Stupid Criminal Alert: Criminals try to 'copyright' malware

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Virus writers selling software with a detailed licensing agreement

SAN FRANCISCO - Even criminal hackers want to protect their intellectual property, and they've come up with a method akin to copyrighting — with an appropriate dash of Internet thuggery thrown in.

Professional virus writers are now selling a suite of software on the Internet with an unusual attachment: a detailed licensing agreement that promises penalties for redistributing the malicious code without permission.

"I just kind of chuckled — it's kind of humorous," said Zulfikar Ramzan, senior principal security researcher with Symantec Corp

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24394270/

[hobbit709]

1. Now THAT'S gall

LOL

[Orsino]

2. Heh. Next up...

...DMCA used to outlaw antivirus software.