Tag Archive 'worm'

Feb 01 2009

“Easy” language coming into fashion with Chinese hackers

Published by under Chinese Malware,Hacking for money

While C and VB languages are a bit more popular, the Chinese programming language “Easy” is coming into fashion.

Chinese hackers used Easy to compile “Worm.Win32.AutoRun.kkr.” According to Micropoint Anti-Virus, the worm’s icon is “” (some of you computer smart guys may need to patch this section up a bit) and when installed won’t reveal hidden documents and conceals known extensions.

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Nov 04 2008

Chinese hacker authored worm?

Published by under Chinese Malware

From SC Magazine on new Microsoft worm:

Microsoft rushed out the emergency patch on the 24th October, however the Wecorl worm has now been circulated. Kevin Haley, a director with Symantec’s security response team, claimed that the worm may have originated in China as it appeared to target Chinese language versions of Windows 2000.

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