2007-01-09 15:11:01 · 12 answers · asked by Keetta 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Figured it out. Virus Writers. Nevermind.
2007-01-09 15:15:55 · update #1
The technical term is
"***** ******* *****"
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2007-01-09 15:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Indeed. They get called all sorts. Are there really professional virur writers though? Some virus writers I would imagine do it for a hobby. Those that do it for fraudulent purposes could, I suppose, be classed as professionals if they were good at it.
2007-01-10 06:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are called all sort of names and, largely for a good and obvious reason.
PS: Yes, there are (a handful of) professional virus writers. Nontheless they are honest people; because they attack their employer's systems... for research on infection-mechanisms. But these viruses can never escape: the network they attack is never connected to the Internet - not even physically.
2007-01-11 10:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by Emil Alexandrescu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean to say they can be 'professionals'. Getting paid to wreak havoc in cyber space! I would call them PWCPTSTBU (People Who Could Put Their Skills To Better Use)
2007-01-09 23:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by DEQSAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virus writers.
They are deliberately created by programmers, or by people who use virus creation software.
2007-01-09 23:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by greβ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every bad and nasty word you can associate with a human or other animal. Then, make up some new names just for good measure.
2007-01-09 23:47:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called lots of things-none of them are particularly polite and certainly not typeable on here :-)
2007-01-09 23:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by Hedley Le Marr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about they are called antivirus ppl? Cause if all viruses are gone, they wudnt be in business no? Laterz :)
2007-01-09 23:19:51 · answer #8 · answered by The Honourable 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
idiots that spoil other peoples systems and don't need to be classified
2007-01-09 23:16:48 · answer #9 · answered by Carling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call me a cynic, but I wonder if sometimes they get hired by Norton or macAffee etc?
2007-01-09 23:20:49 · answer #10 · answered by troothskr 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hackers, They will hack for cash....
2007-01-09 23:37:44 · answer #11 · answered by Right 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋