Computer Associates Offers Warranties

Kelvin D. writes, "Computer Associates has come up with a new angle to get consumers to buy its security software — a warranty with cash benefits if you catch a virus ($1,500) or get your identity stolen ($5,000). From the article: 'Users who want the identity theft coverage need to both install and register their copies of Warranty Corporation of America's Mobile Lifeline (included). No registration, no coverage.'" Moblie Lifeline includes something that sounds like a benign Trojan: it lets you retrieve or delete files from your stolen computer if it's ever connected again to the Internet.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Moblie Lifeline includes something that sounds like a benign Trojan: it lts you retrieve or delete files off a stolen computer if it's ever connected to the Internet.

It lets you?

I forsee a nice way for some money on the side

[Opportunist]

1. Be another Antivir company.
2. Buy CAI's package.
3. Infect your machines with the latest trojans that NOBODY has any signatures or heuristics for.
4. Profit.

My next full time job

[pHZero]

1) Write one new virus a week 2) Infect my own PC 3) Collect weekly salary of $1500 (Profit!!!)

Identity theft payouts could be interesting

[IIH]

"benefits if you catch a virus ($1,500) or get your identity stolen ($5,000).

"Well, Mr. Smith, our records do show that this identity was proven to be stolen. Of course we paid out according to our warrenty. Our records show the $5,000 was paid out on X date. You didn't receive it? Well, we sent it to Y address. That's not you? Oh, it seems to have been paid to the wrong person, but unfortunately we can't do anything about that, as it appears you've been the victim of identity theft. Want to buy a warrenty to protect you against this in the future? No? Well, have a nice day.

Re:Call me crazy but

[Ravenscall]

If they were Fight Club, they would not be advertising.