Virus's

[Danr]

This may sound pretty sinistar but don't worry, i'm not going to use it. Just always wondered.

How do people get virus's that screw up other people's computers. Do people write them and then upload them for others to send on or do they just send it to a load of e-mail address's which then send them on?

Scenario...

Say i hate someone or someone's company and wanted them to have a problem with ther computers. Obviously i don't know how to write a virus so what would i do? Speak to a virus creator?

[Robb]

AdamW writes virus's in his spare time. He specialises in Trojan Horses...

[Danr]

so in other words you need a g33k to write one? :P

[Robb]

Yeh, I think its more so just people with too much time on there hands...

[Ryyy]

They make 'em from computer code or summink!
You need a special nerdy program

[HollyAnne]

do people actually spend there time making viruses to mess up other people computers then?

[Danr]

They must do... i was wondering if they do it for their own entertainment or to order as such?

[Robb]

Will be for there own entertainment, remember that one virus that was so big it was all over the news. And the guy got arrested or something.

Thats when everyone starting buying anti-virus software...

[HollyAnne]

now thats geekier that world of warcraft tbh and that geekyness is hard to beat.

[Danr]

(wonders how to get hands on virus)

Ah cool, just updated AVG today actually.

[Danr]

now thats geekier that world of warcraft tbh and that geekyness is hard to beat.

Nothing is geekier than that.

I suppose the virus creater creates them to show that they have one up on the anti-virus guys and the bods at microsoft etc. Geeky to us but not geeky to them. Now even WOW players must know they are geeks.

[Clouds_mate]

Not really geeky when you consider the wage packet it can bring in.

[TU-Tuning]

Most of the big ones are 'commisioned' by the big anti virus boys. Keeps them in business. At one point there was a rumour of a virus for mobile phones, it was created by some Russian dude, was on the news. Then two weeks later, a large well known software company released an anti virus program for phones to protect them from it. Good timing...

[Danr]

Not really geeky when you consider the wage packet it can bring in.

WOW or virus's?

You make a good point Ben. Does make sense.

[HollyAnne]

Nothing is geekier than that.

I suppose the virus creater creates them to show that they have one up on the anti-virus guys and the bods at microsoft etc. Geeky to us but not geeky to them. Now even WOW players must know they are geeks.

my other half dosent....hes still angry with me as he had to cancel his membership and got kicked out of his gang thing on there because he was spending to much time with me haha! bless him!

[alex19]

I know afew people that hack stuff. Alot of trojans get around by tricking people into downloading updates etc and including the trojan in there and then it basically burries itself into your C: drive and is a pain to get out. Abit like a tumour in your spine cord for example.

[lemon191]

tbh i wouldnt mind being able to create sophisticated (sp?) programes lol as leckie already said the pay is great if your any good.

[titchster]

Big companies such as Windows etc employ virus creators/hackers to exploit weaknesses in their software, so they can close the gaps.

Would love to be able to do it, not got the patience or skill though. :(

[Alex]

Pretty big penalty if you are found to have installed the virus tho Dan.

From what i remember what you want is an e-bomb, So you install it now, then in a couple months it would activate then do what ever you wanted it to, but you would have been long gone by then.