ZDNET: Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?

Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates? - Very nice posting... something to think about...

Does this mean open-source software is better off, since we could see the code. But even if the code is provided, can all the end users understand whats on the code? Freeware could also be infected, since the code ain't open. The only solution that we could think of, is to certify all the software downloads before them getting downloaded. Which means, that someone would be or would have already written an application for that. But, would that application also be malicious, would that application also bring in malware? Who knows...

The answer always is "It Depends..."

- EF