Malwarebytes founder Marcin Kleczynski’s interview (Including Audio) with St. Pete Catalyst publisher Joe Hamilton.
At 15 years old, Marcin Kleczynski was living with his parents in the suburbs of Chicago when his penchant for pirated video games got him into a bit of trouble. Despite the anti-virus software installed on the family computer, when Kleczynski downloaded video games from across the internet, he infected his family computer with malware, or software designed to be intentionally damaging.
Kleczynski was bound and determined – with some urging from his mother – to fix the problem. He found a solution in a helpful security message board, filled with so-called “superheroes.” These “superheroes” were willing to help him fix his computer and fight malware. Eventually, one of the “superheroes” on the message board gave Kleczynski the domain name ...
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At 15 years old, Marcin Kleczynski was living with his parents in the suburbs of Chicago when his penchant for pirated video games got him into a bit of trouble. Despite the anti-virus software installed on the family computer, when Kleczynski downloaded video games from across the internet, he infected his family computer with malware, or software designed to be intentionally damaging.
Kleczynski was bound and determined – with some urging from his mother – to fix the problem. He found a solution in a helpful security message board, filled with so-called “superheroes.” These “superheroes” were willing to help him fix his computer and fight malware. Eventually, one of the “superheroes” on the message board gave Kleczynski the domain name ...
read more / listen (stpetecatalyst)
