Russinovich: The Antispyware Conspiracy

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2006/01/antispyware-conspiracy.html

The Antispyware Conspiracy

Since the release of the first antivirus products many people have believed
in a conspiracy theory
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/techguide/security/0,39044901,39290756,00.htm>
where antivirus companies generate their own market by paying virus writers
to develop and release viruses. I don't subscribe to that theory and trust
the major security vendors, but recent trends show that there's a fuzzy line
between second-tier antispyware vendors and the malware they clean.

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