For a long time if you visited a Chineseantivirus forum you see people crying that they are infected withGraybird. There are two popular topics in Chinese forums that representthe two sides of the coin: Guides to deploy Graybird on the one handand tips to get rid of it on the other.
So what is Graybird and how did it get started? Graybird was firstcreated in 2001. Initially it was for research purposes and was opensource. From early 2003 the author set up Gray Pigeon Studio thatdeveloped and sold Graybird. The studio stated that Graybird is aremote administration tool and sold it for 100 Chinese Yuan a year.Functions of this so-called remote administration tool include: • Capture screenshots • Turn on a Webcam • Log keystrokes • Steal passwords • Access all files on the victim's machine
Unlike other remote administration tools, it apparently tries to runwithout the user’s knowledge; it does not display an icon or output...
