And like that you added yet another reason to hate Microsoft to my growing list. I can't understand why Microsoft would do that. It doesn't seem to benefit them in any way, and it just hurt their customers that much more.
But you know what I also I don't understand? Why people code viruses and malware in the first place. According to an interview with an FBI agent that I read, the code for many virus and malware applications can be very complex! They can contain hundreds of lines of code that would take a single person MONTHS to code! I don't understand what they get out of that. Like you said, with ransomware, spyware, and trojans, at least the developer has a chance at making a significant amount of money either by stealing financial information or by stealing personal information and using it to acquire funds in the person's name. With that, at least they get compensated for their work in coding the software.
But with viruses and malware, they don't get paid at all. They spend all of their personal time coding an application that damages someone's operating system, and they get nothing in return. It's completely pointless! I just don't understand why malware even exists. It doesn't profit the coder in any way.