Do the companies that create anti-virus software spread/create viruses themselves to sell products?

That is a great question. I have often thought of that myself, because they have fixes for it the day a new one comes out. BTW, I am NOT a conspiracy wacko. I am a programmer and have been one for 33 years.

Do the companies that create anti-virus software spread/create viruses themselves to sell products?free antivirus

Do Auto makers cause accidents so they can sell more cars?

Do the companies that create anti-virus software spread/create viruses themselves to sell products?internet

I believe this claim in true. I bought a brand new system a year ago. from Dell. It came pre-installed with an eighteen month subsription of the Norton '05 Security Suite with Live Updates. I was a very new computer user at the time (I have learned a great deal since) and so purchased a Help Desk from Dell. They call it Dell on Call now and is nothign like what it was when I bought my contract.

Anyway, my Help Desk was a 24/7 any issue contract so I was instructed I did not need to buy any other company's help desk service as mine helped me with any issue with any software program and covered any issue possible from the smallest like learning how to install a program or remove a program, to use of programs, to crashes and virus removal etc.