Community weekly poll: Do antivirus software developers create viruses?
- 7/27/05 3:33 PM
Always be Leary
by Jiller - 11/28/05 3:24 AM In reply to: The envy & hate of Microsoft is alive & well by damianwwAlways beware of those who make money from the weaknesses of others!
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseveranc
by damianww - 11/28/05 11:29 PM In reply to: Always be Leary by Jillere. ( subject title)
As a former Australian Prime Minister said.." This stuff about the meek inheriting the earth is a load of bulls***. The weak need the strong to look out for them".
viruses
by kd - 11/28/05 3:22 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
I do very curious that when you get a free scan and knowing that you have no virus's,but somehow they seem to find some or something is wrong with your virus protection. Also i know a little about repeat business and how can you make a profit if you don't sale more,new and improved version of your product and the only way to do this is to have virus's and a lot of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AV Companies and Viruses
by maruwinters - 11/28/05 4:01 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
Some viruses are 'natural' But for others, though it would never be possible to proove , ever wondered how AV companies come up with fixes for new viruses so fast ( 1 hour or less)and then advertise the fact they are faster than their rivals in detecting and deleting newly discovered viruses. To publish a new virus all you need is an internet cafe, a third world country and Mr X's Swiss bank account details.
Juicy new ones you can even report to the media and watch your stock price rise and rise....
Why take the risk?
by ryuko098 - 11/28/05 5:58 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
Although conspiracy theories are fun, and some might be true, I think it highly unlikely that they do this. There are plenty of people out there who are paranoid already. And plenty of little kids and teeny-bopper wannabe hackers who make viruses and stuff like that as well. There's plenty of reasons to keep your stuff secure, in this day of constant phishing scams and massive amounts of junk mail already. Why take the risk? If they were caught, it'd be a huge scandal, and a lot of people would spend lots of time in jail.
Maybe if I paid for my antiviral protection, I could be a little wary. But it's not incredibly expensive. And my ISP provides it for free anyway. In my personal experience, the primary use for those antiviral companies has been simply to eliminate adware and junk that we all pick up surfing through the web. I rarely come across any viruses.
So, yes, it's entirely possible, but unlikely.
Now, if you wanna ask do corporations create viruses, and attempt to launch them on their competitors, I'd say, most likely!
(NT) Conspiracy Theory?
by jayboflavin - 11/28/05 7:04 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
Could Be.....You can never be so sure.....They could be writing the viruses.....If they are writing the virus's I would say that symantec hires the aliens from area 51 to write the virus. Then Elvis distributes the virus across the internet.
I just think that this is a conspiracy theory, and as long as i continue to update my computer and everything is running fine i will continue to buy these products
Because firemen start fires to get paid!
by marcus.perkins - 11/28/05 7:04 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
It's human nature.
now there's
by sidey - 11/28/05 7:48 PM In reply to: Because firemen start fires to get paid! by marcus.perkinsan intelligent argument. NOT.
No
by chopper - 11/28/05 7:15 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
The way virus writers are delt with, I don't think there would be any virus writers willing to take the fall for monitary gain, they are usually exposed and caught, and it would take a pretty good number of these writers to make a difference with the publicity hungry virus writers out there. If it would take so many virus writers, and they usually get caught, you would think that someone would have turned tails on their employer by now...Now companies that put out spam, ad, and spyware selling spyware cleaning software...that would be a different story.
Virus'es made by Antivirus Software Companies?
by farmerinthedell - 11/28/05 8:07 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
I don't think so- only because inside people would blab.
Justification, Cheney-Style
by Solon - 11/28/05 9:58 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
My answer has to be DEFINITELY. There is no investigative monitoring being done that leads to punitive measures. Why? Limbaugh used to say (before his guys got into office) that all you gotta do is FOLLOW THE MONEY. Until the rules favor the consumer or at least respect the consumer, this always applies in this democratic republic. Oh yeah, FYI, expect the gasoline prices to rise once the year is ended, because the threat of a windfall profit tax will be ended [it's enough money to pull Kah-lee-fornia out of debt]. Capitalism is the reason for the season, Happy Halliburton dreams to one and all.
Just a refreshment
by Melati Hitam - 11/28/05 10:16 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
long time ago I found this information...
Is Windows a Virus?
Here's what viruses do:
1. They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
2. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so - okay, Windows does that.
3. Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay, Windows does that too.
4. Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
5. Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows, too.
Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.
So Windows is not a virus, just a virus wannabe.
Cheer up guys... its almost christmas...
re: deveopers viruses
by profzarkov - 11/28/05 10:53 AM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
A firm yes on this subject .
all you have to do is serious research on the web and you pick up all kinds of flotsam and jetsom.
MSN has covertly supplied the means on which viruses can make it to our computers.
just ask yourself why do all the programs written to combat these viruses only remove 97% of them.
we are the host that these modern parasites subsist on...
Prof Zarkov
Beware of rouge companies.
by Venusbedworthy - 11/28/05 1:30 PM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
There seem to be many 'rouge' anti-virus and anti-spyware software companies on the net which can infect your computer. If the legitimate companies were developing viruses then they should be able to eliminate them! No so in my recent experience with the Winfixer bug which is irremovable. I have AdAware, SpyBot and Spyware Doctor running on my machine and none of them are able to get rid of it despite numerous promises from software support. I will now only buy software from a reputable retail store as the internet is no longer a secure environment, you never know who you are dealing with.
Do antivirus software developers create viruses
by slotto - 11/28/05 7:40 PM In reply to: Do antivirus software developers create viruses? by Marc Bennett
How else can or would you fuel your buisness. Just like most people we are so wrapped up in trying to maintain that we refuse to look at how we are getting ripped. Just like Government.
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