The technology to design a virus has been around for a decade. You need a computer, a biology degree and 8 dollars. 8 dollars is the cost for a lab to synthesize your virus and put in a container (you may also have to pay postage). It's really really cheap.
You are confusing ‘making’ a virus with designing one with particular virulence and transmission characteristics. The latter is what I am talking about.
By the way, if you try making bioweapons this way, there are automated systems that will identify it and send the black helicopters instead of your package.
