why do people spread/create computer viruses?

[Thy Holy Fook]

Or is it computer companies trying to make more money?

[dilshannet]

most of the antivirus software developers create viruses coz they know how to stop that virus n therefore they cn earn profits from selling there solutions for those viruses.

[Siva]

you have give you answer for your Question all thinks are belong to Money they are doing it for money

basically Virus are first produce to remove unwanted things from your system where as later on it will be used by others to hack and corrupt files of other like this it get develops

[bill goldberg]

The first viruses were made by the nerdy computer nerds trying to have some fun or make name in the community. Those viruses usually didn't do much harm to the computer.

today, viruses, malware, ... is a multimillion dollar thing. Viruses and the likes of them are made for money, or power, blackmail, ...

[<<Ash>>]

Many say that anti virus companies like Norton and McAfee create viruses and spread them on the Internet and release signature files for the same to get their users protected! This is mostly a marketing strategy to get the anti virus popularity and increase the Sales! But there has been many instances when some intelligent language writers misuse their skills and write amazing viruses and worms and spread them via the mail. Viruses are generally created through computer language. People who are well-versed with C++ and Visual Basic make viruses.

[boscowood]

Its both...they do it because they can ,,,they don't care about right and wrong and then have some who are just evil

[soundermaster]

they create viruses for money... peope buy anti-virus software to protect their computer for viruses, but they also create viruses.. if theirs no one buy their software, NO MONEY so they have to make one..

its like a food chain..

[Soroush]

no. they create viruses for many reason like steal your data, harm your computer(for funny)

[Gene S]

Viruses are made these days for money. i hear it is a multi-million (if not billion) dollar industry.

Unfortunately, us regular PC users are the victims of these darn schemes. =(