Copyright for Code Thugs
Malware is an ugly reality in cyberspace. Hackers ceaselessly barrage us with incendiary code calculated to thwart break or pervert our software.
A new threat: violate our copyright, and we'rr report you to..to..to US!!!
Hackers try to 'copyright' malware
Jordan Robertson
Associated Press
Article Launched: 04/30/2008 05:33:17 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO - Even criminal hackers want to protect their intellectual property, and they've come up with a method akin to copyrighting - with an appropriate dash of Internet thuggery thrown in.
Professional virus writers are now selling a suite of software on the Internet with an unusual attachment: a detailed licensing agreement that promises penalties for redistributing the malicious code without permission.
"I just kind of chuckled - it's kind of humorous," said Zulfikar Ramzan, senior principal security researcher with Symantec Corp.
Symantec researchers noticed a Russian-language example floating around the Internet and wrote about it on the company's official blog this week. They said it's the only example they've seen.
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