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Chinese hackers create HC replica sites to spread virus

By Abdul Nisar
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Computer Network virus
New Delhi, Aug 7: Security experts said Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that Chinese hackers are using websites similar to those of 19 high courts in the country to spread computer virus which can convert the user's system into a virtual zombie.

Commander (Retd.) Mukesh Saini, former naval officer who is a cyber security consultant, brought the nefarious designs of these alleged hackers to the notice of Cybercrime wing of the CBI recently, which is looking into it.

According to the report, Chinese hackers are creating websites with addresses similar to the original websites and by entering these malicious sites, users' computers will be affected by malwares.

One of the identified phishing website is 'http://delhi.highcourt.in', which looks similar to Delhi High Court website 'http://delhihighcourt.nic.in'.

"When we analysed the website script, we found that the server had a '.cn' location. Also we found that script used in the website was a declared malware program. These sites are dangerous because even if a user accidentally accesses them the malware spreads in his or her system.

"The program is designed in such a way that user's system functions normally but hackers can use it to extract any information without the user knowing it," Mukesh Saini said.

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