Tag: virus writers
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Throwback Thursday: Misguided or malevolent? New trends in virus writing
This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to February 2004 when Stuart Taylor wondered whether there was truly a criminal element entering virus writing. These days, no one would argue that there wasn’t a criminal element in virus writing — cybercrime is big business and has evolved into a truly organized crime ecosystem. On…
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Throwback Thursday: Virus Writers
This Throwback Thursday, we bring you a series of articles from the archives that looked at virus writers, asking ‘who are they?’, ‘why do they do it?’, and other pertinent questions. Recent years have seen a huge shift in malware writing – gone are the days of script kiddies and the lonely teenager wanting his…