Does everyone remember Flashback, the malware infecting hundreds of thousands of Macs? Well it appears the operators of the trojan are netting over $10,000 per day from its victims.
The news comes via Symantec, the security firm behind Norton.
At its peak, over 600,000 Macs were infected with Flashback but after a media push and Apple's release of a patch for a certain vulnerability, ... [ read the full article ]
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is not illegal to send virus to people computes?
That is probably the easiest way to catch these virus makers. i still don't understand how nothing is done to them, maybe i should make a virus as well
Originally posted by i1der: is not illegal to send virus to people computes?
That is probably the easiest way to catch these virus makers. i still don't understand how nothing is done to them, maybe i should make a virus as well
Might want to brush up on the laws, it is in fact a crime to send out malicious software intending to effect them. While it seems this virus only redirects people to a given web site, if law enforcement goes after and finds the creator of the virus, i wouldn't want to be in their shoes...
Originally posted by i1der: is not illegal to send virus to people computes?
That is probably the easiest way to catch these virus makers. i still don't understand how nothing is done to them, maybe i should make a virus as well
Might want to brush up on the laws, it is in fact a crime to send out malicious software intending to effect them. While it seems this virus only redirects people to a given web site, if law enforcement goes after and finds the creator of the virus, i wouldn't want to be in their shoes...
I wouldnt want to be in their shoes if the affected computer owners catch them first
