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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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Malware Authors Add Insane EULAs To Their Wares

- Warner Crocker

Amazing. I’m glad somebody does this research because I don’t know too many folks who actually read EULAs on commercial software, much less on malware products. According to Ars Technica, malware developers are now starting to use EULAs (end user license agreements) to try and protect their wares.

So, let’s see. You create an illegal product like a botnet to go and attack other computers and then you put a EULA on it. Hmmm? And get this, the EULA in question actually has a clause that locks the user into purchasing any future new versions. Like the folks who might purchase the thing in the first place would actually pay attention to any of that. Amazing.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:17:25 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
They aparently threaten their "customers" to lock them out of the botnets that they "aquired" with said "software"...
In the old country we have the saying: If you dance with the devil, you have to wait until the tune finishes.
Maximilian
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