Python used in malware

[Ian Kelly]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> It's old news, but I found this interesting: some malware installs Python
> for ease of scripting bots:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/06/hackers_use_gmail_drafts_as_dead_drops_to_control_malware_bots/

See also previous discussion at
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2014-November/680713.html