Is it true that antivirus makers “create” viruses/virii for the purpose of buying their programs?
2007-12-06 23:41:42 · 18 answers · asked by BR-1 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
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rumor has it but probably it is true. why is it that when a new virus comes a new special antivirus comes out with it too.
this is my opinion and i don't know which one is real.
2007-12-06 23:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by N!tsuj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-29 01:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To date, no virus has been traced back to a virus company, and about 90% of all viruses have been traced back to their creators. (I do this for a living)
Detecting a new virus is usually simple. To be a "virus", a program has to spread by duplicating itself on other computers. This usually means that it starts polling the IP addresses of evey computer around it, spreading itself. That kind of activity can usually be spotted within seconds, the pc isolated, and then examined to find the program doing the polling. Then it is just a matter of removing that program. Usually the lag between the appearance of a virus and its "cure" is about 6-12 hours. (Again, I do this for a living.)
What you do commonly see are "rogue" softwares. These are programs which claim to be virus scanners, available free from the Internet. But when installed, they will begin to give you hundreds of false virus warnings, tie up your PC to were they are almost unusable, and can only be removed by buying a "key" for the program.
So in a sense, the program IS the "virus" on your computer. But since it does not duplicate itself (the requirement to be a "virus") the authorities can not go after these rogues as "viruses". They have found a way to extort money legally.
So there are people creating software that forces you to buy the cure from them. But what they are producing is not technically a "virus". It is classed as a "rogue" or "spyware".
Most anti-spyware scanners are able to remove rogue software.
2007-12-07 00:18:39 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I seriously doubt it. People who do that get arrested. If someone let loose a worm on the community and they got arrested and it was a antivirus programmer for some big company, I'm sure it would have gotten extremely high publicity. They've never been caught at least.
2007-12-06 23:45:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-10 11:15:56 · answer #5 · answered by cockman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think so - that would be like weedkiller firms hiring out helicopters and shoveling out weed seed by the ton just to increase weedkiller sales, hmmm! - you may be on to something.
2007-12-06 23:53:10 · answer #6 · answered by treving 42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse they do..........
The ppl who make antivirus.... are tech genious so they can make virus too.. and if u say tht hacker and etc make the virus y wouldnt they launch their own antivirus to earn money...... these ppl understand the virus to make its antivirus b/c they have made it
2007-12-06 23:48:05 · answer #7 · answered by Aleera V 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
who knows? people say things like this a lot, but no company as been caught by the police as of yet, so we just have to assume they are clean
...no one is guilty until they are proved to be guilty in a court of law!
2007-12-06 23:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by King 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could name names but let's just say that this has been going on since the mid-80s.
2007-12-06 23:45:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sherlock Holmes said 'In the absence of any evidence, look for the obvious beneficiary' :)
2007-12-06 23:44:22 · answer #10 · answered by StarChaser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋