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Why do People Create Computer Viruses?

Writen by  Bryce Whitty

As a computer technician, my clients frequently ask me “Why do people create computer viruses?”, especially after I have been called out to remove a virus from their computer. This is what I tell them.

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