Re: Is RCE of malware illegal?

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Sat, 5 Nov 2005, Oliver Schneider wrote:

> In response to "is RCE legal?" I'd like to raise a funny question with a
> serious background: is RCE of malware illegal?
>
> Imagine the spyware distributor has a EULA explicitly restricting RCE.
> Assume furthermore the spyware uses rootkit techniques.
>
> If you reverse-engineer it, you break the EULA (and you are not part of the
> legal system while doing this).
> > From my understanding the reverser of the malware (or suspected malware)
> does something illegal, no?
>
> ;)
>
> What do you think?
 
I never used to reverse-engineer malware. I'd stare at it until I 
understood it.

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