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Interview: Marek “Benny” Strihavka, ex-virus writer, 29A

January 14th, 2005 · No Comments

For five years, Czech student Marek Strihavka programmed computer viruses as part of the underground group 29A. A twist of fate, however, has led the former virus writer to take a job stopping digital pests like those he used to create. About a year after leaving 29A, which takes its name from the base-16 representation of 666, the 22-year-old resident of Brno in the Czech Republic became the main developer of Zoner Software’s antivirus system.
CNET News.com

Tags: CNET News.com · Cybercrime · Security

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