Suicide virus

Japanese experts are designing a special type of computer code, aiming to hunt down and kill malicious viruses.

The Japanese government has spent $ 2.3 million to Fujitsu to build a "kamikaze" virus squad, which can copy and erase other viruses. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the National Defense Research and Development Institute of the Ministry of Defense has started developing the suicide virus since 2008. The agency's goal is to possess a capable virus. analyze network attacks and even identify the source of malicious code. It seems that this is the inscription of the Stuxnet or Duqu worm, which has caused many governments and large corporations around the world to stand in the past. The attack power and the intense spread of Stuxnet and Duqu worms are why they are also known as the 'hydrogen bomb' of the online world.

The use of anti-virus virus is controversial among experts - (Photo: AFP)

The cyberwar is clearly heating up every day, like Fox News quoted Dave Aitel, CEO and CEO of Immunity Inc. Security Company. According to Aitel, the virus's self-replicating mechanism is an important part of any nation's virtual arsenal. And Japanese people are trying to equip effective countermeasures in this booming technology era. The cyber defense weapon that Fujitsu aimed at could sniff an attack and track down the sabotage to find its way to its lair. Jeff Bardin, director of security for Treadstone 71, a social intelligence company, said Japan's kamikaze virus model represents a new level of cyberwar.

Fox News quoted Bardin as commenting that even though sooner or later the virus was born, its appearance could push people into a comprehensive cyberwar. 'The most dangerous type of computer virus will not be used unless the cyber war breaks out, or someone wants to provoke such a war ,' according to Bardin.

Faced with such a gloomy scenario, a weapon like Japan is trying to possess much needed for any country. However, some experts argue that whether 'good' viruses are a perfect idea? If they become "rebels" , those viruses can spread quickly, making them difficult to contain, says Graham Cluey, an analyst with Sophos Security Company. But Immunity's Aitel expert disagreed with the argument, after initial trials showed that using anti-virus proved effective. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, the experiments at Fujitsu showed that the flu virus worked. Keio University professor Motohiro Tsuchiya said that Japan should speed up the development of virtual weapons because there are countries that have already implemented similar projects.