McAfee And Computer Hackers

Sunday, April 22. 2007

McAfee, a software developer company, recently announced that hackers are employing the tricks of open software geniuses in developing malware and adware that are becoming criminal in nature. The company said that hackers and spyware authors are improving their malicious source codes through an open software like those of Linux and Red Hat. Hackers are employing the alternative applications to make the malware and adware easier to manipulate and upgrade.

Posted by Nathan Buckley in Software at 15:21 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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I don't think McAfee is discrediting open source software. I heard that they support alternative software.

#1 Cathy on 2006-09-30 16:24 (Reply)

I like McAfee security products. But I also like open source antivirus software.

#2 Jimmy on 2006-09-30 16:24 (Reply)

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