First post, by Malik
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Security software business is a multi-million (billion?) dollar industry.
Without the virus creators, these companies will be out of business in that field.
Unlike, Police, who are paid by tax money, these companies are for-profit private establishments.
Looking at the numbers of viruses which are ever increasing day by day, it makes me think :
1. So people out there are actually sitting down, creating virus for fun, or with ill-intent?
2. Are all the viruses created by man alone?
3. Are there any programs that have "mutated" (like those seen in "genetic mutations" in humans), from normal programs due to undetected bugs? And caused considerable damage?
4. And so, is it possible for a security company to employ hackers or virus writers, just to keep their business going?
5. Or is it possible to have a pact with these virus writers? I mean, they have a secret pact with these writers. This situation can be different from the number 4 above in that, in the former, they are protected and will deny any knowledge of these creators. While here, they are not protected and will deny knowledge of such a pact.
It's easy to scare people with the virus phenomenon, and these anti-virus companies are taking full advantage of it. Since these people are just "cleaners" and not concerned with the capture of the writers, they'll be more than happy if these virus writers keep doing their "work" so that these companies can come up with newer versions, right?
The scare does seem to work, since I have an anti-virus/security suit installed, and keep updating it religiously. 😅
Or have I got everything wrong? 🤣