any idiot can master.)
The truth is most malware/virus programs are not that complicated. You find a security hole and you expolit it.
Building a full system or program is much more complicated. Truth is it is beyond the ability of most malware/virus writers. That’s why they are writing virus’ instead of creating systems.