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It's contradictory that most of us, reversers or crackers, are censuring a virus writer. It's true that a virus can cause harm. As probably most of us have suffer the consequences of a virus infection we certainly don't get along with virus writers. But very few of us write our software for selling so it doesn't hurt us to crack or reverse them.
Publishing her virus work on her web site is as objectionable as publishing the tools a cracker needs, as some of us do.
Eleven points out wisely that if you are going to blame her for harm caused by other people using her tools with nasty intentions you must apply that same criteria for harm caused by Saddam using chemical weapons sold to him by the American gov. We must apply the same yardstick!
Before I get too OT, I don't think learning from reversing hurts anyone. And the same can be said from a virus writer. Specially if prison is at stake. It just depends on the intention. Remember that crackers were put along hackers when M$ tried to convince the media that they were linked to terrorists!
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