[Ronn_Bman]

If virus makers and hackers were put out of business people would lose jobs?

Personally, I think programmers could focus themselves in a money making direction without virus making LOSERS wasting the programmer's time.

**Rod Sterling voice**

Imagine... if you will.. a world where programmers are free to create programs that don't have to defend the simple computer user, but are... IN FACT... designed to serve their basic need(s) or even entertain those users.......

EDIT - On a weird personal note, I do consider virus makers and some hackers to be in two different groups and may actually agree that some hackers may serve a purpose while realizing that overall, they still have to fall into the same general category.