http://e-protectors.com/2009/05/12/who-profits-the-most-off-of-viruses/ Computer Protection at its Finest! Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:32:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://e-protectors.com/2009/05/12/who-profits-the-most-off-of-viruses/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Pierce Wed, 27 May 2009 03:57:50 +0000 http://e-protectors.com/?p=99#comment-8 Thanks for the comment, that actually depends though. Most of the BotNet harvesters in which use detectable code make maybe a couple hundred a week if they're lucky. If you see some of these "black-hat" websites, you'll see that people offer credit cards for as low as $2, hacked paypals as low as $0.50; as it takes them skill to cash-out these bank accounts & credit cards. Where as usually anti-virus costs about $50+ to buy, and most of them you'll have to pay more to update. Now of course, there are the ones who infect you and have it automatically visit the site in which is supposedly "anti-virus" in which removes their own virus that they put on your computer. Thanks for the comment, that actually depends though. Most of the BotNet harvesters in which use detectable code make maybe a couple hundred a week if they’re lucky. If you see some of these “black-hat” websites, you’ll see that people offer credit cards for as low as $2, hacked paypals as low as $0.50; as it takes them skill to cash-out these bank accounts & credit cards. Where as usually anti-virus costs about $50+ to buy, and most of them you’ll have to pay more to update. Now of course, there are the ones who infect you and have it automatically visit the site in which is supposedly “anti-virus” in which removes their own virus that they put on your computer.

]]> http://e-protectors.com/2009/05/12/who-profits-the-most-off-of-viruses/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Master Ogway Tue, 26 May 2009 18:12:03 +0000 http://e-protectors.com/?p=99#comment-7 Actually, the people that makes most money out of malwares are the creator themselves. Imagine how many credit card numbers, and bank account info the malware creators collected by infecting PCs. You know zombie PCs and Botnet? The creators of these collection of infected PCs are hired by some other bad guys for a fee to launch a Denial of Service attack to their target company. Malwares existed because bad guys exist whatever their intentions are. And since Windows is the most popular Desktop OS, it's also the most targeted because there is more opportunity for the bad guys to make money. AV companies exist because there is a need to fight these bad guys from the software level, educating the public, up to collaborating with law enforcement. Not opening files from unknown source is one good recommendation. Awareness is still the key to security. Actually, the people that makes most money out of malwares are the creator themselves. Imagine how many credit card numbers, and bank account info the malware creators collected by infecting PCs.
You know zombie PCs and Botnet? The creators of these collection of infected PCs are hired by some other bad guys for a fee to launch a Denial of Service attack to their target company.
Malwares existed because bad guys exist whatever their intentions are. And since Windows is the most popular Desktop OS, it’s also the most targeted because there is more opportunity for the bad guys to make money. AV companies exist because there is a need to fight these bad guys from the software level, educating the public, up to collaborating with law enforcement.
Not opening files from unknown source is one good recommendation.
Awareness is still the key to security.

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