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Inside the Mind of a Virus Writer

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the getting-to-know dept.

sebFlyte writes "news.com.com is running a very interesting interview with 'Benny' (AKA Marek Strihavka), a former member of the famed 29A russian virus-writing group, about what drove the group among other things. He's now one of several ex-virus writers working for security companies."

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  1. Riddle me this by ThousandStars · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If ex-virus writers are employed in writing anti-virus software, how should the consumer of anti-virus software know that the guy writing his software isn't the same guy writing his viruses?