Financially Motivated Malware Thrives

There are now people who create programs that make it easier for other people to create programs that make money. Don't worry, you read that right. This article reports on the business of making commercial malware / spamming software. For just around $200, you yourself can have programs that exploit Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Quicktime in an effort to spread your spam as quickly and easily as possible. There are now concentrated efforts in coding these shiny, plug and play spam generators. Have we gotten to the point of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em"?