Yellow Dragon

Yellow Dragon (also goes by the name Death Bot by the Americans) is the codename given to a cyberweapon made by China. It is primarily used to make botnets that are in turn used for attacks on various websites.
==Method of Operation==
The virus is primarily used to create botnets, or "zombie computers", in order to be used in coordinated cyber-attacks against other people. It has been notably used in DDOS attacks, though it has also been used to access people's private information. However, it has been most commonly used in DDOS attacks, particularly in conjunction with other hacking apps like the Low Orbit Ion Cannon.
It infects computers by disguising itself as a seemingly harmless file. Once the file is opened, the virus infiltrates the computer program and exploits that computer's security information, potentially exposing sensitive or personal information to unwanted personnel on the Internet. It is effective when it comes to hacking encrypted files that contain users' personal content.
The cyber-weapon also has a built-in self defense mechanism; whenever it detects that an Anti-Virus software is attempting to remove it, Yellow Dragon proceeds to destroy the computer's hard drive. This has resulted in thousands of test computers being rendered worthless due to the hard drive being virtually annihilated. However, some speculate that, if turned against its makers and used correctly, this self-defense mechanism could make the Yellow Dragon Virus a lethal weapon against cyber-hackers. 
==In TACITUS==
This was the virus used by corrupt Ministry of State Security operatives in a plot to hijack control of the United States of America's drone fleet in the hopes of framing America in a seemingly random drone attack on various Chinese cities, courtesy of corrupt Chinese MSS agent Fai Yiu. However, Fai Yiu's plan was aburptly stymied when a team of burglars stole the thumb drive from a Chinese sleeper agent that was to keep the thumb drive safe until his superiors called upon him to execute the attack. 
Fortunately for the MSS (but unfortunately for the burglars), there was a tracking device on the thumb drive, allowing the MSS to track the thieves. When a team of USTL students, curious to find out what was on the drive, stole the drive from the burglars, the MSS mistakenly concluded that the USTL students were the original thieves.
This chain of events eventually led to Operation Yellow Dragon, a manhunt for the thieves that eventually turned into an international incident when the MSS began to use torture and extortion to uncover the identity of the thieves.
Their attempts ultimately failed when key members in the plot against America were either dead or arrested. Yellow Dragon became the next most dangerous virus and later ended up on the US government's cyber-weapon "Watch list."
Yellow Dragon is still in use, except-in an interesting and ironic twist-it is being used against the very people that intended to use it against the United States, in addition to other countries housing cyber-terrorists.
Category:Cyber weapons