> an average software developer in India gets about 320,000 INR per year, which equates to roughly 5700 USD. Compare that to the price of a malware analyst or s

> an average software developer in India gets about 320,000 INR per year, which equates to roughly 5700 USD. Compare that to the price of a malware analyst or systems security analyst, which is 60,000 USD before insurance, pension and other benefit costs are tacked on. That means that for every analyst that an AV company hires, the bad guys can hire 10 developers. I doubt an average developer from India is capable of writing a polymorphic virus. Or not from India. Most developers I know only know a few technologies and stay within that bubble, and rarely do any side projects, or code for fun.