Japanese cops cuff cat carrying remote control virus (RAT) - Polidicks

[quote][b]Japanese cops cuff cat carrying remote control virus[/b] Anonymous hacker still at large, pulling strings [quote][img]http://packetstatic.com/art/k/kittyarrested-420.jpg[/img][/quote] An anonymous cyber villain has led Japanese police on a merry dance over the past few months, culminating in the capture on Monday of a cat said to be carrying a computer virus on a memory card attached to its collar. Detectives with the country’s National Police Agency (NPA) nabbed the creature on an island near Tokyo after a bizarre treasure hunt was sparked on New Year’s Day when media outlets received an email offering them the “chance for a big scoop”, AFP[url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/15779780/japan-cyber-probe-cops-find-cat-collar-clue/] reported[/url]. The emails contained a set of riddles designed to lead the recipients to the memory card – although police initially went on a wild goose chase up a mountainside before a further message apparently clarified the location of the pesky feline. The virus in question is said to be [url=http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/malware-dubbed-remote-control-virus-japanese-media-used-make-death-threats-japan]iesys.exe[/url], dubbed the “Remote Control Virus”, which, as the name suggests, is capable of controlling a compromised computer from a remote location, according to Symantec. This is relevant because the anonymous cyber criminal is believed to have been behind a series of terrorist threats sent last year by email from various IP addresses and posted to popular [B]Japanese Reddit clone 2channel[/B]. These included bomb threats against a school and kindergarten attended by the Emperor’s grandchildren and a warning of an impending killing spree on the streets of Osaka. In a hugely embarrassing incident during the investigation, the NPA arrested four suspects who were likely victims of iesys.exe - which was used to send the offending emails from their computers - rather than perpetrators of an attack. One such suspect was held for weeks before a broadcaster was sent another anonymous message which could only have come from the genuine culprit, AFP said. The shadowy figure remains at large, with police, now thoroughly fed up with this cat-and-mouse game, have announced a Y3 million (£21,400) reward for his, her - or it's - capture. ® [/quote] source: [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/09/japan_cyberterror_cat/[/url] [U][I]Maybe some back story is needed:[/I][/U] Multiple threats have been placed on Japanese forums. The people who allegedly made those threads got arrested [url=http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/98876.php]until they found out that it was someone else who did it using a virus. [/url]

[quote]popular Japanese Reddit clone 2channel[/quote] Right, I keep forgetting that Reddit is the original internet message board. :downs:

[QUOTE=Shugo;39152950]Right, I keep forgetting that Reddit is the original internet message board. :downs:[/QUOTE] What the fuck Isn't 2chan, like, the original imageboard? That's so goddamn stupid.

It's seems like the cat is in the bag. [QUOTE=Elecbullet;39152953]What the fuck Isn't 2chan, like, the original imageboard? That's so goddamn stupid.[/QUOTE] 2chan = 2channel

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;39152953]What the fuck Isn't 2chan, like, the original imageboard? That's so goddamn stupid.[/QUOTE] Um, far from it. But 2ch was launched in 1999. I'm not [I]quite[/I] sure about my numbers, but I [I]think[/I] that's a [I]little[/I] before Reddit came about. :v: [editline]whata fuck man[/editline] Oh wait, I just noticed you said [I]image[/I]board. My mistake.

2chan is OLDER than 4chan and was the inspiration for it. Fuck this article.

[QUOTE=Pubichair;39153026]2chan is OLDER than 4chan and was the inspiration for it. Fuck this article.[/QUOTE] oh there is a 2chan I thought you guy's where making it up

i like how they make out like RAT files are some sort of incredibly complex and deep thing. they're scarily easy to acquire and even easier to be infected by.

[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39153171]i like how they make out like RAT files are some sort of incredibly complex and deep thing. they're scarily easy to acquire and even easier to be infected by.[/QUOTE] this guy

[QUOTE=AtomiCasd;39153202]this guy[/QUOTE] except creating and using a .RAT file is ludicrously easy, you simply need to know the right client to use and then create a dummy .exe with it inside(or even attach it to a legitimate .exe) then get your target to run it, and you have free reign so long as their antivirus doesn't detect it. you could even theoretically inject it into a half-life .mdl file so that when you execute it by opening it in HLMV it infects you with the trojan. [editline]9th January 2013[/editline] all this seems to be is some sort of incredibly complex and high-quality RAT that is hard to trace and remove.

Jesus, talk about alliteration in the title.

[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39153245]all this seems to be is some sort of incredibly complex and high-quality RAT that is hard to trace and remove.[/QUOTE] It seems like that yea. I don't think they'll go through all this effort for something like DarkOrbit etc (nr1 skid RAT). Could be a hybrid trojan that modifies it's own code to bypass detection.

[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39153245]except creating and using a .RAT file is ludicrously easy, you simply need to know the right client to use and then create a dummy .exe with it inside(or even attach it to a legitimate .exe) then get your target to run it, and you have free reign so long as their antivirus doesn't detect it. you could even theoretically inject it into a half-life .mdl file so that when you execute it by opening it in HLMV it infects you with the trojan. [editline]9th January 2013[/editline] all this seems to be is some sort of incredibly complex and high-quality RAT that is hard to trace and remove.[/QUOTE] "I have no idea what I'm talking about"

[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39153245]except creating and using a .RAT file is ludicrously easy, you simply need to know the right client to use and then create a dummy .exe with it inside(or even attach it to a legitimate .exe) then get your target to run it, and you have free reign so long as their antivirus doesn't detect it. you could even theoretically inject it into a half-life .mdl file so that when you execute it by opening it in HLMV it infects you with the trojan. [editline]9th January 2013[/editline] all this seems to be is some sort of incredibly complex and high-quality RAT that is hard to trace and remove.[/QUOTE] Why did you type '.RAT' as if that is the universally accepted extension for malware or something? You clearly don't know what you're even saying.

[QUOTE=sambooo;39153384]Why did you type '.RAT' as if that is the universally accepted extension for malware or something? You clearly don't know what you're even saying.[/QUOTE] Didn't you know? All malware ends in .RAT. How did you think anti-viruses worked?

The cat and the .rat

[quote] Japanese Reddit clone 2channel[/quote] This is more news worthy.

[QUOTE=BlkDucky;39153296]"I have no idea what I'm talking about"[/QUOTE] google "how do i hax school computor" follow step by step instructions be elite hacker

Huh, El Reg usually does better research than that.

[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39153245]except creating and using a .RAT file is ludicrously easy, you simply need to know the right client to use and then create a dummy .exe with it inside(or even attach it to a legitimate .exe) then get your target to run it, and you have free reign so long as their antivirus doesn't detect it. you could even theoretically inject it into a half-life .mdl file so that when you execute it by opening it in HLMV it infects you with the trojan. [editline]9th January 2013[/editline] all this seems to be is some sort of incredibly complex and high-quality RAT that is hard to trace and remove.[/QUOTE] No man you have to put the flux capacitor into overdrive and then you gotta overclock the GPU CPU ram drive with the .wmv file you dolt

[QUOTE=Thaard;39153695]The cat and the .rat[/QUOTE] Cannot chase the .bat

[QUOTE=Jsm;39153489]Didn't you know? All malware ends in .RAT. How did you think anti-viruses worked?[/QUOTE] clearly you dont know anything about viruses. i just traced your ip and i am going to email you a virus because i dont know what to do with an ip and then all you have to do is open it make sure you save as > exe and then open it and then BOOM youre infected good luck!!!!!!

[QUOTE=BlkDucky;39153296]"I have no idea what I'm talking about"[/QUOTE] its actually possible within MDLs though, but thats due to valves shitty parser :v:

[QUOTE=Shugo;39152950]Right, I keep forgetting that Reddit is the original internet message board. :downs:[/QUOTE] Doom is clearly a rip-off of Halo so I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

2ch and 2chan are not the same thing. 2chan is a japanese imageboard, 4chan was inspired by it. 2ch also known as 2channel is a japanese message/text board. It launched in 1999

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[QUOTE=elfbarf;39154884]OP is trolling, the original article says "posted to popular Japanese discussion board 2channel". There's no mention of reddit at all.[/QUOTE] They changed it then. This article was copied from them shortly after the publication. People highlighted the mistake in the comments: [url]http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2013/01/09/japan_cyberterror_cat/#c_1684612[/url]

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;39154922]They changed it then. This article was copied from them shortly after the publication. People highlighted the mistake in the comments: [url]http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2013/01/09/japan_cyberterror_cat/#c_1684612[/url][/QUOTE] That's pretty terrible "journalism".

the authors response: [quote]"No, but seriously, El Reg, how about doing just a teensy bit of research?" OK, OK, OK - sometimes humans just make mistakes. [B]Software engineers leave in bugs[/B], writers get their BBSes mixed up. I've already fixed it.[/quote]

[QUOTE=danielmm8888;39154571]2ch and 2chan are not the same thing. 2chan is a japanese imageboard, 4chan was inspired by it. 2ch also known as 2channel is a japanese message/text board. It launched in 1999[/QUOTE] Yeah, there's a subtle but major difference between the two. 2chan is more analogous to 4chan. It's what inspired 4chan. 2ch or 2channel is more analogous to Reddit, in that it has a wide and diverse user base from politicians to stay-at-home moms but maintains the anonymous image board feel.