Malware writer to Microsoft: "Happy New Year and good luck"

[KilJaden]

A couple of months ago, the malware writer of Win32/Zlob left a message in one of the variants of his work: "I want to see your eyes the man from Windows Defender's team."

Microsoft wasn't the one to discover the second message; French researchers Malware Analysis & Diagnostic can take the credit. The author goes a little more in-depth and has apparently left a goodbye note in one of the latest variants:

 For Windows Defender's Team:
	I saw your post in the blog (10-Oct-2008) about my previous message.
	Just want to say 'Hello' from Russia.
	You are really good guys. It was a surprise for me that Microsoft can respond on threats so fast.
	I can't sign here now (he-he, sorry), how it was some years ago for more seriously vulnerability for all Windows;)
	Happy New Year, guys, and good luck!
	P.S. BTW, we are closing soon. Not because of your work. :-))
	So, you will not see some of my great;) ideas in that family of software.
	Try to search in exploits/shellcodes and rootkits.
	Also, it is funny (probably for you), but Microsoft offered me a job to help improve some of Vista's protection. It's not interesting for me, just a life's irony.

Not as eerie as the first message , but still a bit uncanny, don't you think? Still, apparently he's moving on to better things, so at least there's something positive coming out of the message, assuming it's true.

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