Occasionally when we analyze malware, we find hidden messages there. They can be as simple as “Hi” or some choice words that would probably cause this blog to be X-rated. This trait is not new. And naturally we don’t make much of this habit so that the malware writers don’t earn any extra fame. [...]
Occasionally when we analyze malware, we find hidden messages there. They can be as simple as “Hi” or some choice words that would probably cause this blog to be X-rated.
This trait is not new. And naturally we don’t make much of this habit so that the malware writers don’t earn any extra fame.
Today I was checking a family of malware, and I found another of those messages: “HELLO ANTIVIRUS MAKERS! This is XXX! Please call this sh*t YYY! Cheerz 
”
Sorry, XXX. I can’t get excited about your lame YYY product. You’ll have to look elsewhere for your few minutes of fame.
