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Slightly OT, but not too long ago I read that it is not uncommon for viruses to remove other known, competing, malware. Does anyone know if anyone has ever made
by orng 9y ago
Slightly OT, but not too long ago I read that it is not uncommon for viruses to remove other known, competing, malware. Does anyone know if anyone has ever made a virus who's only purpose is to remove other malware? Perhaps the same aggressive approach used by Janit0r is needed to stop the spread of worms, kill off botnets etc.?
- js8 9y agoNot only that, but even human immune system can instruct other cells to self-destruct, if it detects they are infected! So what Janit0r is doing is kind of similar to that approach.
- seob 9y ago> Does anyone know if anyone has ever made a virus who's only purpose is to remove other malware? The first computer virus was an experimental self-replicating program called Creeper. And the second computer virus was Reaper, a similar program created for the sole purpose of deleting Creeper. http://corewar.co.uk/creeper.htm http://corewar.co.uk/creeper.htm
- ZoFreX 9y agoYes, such things exist, but they are still technically malware. It's a risky approach. It could have unintended consequences. If it's a worm, it could spread out of control and cause considerable harm purely from its transmission. As attractive an idea as it might be, it's dangerous.
- Bartweiss 9y agoA brief history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-worm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-worm