Jan
It's all about making money.
Perhaps Eugene Kaspersky, founder of anti-virus maker Kaspersky Labs said it best, " It's a different world today. 10 years ago, we were fighting against smart kids who hacked as a hobby. Now, we're dealing with criminal gangs that control your computer to make money. Different world, different protections."
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,207…
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1. people have no life
2. people are idiotic enough to open them
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As like why do people smoke and why are there still people who stays around the smoke
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People who release computer viruses do so for the same reason that other vandals trash their neighbor's stuff; because they can and it gives them a cheap thrill of power to destroy or wreck something.
People open the links, etc. because of the old adage "there's a sucker born every minute". Sometimes the "sucker" is just a newbie who hasn't learned yet how to keep safe, or someone in a hurry who has overlooked a warning sign.
And sometimes those viruses can sneak onto your system without you doing anything overtly to allow it. They don't all arrive by email.
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