A backdoor is not a virus. Viruses and malware are created by programmers with malicious intent in order to spread mayhem or for financial gain. A lot of it is offshore these days. It may be fun to poke at the AV vendors but this stuff is real.
On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:19:45 -0400
"Gary H Thompson via groups.io" <garythomjw@...> wrote:
You are right! Most virus’s were created by computer repair/programing techs. It started a long time ago, while working on a banks system, the tech put in what they call a ‘back door’. It’s a hidden password so he could access the system without anyone knowing. Putting a problem in that would activate in three months, he had steady work without anyone knowing.
When he got called, he was a hero because he could fix it. It wasn’t long before he had all the work he wanted.
It’s a sad time we live in!
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On Sunday, Mar 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM, Michael Robinson via groups.io <mlrobinson1953@... (mailto:mlrobinson1953@...)> wrote:
I'm gonna play Devil's Advocate here and suggest that all supposed virii
are manufactured by the antivirii companies to induce the fear of a viral
attack on your computer in order to sell you their ready-made solution for
the virii in question.
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73
-Jim
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Jim Shorney