Chapter 58

Ticket, ticket? The ticket-seeking demon is back! Hahaha! You guys, hand over your recommendation tickets quickly!

Everyone, if you have time, vote, okay? Maybe you still have recommendation tickets?

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Leaving the house, Zhang Qiu found an internet cafe in the neighborhood and was about to go in to download a Linux system. Unexpectedly, he was stopped at the door.

"There's no need to go inside. The entire internet cafe is infected with a virus, and the computers can't be used. We have to wait for the technician to fix it!" the owner of the internet cafe said.

"Infected with a virus?" Zhang Qiu was somewhat surprised. Generally, internet cafes have system restoration built in, so even if they get infected, a one-click restoration can solve the problem.

Unless the server is infected with a particularly powerful virus, the internet cafe wouldn't have to close.

"Yes! Haven't you seen the news? A new type of Halloween virus has emerged, more powerful than the Burning Panda virus. It has already infected over 20 million computers! What bad luck, I just saw the news today and then encountered it," the owner sighed.

Zhang Qiu suddenly remembered the virus that Xiang Yufei and Ye Zhuyun had encountered: "The Halloween virus, does it show a picture filled with various deities and the words 'Halloween Return'? After being infected, the mouse and keyboard can't be used, and restarting doesn't help?"

"That's right! Have you been infected by this virus too?" the owner asked.

Zhang Qiu said, "I've seen it."

At this moment, a technician-looking person walked over and said to the owner, "This virus is too bizarre. I need to go back and prepare some specialized tools. I'll contact you in a few days!"

"A few days? Can't you fix it today? If it takes a few days, my internet cafe won't even be able to open. Every day it's closed, I lose a lot of regular customers!" the owner was anxious.

The technician said, "Don't worry. Everyone is closed, so no one will take your business."

"You said you could fix any system issues! Why are you saying you can't now?" the owner was angry.

The technician said, "This is a virus, not a problem with our system. Besides, I didn't say I wouldn't handle it."

At this moment, Zhang Qiu suddenly stepped forward and said, "Boss, if you don't mind, can I take a look? Maybe I have a solution!"

Zhang Qiu had dealt with the Halloween virus not long ago, and he had a specialized tool on his USB drive.

"What does a kid like you know about computers? Are you trying to play with the computers?" The technician felt like he was being embarrassed. You little brat, even if you want to show off, couldn't you wait until I leave?

So the technician was extremely annoyed with Zhang Qiu and immediately started to mock him.

"Let's talk properly, don't spout nonsense!" Zhang Qiu responded strongly. Damn, don't think I'm easy to bully just because I look honest! Calling me a kid, who can stand it? If I had a worse temper, I would have hit him already.

"Who are you calling a liar? Damn, are you looking for a fight?" The technician's temper was much worse than Zhang Qiu's. After being insulted by Zhang Qiu, he was ready to attack.

Zhang Qiu wasn't afraid of him! With his near-national-level martial arts skills, he wasn't afraid of any street fights.

Seeing the two about to fight, the owner immediately rushed over and stood between them.

"Let's talk properly, let's talk properly!" He was in business, and he hated fights in his shop, as they were both unlucky and bad for business.

"Hmph! Kids should clean their mouths! Don't disgrace your parents, such bad manners!" The technician put away his fists and scolded.

Zhang Qiu really couldn't stand this clown anymore. He swiftly kicked the technician's knee, making him kneel down. The technician was on the ground, trembling in pain, as his leg felt like it was broken and couldn't support him.

"Ah!" Hearing the technician's painful scream, the owner looked at Zhang Qiu with a terrified expression, as if he had seen a demon.

The technician's mouth was a bit loose, but this young man was even more fiery, kicking him without a word.

The internet cafe was located in a university town, and the area was full of universities. Judging by his age, he was probably a college student. Are today's college students all so arrogant? This young man must have learned some martial arts!

The owner instinctively took three steps back and then looked at Zhang Qiu, as if he was guarding against him.

"Boss, don't be afraid! I never hit people casually." Zhang Qiu smiled, "I happen to have a specialized tool I downloaded a few days ago, which can deal with this virus. I was infected last time, and I used this tool to fix it. I want to take a look personally. If the tool still works, I can help you online. If it doesn't work, you won't lose anything."

The owner nodded and said, "Brother, you're right! Take a look then! It's already like this, it can't get much worse. If you fix it, I'll let you use my internet cafe for free whenever you come!"

"Let's see if I can fix it first." Zhang Qiu nodded. Although the owner seemed a bit timid, he was a good person and not stingy.

Zhang Qiu didn't go directly to the server but opened a diskless machine, inserted his USB drive, entered the PE system, and ran the specialized tool. After restarting, the computer booted up normally.

"Fixed?" The owner was very happy to see the desktop.

Zhang Qiu didn't say anything but pulled out the USB drive.

However, as soon as the USB drive was removed, the screen showed the "Halloween Return" image again.

This meant the virus had reinfected the computer, as the virus on the server hadn't been eliminated.

Reinfection wasn't a problem; it just confirmed that the specialized tool could eliminate the virus.

"What's going on? It didn't work?" the owner asked worriedly.

Zhang Qiu walked to the server and said, "Don't worry."

He inserted the USB drive into the server and restarted it into the PE system.

The server in this internet cafe had an E3 CPU, which was an entry-level server with performance similar to a high-end PC. It couldn't compare to the eight-way E7 server Zhang Qiu had just bought, but it was enough for the internet cafe, which only had about 100 to 200 machines, not a website server, just for the sub-machines to call the system, which didn't require much computing power.

After running the specialized tool, Zhang Qiu successfully eliminated the virus on the server. He left the tool on the server and restarted it.

"It's done. It shouldn't be infected again, unless the virus mutates!" Zhang Qiu said.

After the server restarted, a machine was opened, and it could connect to the internet normally.

The owner was extremely happy and immediately held Zhang Qiu's hand, "Brother, thank you so much! Whenever you come to my internet cafe, you can use any machine for free!"

"Free isn't necessary, I'm not short of money. I just did a small favor, and you're in business, it's not easy," Zhang Qiu said.

But the owner said firmly, "No, no! Although it's a small amount, it represents my gratitude! Even if business is tough, I can afford one machine."

"Alright, I won't be polite then," Zhang Qiu said, as the owner had spoken so sincerely.

He opened a machine and sat down, immediately downloading what he needed.

The internet speed in the cafe was quite fast, probably because he was the only one using it. The download speed reached 10MB per second, and the 100Mbps fiber optic connection was fully utilized, even slightly exceeding.

At this speed, it didn't take long for Zhang Qiu to finish downloading everything he needed.

He left the cafe, and the technician had already quietly left. He must have seen Zhang Qiu's strength and didn't want to stay and get beaten again.

Back home, Zhang Qiu quickly installed the system on the server and excitedly started modifying it.

The biggest advantage of the Linux system was its open-source nature. Every expert could modify the source code according to their needs, making each system unique and significantly enhancing security.

Viruses and malware could generally be eliminated, and hackers would need time to understand the modified system, making it much more secure than the uniform Windows system.

He connected two screens together to form a dual-screen setup and used the existing network cable in the room to connect to the internet.

Online, he saw that the news was full of reports about the Halloween virus, and the National Cybersecurity Bureau had issued a warning. This Halloween virus seemed to be from abroad, not the work of domestic hackers.

Major security vendors worldwide were working hard to develop specialized tools, and the first batch had already been released.

However, less than an hour after the release of the first batch of tools, a mutated version of the Halloween virus appeared in the United States, rendering the first batch of tools ineffective.

At the same time, the unmutated viruses also began to mutate when they encountered the specialized tools. Unless the internet was disconnected, they couldn't be eliminated.

But even if you disconnected the internet and eliminated the virus, you would be reinfected with the mutated virus when you reconnected.

Zhang Qiu observed his botnet and found that many of the bots were already infected.

He entered one of the infected bots, captured some of the mutated viruses, and began to study them. He tested the specialized tool he had, and it was indeed ineffective.

With his world-class technical expertise, he quickly found the mutation pattern. He then wrote the code to target the mutated virus into the specialized tool, developing the second version, which could effectively eliminate the mutated Halloween virus and still retain the original functions of calling the antivirus engine and being called by the antivirus engine.

After developing the tool, Zhang Qiu, like Lei Feng, helped to eliminate the viruses in his botnet.

He then thought about it and decided to share the specialized tool to benefit the public. He also had his own considerations, wanting to build his reputation during this virus incident to prepare for his future business.

After screening online, Zhang Qiu chose a forum called "Hacker Empire," which seemed to be run by insiders but was actually for outsiders. He had often visited this forum to learn about many hacker tools.

He entered the website, easily hacked into the backend, and registered an ID called "Qiu Ge."

This ID had already been used, but since Zhang Qiu was operating in the backend, he directly took it over.

He looked at the ID, which was clearly a rarely used alias with almost no posts or replies, clearly a lurker. Taking over such an ID wouldn't cause any trouble or misunderstandings.

"World's first release of the specialized tool for the mutated Halloween virus!" This post immediately caught everyone's attention.