Debunking Antivirus Conspiracy Theories

It's almost as certain as death and taxes - the 'it' being the constant recycling of the age old conspiracy theory surrounding antivirus vendors. The (very) tired story usually takes one of two themes: that antivirus vendors are the ones creating the viruses; or that antivirus vendors have no real motive to do a good job because they are profiting from the existence of these viruses.

Either of these arguments is as ludicrous as insinuating that your family doctor tries to make you sick or your pharmacist tweaks your prescriptions to make sure you don't get well. Yet, just like e-mail hoaxes, no matter how ludicrous the argument is, there's always someone willing to perpetuate it. And I think I know why. >> Debunking Antivirus Conspiracy Theories