Comments on: Why do People Create Computer Viruses?

By: jim

jim — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:26 +0000

personally, i think it’s the computer manufacturers themselves. they have people creating these viruses so everyones will go out and buy the antivirus software. they all make money this way. everything goes hand in hand just like car makers and parts distributers, it’s all bullshit, and a big fucking game.

By: Pffft

Pffft — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:20:44 +0000

They are just board sick bastard with too much time on their hands I mean come on what person with a life and a right mind would create a virus?!

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:06:03 +0000

I think that the same people that write anti-virus programs are writing viruses. Organized crime over the internet……..

By: t-good

t-good — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:06:36 +0000

people create viruses because they were the kids who got made fun of in highschool for being social outcasts. they are nerd low lifes who have never had sex in their life nor will they ever. you can be sure they have small…well you know. they are cowards who hide behind their computer screen.

By: neoezekiel

neoezekiel — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:00:46 +0000

I can understand the anger that most of you feel, but the hatred that you guys express is ridiculous or at the very least misdirected. Hackers are not the people you should be angry with, in fact you should be thanking them. Without hackers you wouldn’t be able to write angry comments on the Internet because there wouldn’t be an Internet; Nor would you be able to sit in front of your home computer reading this comment because personal computers would not exist. Most viruses are written by someone who is either angry about something or trying to prove a point. In fact most of them are written by people who really wouldn’t be considered hackers. Most of the destruction caused is by people who pay for a virus, trojan, or worm to be written, not the coder. If any group were to deserve this kind of hatred, which no one should, are the script kiddies. If you don’t know who those are hop on google. In closing, think before you post inflammatory comments, then do a little research.

By: deffy's

deffy's — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:58:09 +0000

The way i see it they are the messed up ones. They WILL die pathetic virgins. And if they ever got caught they would face cyber terrorism charges.

By: VINCE

VINCE — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:06:42 +0000

I entered a website today and windows live automaticly recognized a trojan then I was ofered a spyware removal program and the window for my computer poped up and it showed hundreds of trojans Shared documents 131 trojans my documents 301 trojans and so on What could create so many trojans

By: Antivirus Firewall Software

Antivirus Firewall Software — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:43:19 +0000

The way I see it, there are 2 main reasons. I am sure there are other reasons, but these 2 reasons probably cover 95% of the cases.

#1) For easy Money. There is no question that spyware/keyloggers/viruses etc. are an easy way for a talented software developer to make money from malicious code on other people’s computers. If he is dishonest, or out of a job, or someone just offers him a ton of money to do it, the lure may be too great.

#2) Bored teenagers and people that have nothing going in their lives. They just don’t have anything better to do than cause trouble, and actually think it’s funny. (Remember Beevus & Butthead?) these people are the Beevus and Butthead’s of the world. They probably just can’t get a girlfriend. Poor losers

By: Ms. Ducktoes

Ms. Ducktoes — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:33:54 +0000

I think you’re right!

I always tell clients that viruses are like vandalism…like writing grafitti all over someone’s code. No one profits except maybe the virus creator, who gets an ego boost just because he/she did it. But trojans and spyware are motivated by profit. The trojan creators want to make money off other people’s credit card numbers or in having people buy their rogue anti-spyware or in having a dedicated captive audience for ads etc.

It’s an interesting topic, thanks for bring it up.

By: mos elo

mos elo — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:32:43 +0000

some times a joke with my customers by telling them : people make viruses to give computer tech some extrat money.