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McAfee Blames Open Source for Botnets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-conveeeeenient dept.

v3xt0r writes "It seems that 'the Open Source Development Model' is to be blamed for the recent increase in botnet development. 'We're not taking aim at the open-source movement; we're talking about the full-disclosure model and how that effectively serves malware development,' the spokesman for McAfee says. Why not just blame the IRC Protocol? Or simply admit that Proprietary vendors cannot keep pace with the Open Source Model?"

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  1. Load of BS by Wieland · · Score: 5, Funny
    From TFA:
    The current generation of bot software has grown to the point where open-source software development tools make a natural fit. With hundreds of source files now being managed, developers of the Agobot family of malware, for example, are using the open-source CVS (Concurrent Versions System) software to manage their project.
    If that's the best example they can come up with... Geezz, malware writers probably eat cereal, too. Why not blame Kellogg's?
    1. Re:Load of BS by TheOtherChimeraTwin · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, he really has a point here. Pass a law forcing Botnet developers to use SourceSafe and you'll see Botnet development slow to a crawl.