Old-skool virus writers still exist.

What exactly is "Old-skool" in virus-writing and what is new-school?

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Do viruses of this type (exe infecting) still have much impact "in the wild"? Most news these days seems to be about worms and trojan horses. I presume this is because it's harder to transport a "useful" payload inside of a true virus, so they are more often than not written to satisfy the curiosity of the author.

why would you want to write viruses?

I am torn by these young tinkerers; on one hand they're exploring the technology around them unlike most their peers, but on the other hand they very often seem to be totally full of themselves.

I think that the title of that post does not do justice to the interview. Old-skool vs New School is a tiny part of an interview representative of the psychology of a virus writer. Virus writing seems like the most brilliant way to kill your creativity. Or in other words making your creativity a slave of the most boring of all arts: destruction.

Reminds me of another female virus writer "Gigabyte" who she references in the interview : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte_(virus_writer)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte_(virus_writer)</a>

- Dark Avanger<p>Have not heard that name in a while! Admired his code