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by Spixxy on July 1st, 2004

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Why do people create computer viruses?

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  • by amit khurana on October 26th, 2009

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    There are hundreds of thousands of viruses out there (if not millions) and they often designed for different objectives. Most of them fall under the following categories:

    •To take control of a computer and use it for specific tasks
    •To generate money
    •To steal sensitive information (credit card numbers, passwords, personal details, data etc.)
    •To prove a point, to prove it can be done, to prove ones skill or for revenge purposes
    •To cripple a computer or network

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