Why hasn't there been an active effort to develop a virus that cleans up malware and puts up measures to make the computer more secure in the future? We could call them Vaccine programs.
Considering that most viruses rely on hordes of uneducated computer users who aren't even aware of computer security to do anything about it, this seems like the perfect vector of attack against malware.
I mean, anti-viruses fill that very thin niche between absolute computer illiterate and someone educated enough not to click on porn ads.
Why waste time protecting individual computers when you could just let the Vaccine(tm) spread on its own?
Like, it's fucking perfect, just by nature of it being a virus, only computers that are in NEED of protection will be affected.
Levi Russell
>a virus malware gotta reapect that
Anthony Diaz
because it's illegal
Jaxon Flores
hey dickhead, if we make every single windows 10 using retard secure against malware, how do you think those russian white niggers will make money?
Connor Jones
Who gives a fuck about what's (((illegal)))? What matters is what works.
Julian Edwards
enjoy at least 5 years in a federal penitentiary then
Connor Robinson
>download a program to make ur pc secure without you having to do anything >undoubtedly will have ads embedded >instead of learning how to combat malware people get stupider and just let the magic program do it cant wait for self driving cars to come and watch the average IQ drop by a couple more points
Brody Garcia
>What matters is what works. No that's not true have you ever worked in any job ever?
Ayden Bell
The law is a spook, you can not construct a logical chain of statements that would reason for why a man should bow down to the law of the government entity he just happened to be born into, without his own consent.
Joseph Gomez
>what is jailbreaking/rooting then upgrading your security/OS Also linux could be considered a virus like this, since it will overwrite windows with a far more secure system.
Kayden Cox
Certain banking trojans will actually look for and delete their competitors.
James Nelson
a virus is a small file. The vaccine™ by apple® would require a huge db in order to detect which type of virus it's trying to cure... or it could connect itself to the online lab™ and download the cure...
is not a bad idea op
Austin Phillips
This actually made me think about how loosely defined the terms we use every day are. What sort of modification can be considered "malicious"? How can you quantify that? Is a software malicious if it removes functionality? What if it adds functionality on top? How does consent play in all of this?
Really recompiled my kernel.
Please don't steal it, when I'm rich enough to be considered for a loan, I'm going to make this my startup that takes me out of the trailer trash life.
Thomas Robinson
>What sort of modification can be considered "malicious"? Any software that has behavior unwanted by the user which can't be removed or disabled. Although that definition would qualify most proprietary and even some open source applications as malicious imo, although I guess "accepting" a license will void any such claims by the user.
Samuel Kelly
Can the user even consent if he's too dumb to understand the consequences?
Jonathan Phillips
samefagging. So if you can get a user to click "Agree" to your vaccine, then you're fine.
Connor Ortiz
Sure, according to the law. Even children can sign certain contracts and have them be legally binding.
Owen Peterson
That means it's ok to fuck children rite
as long as they sign the "terms of service" :o)
Jayden Walker
>certain contracts You can't sign any contract which would be breaking any already established law. Honestly how retarded are you, that you don't even understand basic contract law?
Jacob Howard
>he pays mind to law lol faggot
Joseph Howard
>Like, it's fucking perfect, just by nature of it being a virus, only computers that are in NEED of protection will be affected. You really think you're the first person to think of that? I work in security and we joke about it all the time. But there are serious ethical concerns with spreading malware, even for good intentions, and then there's the small problem of it being illegal. Unlike the bad guys, security companies are have to maintain some semblance of legitimacy in order to stay in business, so secretly placing software on random peoples' computers and blatantly violating the law are not good ideas. Someone could always go it alone, but who wants to risk prison time for something like that?
Aaron Gonzalez
See, that's why they crucified jesus.
In reality, nobody wants a messiah. Or what's good for them
Wyatt Turner
It won't be malware then, it'll be goodware
Connor Bailey
Even if you break the law, you should still know it. Being able to do something questionable while bending the rules rather totally breaking them is infinitely better, and gives much more peace of mind.
Jaxson Reed
>malware >malicious >beneficial?
>so yeah last week I got some beneware on my computer, cleaned that thing right up
Ethan Sullivan
I refuse to acknowledge the law altogether and operate beyond the "lawful/unlawful" paradigm.
Michael Evans
protip: they will put you in prison anyway
Blake White
That's on their conscience.
t. martyr complex man
Oliver Morales
>I refuse to acknowledge the train headed right at me and operate beyond a on-the-tracks/off-the-tracks paradigm.
Hunter Jones
oh u r planning on making money out of this??? no open source??? wtf m8, now I'm stealing it for the people
Owen Barnes
Sure you can.
> Empirical reasoning Dem po-pos will blast you ass.
> Rational muh property rights reasoning The country is owned by the government, hence they get to set the rules.
Samuel Diaz
it's a horrible idea, since most adware / malware gets installed by sheer stupidity of the user.
the reason why there isn't a market for cleaning adware, is because most built in utilities (windows defender, SIP, gatekeeper, UAC, etc) prevent the user by repeatedly asking them permission to run untrusted applications.
The problem is, the user thinks they need that particular piece of software, so they allow the exe / dmg to run, they type their password in to grant filesystem write, and voila they have malware.
It's so fucking annoying that people get this shit. People don't get viruses, unless they're downloading pirated movies / software and running a large executable.
Your idea is bad and you should feel bad. Retard.
Luke Gomez
>The country is owned by the government, hence they get to set the rules. Oh boy knowing how these egoists think, you really just unleashed a can of worms. Good luck.
Adam Fisher
>might makes right
What a fucking retarded cop out
Alexander Cook
I'm not an egoist or libertarian, I just think that coercion in any form is unethical.
Austin James
ethics are a spook though.
Jackson Peterson
Law is one of the few real magics, user. You can either learn to wield it, build protections against it, or be caught by the spell.