Does security firms make viruses...

^There are enough liars in Indian IT companies. Some security companies do hire people who have made malware previously since the experience helps the development.

Secondly, given the competitive nature of the industry, you either work for a single company or you don't work. You cannot work freelance for 3 companies to create malware.

Thirdly, it is easy to make a virus these days. I'm not going to tell you how to do it, but take it from me when I say it is easy.

In India, we exaggerate every small thing related to computers, like calling simple break-ins using exploits as some kind of major "hack".

1 virus against the 1000s of new ones released everyday time for him to get out of the pond.

read a nice article by Emsisoft team on A/V companies making viruses (emsisoft antimalware is a famous security software if you missed).

Sounds like a Hollywood story where companies create virus to increase sales of their medicines (antidotes).

"AcceleratorX" is right. Companies take help from such guys just to improve their security software not to create their own virus.

Sam said:

1 virus against the 1000s of new ones released everyday time for him to get out of the pond.

read a nice article by Emsisoft team on A/V companies making viruses (emsisoft antimalware is a famous security software if you missed).

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Can you provide the link....

here you go: blog.emsisoft.com/2011/05/24/how-many-viruses-are-made-by-anti-virus-companies/

Sam said:

here you go: How many viruses are made by anti-virus companies? | Emsisoft Blog

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You should have closed this thread with this link and /thread.