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Those who want to make money on ‘affiliate’ malware program can apply for the participation the dedicated websites where cyber criminals are hiring referrals.

According to Kevin Stevens, a threat intelligence analyst for SecureWorks, who presented findings on the organizations at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference outside Washington, the two companies who are hiring advertise online.

Apart from direct attacks from the specialized hard core cyber criminals the Internet is getting flooded with the infections coming from ordinary people who practice using do-it-yourself cybercrime kits. The fact is especially troubling in light of that the prices for such tools have dropped and moreover they have become more user-friendly.

"If you know how to download music or a movie you have the necessary experience to begin using one of these kits," says Gunter Ollman, senior researcher at security firm Damballa.