Re: Re: Malware sharing? People are full of shit [was: Get your computer viruses here!]

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Gadi Evron wrote:
> Then let us agree most Bad Guys won't bother with it as they have better
> surces?

I think to be completely fair, there will someday be at least one Bad 
Guy for whom the site in question will be the most reliable source of 
the desired malware.  I'm not saying he's a smart or successful bad guy, 
just that he has bad intentions and wants some particular piece of 
malware for nefarious purposes.

Does that constitute failure?  I don't think it does.  If the userbase 
is 99% people researching anti-malware, and 1% bad guys, I call that 
success.  if it were reversed, 1% researchers and 99% bad guys, then I 
would say it was a failure, and should be shut down.

Not a failure in the sense that he has no legal basis nor right to do 
so, (IMNSHO) but in the practical sense that it is effectively doing 
more harm than good.

You can also factor in a percentage of stupid people if you like, those 
with the proper intentions, but lack the skill or care, and infect 
themselves and others.  Many consider them as bad or worse than Bad Guys.

To lump a lot of the (current and ex) AV guys into one small bucket, it 
has been my experience that they consider the one bumbling bad guy or 
incompetent good guy to constitute a total failure.  AV guys, feel free 
to defend yourselves against my mischaracterization, if appropriate.  To 
pick on someone in particular, I've seen Nick take some very extreme 
positions on this kind of thing, for example.

In short, I think Val should continue, and we all see what happens.

                                        BB
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