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Community weekly poll: Do antivirus software developers create viruses?
- 7/27/05 3:33 PM
Can you say, "ENRON???"
by denzanne11 - 7/29/05 7:30 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
To anyone who voted for "Absolutely not" and has lived in California since at least 2000: shame on you! We lived through a similar scenario by our favorite energy company through their now infamous projects "Death Star", "Get Shorty" and so on. I'm not saying that Symantec's John Thompson is this year's Kenneth Lay, but it is naive to think that AVSes aren't capable of pulling the same stunt.
do virus makers make them,ect.
by Moose69 - 7/29/05 7:32 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
They are out there!(ha ha)
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by Zynnax - 7/29/05 7:42 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
The tragedy of the TV series: Crime Scene Investigation, is that while it fascinates the audience about the "SPECTACULAR SUCCESSES" of investigators, nothing is mentioned about the enormous amount of instances of failure which may be 100 times more than the number of successes. Furthermore it is an excellent school to instruct would-be criminals how to cover their tracks. Virus creators could work the same way by subtly and cunningly yet freely obtaining information from users through newsgroups discussions, advice and freely available information, and then adjust their criminal activity strategies. There is also danger in free information.
NO
by apeipon - 7/29/05 7:43 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
They do not have to - there are more than enough people creating virses
Too many people track viruses - if a developer was discovered creating viruses they would be out of buisness.
I wouldn't be so sure
by skeeter234 - 7/29/05 10:43 AM In reply to: NO by apeiponPeople have done many unethical things to improve business. This could easily be happening without us knowing.
Yep
by bluumax - 11/25/05 1:45 AM In reply to: I wouldn't be so sure by skeeter234Microsoft Developes halfassed apps right, & why?
"Hello, Microsoft support line, $3.99 a minute."
Why don't Apple computers get viruses - no profit in it!
by MicahW - 7/29/05 7:54 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
There's your proof. Only 10% of computers use Apple's OS so there is no profit in creating and offering virus protection. I know you can purchase virus protection for Apple computers, but I don't know anyone with an Apple that ever got a virus. I don’t know but I would venture to say the same is true for the Linux OS. How else can you explain the lack of viruses for them? Either no one with these operating systems know how to write a virus, or people that don’t use Windows are just nicer people, or the companies producing the viruses can’t justify making viruses for such a small audience because they can’t make enough money on the “protection.”
By the way, I think viruses are a form of terrorism and a task force should be hunting the creators down. Treason is when an individual puts the nation at risk and the penalty is death. The creation of a virus should be considered a treasonous act - after all our military uses computers too.
Why don't Apple & Linux computers get viruses
by SpamHater - 7/29/05 10:33 AM In reply to: Why don't Apple computers get viruses - no profit in it! by MicahWPeople who use Apple, Linux or other OSes are generally more computer savvy. Anyone can use Windows - at least until it crashes with adware, spyware & viruses. People using the other OSes not only know more about how to set-up and protect a computer, but would also detect when something was wrong much quicker. Windows likes to keep all the inner workings a secret from the end user, making it much easier for attackers to hide what they are doing.
(NT) RIGHT ON!
by PLOVER1994 - 8/1/05 5:16 PM In reply to: Why don't Apple computers get viruses - no profit in it! by MicahWWhoa whoa whoa... cool down man
by unigamer69 - 8/7/05 8:59 AM In reply to: Why don't Apple computers get viruses - no profit in it! by MicahWViruses being treason? I dunno... but I think death is a little extreme. In this world where child molesters walk free to kill and molest again, Martha Stewart gets more time on a leg bracelet, and pot smokers can get more time in jail than a rapist (since when is 5 years enough for a rapist? Good Lord, castrate 'em...), where would we be if we put someone to death for writing code?
No publicity = no viruses???
by r_kissel - 11/25/05 4:23 AM In reply to: Why don't Apple computers get viruses - no profit in it! by MicahWBeing one of those federal infosec folks (computer security), I can tell you that there *are* viruses (and other nasty malicious code) for Mac OS X and for every flavor of Unix you'd care to mention. But, the overwhelming majority of desktop operating systems are some flavor of Windows, so that's what you hear about (remember the baddest news is the news that gets published - because that's what people like you and me actually will pay for!).
No, no need
by Man with many hats - 7/29/05 8:04 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
They don't need to. There are far too many people on the internet that feel so unimportant in this crazy world. The only way they feel in control is by how many lives they can have a direct impact on. Regrettably it easier to have a neg impact then a pos.
We need to change this.
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by greenleggs - 7/29/05 8:07 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
was told by a i*m retired executive( SOFTWARE) , n*rT*n was created only after it created the firsit v.
IM ONLY SLIGHTLY OLDER THAN DIRT, AND BEFORE NAV, THERE
WAS NOI MENTION OF VIRUS ONLINE
GWW HICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG
Advice
by unigamer69 - 8/7/05 9:02 AM In reply to: antivirus by greenleggs1.) Drink less booze.
2.) When you sober up, if it doesn't help, try remedial English classes.
3.) Lay off the Caps Lock before we pry it off of your keyboard. 
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by greenleggs - 7/29/05 8:08 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
was told by a i*m retired executive( SOFTWARE) , n*rT*n was created only after it created the first v.
IM ONLY SLIGHTLY OLDER THAN DIRT, AND BEFORE NAV, THERE
WAS NOI MENTION OF VIRUS ONLINE
WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG
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