Comments on: Malware :: One Question…Why? http://www.robbypayne.com/malware-one-question-why/ musings on faith, life, and the continual collision of the two Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bobby http://www.robbypayne.com/malware-one-question-why/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Bobby Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:09:38 +0000 http://www.robbypayne.com/?p=625#comment-187 You know most malware back in the day was just for annoyance, but malware today is all about making money. Believe it or not, it's a major business and people pay people to write malware, many times malware writers force your computer to follow affiliate links, click banners (banner fraud), steal credit card and login info, etc. They amass tens of thousands of computers into botnets that are then rented to spammers (now you know where those viagra ads come from) or people looking to orchestrate sophisticated attacks... It's a very interesting underworld... You know most malware back in the day was just for annoyance, but malware today is all about making money. Believe it or not, it’s a major business and people pay people to write malware, many times malware writers force your computer to follow affiliate links, click banners (banner fraud), steal credit card and login info, etc.

They amass tens of thousands of computers into botnets that are then rented to spammers (now you know where those viagra ads come from) or people looking to orchestrate sophisticated attacks…

It’s a very interesting underworld…

]]> By: Robby http://www.robbypayne.com/malware-one-question-why/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Robby Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:07:18 +0000 http://www.robbypayne.com/?p=625#comment-185 David - Thanks for the input! Like I said in the post, I just don't get it. Glad to hear you are up and running again. And thanks for the congrats; we're pumped about it! David – Thanks for the input! Like I said in the post, I just don’t get it. Glad to hear you are up and running again. And thanks for the congrats; we’re pumped about it!

]]> By: David http://www.robbypayne.com/malware-one-question-why/comment-page-1/#comment-184 David Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:29:04 +0000 http://www.robbypayne.com/?p=625#comment-184 I too have often wondered what people get out of putting all those crazy viruses and mal-ware out there. Last month I got hit with two of those fake antivirus things and luckily I got them all cleaned off my computer but my computer was almost put out of commission during the process. I think they do it just hoping that someone out there would be stupid enough to try buying their fake programs so they can get enough info to steal identities. It's crazy and I hate it. By the way congrats on the new baby. I too have often wondered what people get out of putting all those crazy viruses and mal-ware out there. Last month I got hit with two of those fake antivirus things and luckily I got them all cleaned off my computer but my computer was almost put out of commission during the process. I think they do it just hoping that someone out there would be stupid enough to try buying their fake programs so they can get enough info to steal identities. It’s crazy and I hate it. By the way congrats on the new baby.

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