Tag: virus writing
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Chinese whispers of malware writing and bribery in the industry
As China corruption scandals rumble on, more rumours of malware writers in AV firms surface. Several recent stories in the media have revolved around China and malware writers, with the much confusion as to the real facts. After rumours last week that Spanish security firm Panda had hired the Chinese author of the Fujacks virus,…
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Almost half of users think virus-writing contests are a good idea
Shocking survey results disappoint security experts. Nearly half of the respondents in a Virus Bulletin poll said they thought that virus-writing contests are a useful way of highlighting issues with anti-virus products – while 12 per cent felt that such contests are nothing but harmless fun. Last month, the organisers of the annual Defcon hackers’…