[PLUG] OT, why write viruses?

[Alex Daniloff]

My take on this is that some software companies which develop anti-virus
software might hire outside programmers to write new viruses.
Have you noticed that as soon as a new virus appears, the antidot is on 
the market already. Otherwise how they would stay in business?
Actually, M$ virus prone OS gives jobs for many folks :)

Alex.

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, GLL wrote:

> 
> 
> On Friday 25 June 2004 07:13, you wrote:
> : On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, GLL wrote:
> : > http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9860240^2,00.html
> :
> :   I read this in the newspaper earlier this week. It's sad, but ironic.
> : I'll bet those same virus writers would throw tacks on an Interstate
> : highway to demonstrate that driving at high speed can be very dangerous.
> 
> A while back I was asked by my boss 'why do people do this...'
> 
> My first idea: Technically competent but underemployed/unemployed, or 
> artificially "unemployable" (under age in a world of minimum age laws. or 
> refuses to conform to arbitrary dress codes or work hours) they are screaming 
> for attention: "Look at what I know about computers! Now how come nobody's 
> offering me an $85K job somewhere?"
> 
> Other ideas?
> 
> - GLL
> 
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