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You’ve probably all seen those Google ads? Sponsored results, etc.? Pay per click…..
Those are legit versions, but work in a similar way – you pay based on how many clicks the ad gets.
So in the not so legit world, if a spammer, scammer, phisher whatever has people sitting in dingy offices, back rooms, abandonded cars or whatever posting links on forums, sending email, it only takes a small percentage of a percent for them to profit. In the case of malware, the producers of malware now PAY people to get their malware posted or links to it.
It’s a huge business, often handled by organized crime at the top.
There are so many versions – some exist to gather your personal information (PII), some exist to install stuff on your computer – malware or ADware, and some exist to setup botnets that are activated later for DoS attacks, or whatever.
( I work network and web security………. it’s not just a job, it’s an adventure, and getting harder to keep ahead of the bad guys)
A computer virus used to be put out in the world for fun – like kids smashing mailboxes, busting windshields, and so on. Let’s see how many we can hit, can we make the news, or how long will it take to work around the world and get back to me sort of thing.
Now it’s business. It’s not script-kiddies trying to out-do each other, it’s for profit – it involves professionals.
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