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]]> By: Kenneth Volz https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-781496 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 23:32:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-781496 I have also wondered about Anti Virus companies being the source of malware and also the pups that if you run a scan find hundreds of virus’s and errors in your registry. Keep up the good work :-)

]]> By: Neven Raj https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-688914 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:35:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-688914 In reply to Syb Badger.

May I know what do they did :)

]]> By: The Ceej https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-686962 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:52:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-686962 In reply to Neven Raj.

I don’t know about his reasons, but Avast has become nagware over the years. There are also a lot of allegations against them in the past couple years that I have yet to dig into to determine their veracity. I’ve switched to AVG and I find that that’s also nagware… I guess this is what’s become of the anti-malware software world.

]]> By: The Ceej https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-686955 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:51:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-686955 Malware would go completely obsolete if Windows would prohibit software from running in secret or beyond its control, and give the end user complete control over itself and the software running in its environment.

Why, then, do they NOT do that? Well… It would put you guys out of business if they did, wouldn’t it? And that brings us around to your first question. And the obvious consumer’s question: Cuo bono?

And that’s when I realise how stupid I was not have never seen this before. Of COURSE you write the malware, and you give Microsoft kickbacks to allow it to run on unprotected Windows machines. And all it took for me to see it was coming up with a one-size-fits-all anti-malware solution.

I’ve been an idiot all this time, but then no one has ever lost money banking on the stupidity of the public. My realisation is no doubt not the first and won’t be the last, and you guys will continue writing viruses and colluding with the OS’s to allow them. in spite of the fact that you’ve already been exposed.

]]> By: Syb Badger https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-676819 Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:47:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-676819 In reply to provguard.

I know its too late for you but to remove conduit run the FREE versions of JRT (junkware removal tool) and adwcleaner, i have been using those for years and they work every time.

Sadly Avast support seems to be limited to doing a clean install of avast and scanning again :( very unhelpful to say the least. Mabe they are going down the same road Nortons av took years ago and we all know what that did.

]]> By: Lavone Minyard2 https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-651756 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:31:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-651756 Thoughtful analysis ! Speaking of which , you a a form , my kids saw a blank document here http://goo.gl/MzFvJV

]]> By: BlogALiving https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-626412 Sun, 29 May 2016 14:41:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-626412 I think this idea started back in the 90s, when there were fewer viruses and AV software was kind of new, at least to most consumers. Then there were stories about companies like Norton hiring malware writers to help them make better AV software, but that started the conspiracy theory: were these AV companies trying to create a market for their own products by actually creating viruses themselves?

Even if that sounded plausible to some people back then, it shouldn’t now. We are drowning in viruses. There is so much legitimate need for an AV that can actually block them, that AV companies have no incentive to work on anything but improving their product.

]]> By: Nicholas Staines https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-589187 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 05:25:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-589187 Newest comment. Peace. “subriced” to this blog. Old joke people made guys!! :)

]]> By: provguard https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-503120 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:18:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-503120 In reply to Neven Raj.

Emsisoft and McAfee..

]]> By: Neven Raj https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/3713/viruses-created-by-antivirus-companies/#comment-503076 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 06:45:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=3713#comment-503076 In reply to provguard.

May I know your current Antivirus Engine. Thanks

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