Archive: December 12th 2007

Evolution of Malware

December 12, 2007 by chengrob in Spyware, The Pit Blog

It was a cold day in South Dakota (circa 1990) as I entered the Gateway building. Unlike most days, the hustle and bustle of a rapidly growing computer company were missing, replaced by an eerie still and quietness. The security guard shook his head, and said, "The software download server got hit with a virus." All of production was shut down.

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