Zhu said that Chinese-created worms are always intended to send a message or gather information, and will only incidentally do damage. Zhu said that the government does not support Chinese hackers. Local laws against hacking are strict, and several hackers have in the past been executed for cracking into Chinese financial systems. But some security experts wonder whether the Chinese government is stockpiling its own cache of viruses for use in a cyberwar. Chinese security officials require antiviral software vendors to provide complete virus code samples in exchange for permission to sell their products in China.
Many experts are concerned about potential military applications of the virus samples.
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