[Year 12 SofDev] The Importance of Thorough Software testing ... for hackers

[Mark]

"Before companies like Microsoft and Apple release new software, the code
is reviewed and tested to ensure it works as planned and to find any bugs.

Hackers and cybercrooks do the same. The last thing you want if you’re a
cyberthug is for your banking Trojan to crash a victim’s system and be
exposed. More importantly, you don’t want your victim’s antivirus engine to
detect the malicious tool.

So how do you maintain your stealth? You submit your code to Google’s
VirusTotal site and let it do the testing for you..."

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/how-hackers-use-virustotal/

-- 

Mark Kelly
mark AT vceit DOT com
http://vceit.com

*"Due to recent advances in DNA analysis, I will no longer be spitting in
your coffee."  *Anon
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