Malware Overview - HelloKitty
Introduction : If there existed an award for the cutest and most benign sounding family of malware, I am not hesitant to say that the developers of the HelloKitty ransomware would be walking home with the highest honor. That being said, the use of charming and otherwise innocuous sounding names for some of the worst and most malicious malware isn’t a new development. From the comforting-sounding ILOVEYOU worm that originated from the Philippines in 2000 and went on to infect the rest of the planet, to Nation State developed spyware like “ Babar ” (referencing the adorable Elephant from the French children’s literature classic), the utilization of harmless and defusing monikers for malware is just another way for threat actors to further explore their creativity and sense of humor. Hell, it's not even uncommon for individuals to give themselves names of HelloKitty is not the first and will surely not be the last strain of malware to be given such a name, either afterwards b...