Behold! 19,999,999 malware samples in the VXDB!

*Upload is async so it's not in order

Hello, how are you?

Unfortunately we've sold out on selling the complete vx-underground collection. We set a limit of 20 due to the work required to clone vx-underground 20 times.

When all 20 orders are completed we will re-stock another 20 harddrives.

Thanks,

YouTuber SomeOrdinaryGamers purchased a copy of the vx-underground collection.

If you're curious how non-nerds perceive malware or vx-underground - read the comments. It's ... something...

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https://twitter.com/OrdinaryGamers/status/1724937536500277301

Google confirms they will disable uBlock Origin in Chrome in 2024


More information: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17wu2gz/google_confirms_they_will_disable_ublock_origin/

To be more specific and to avoid confusion (as it probably will), Google Chrome is transitioning to MV3 (Manifest Version 3) which alleges to "improve content filtering support" for the Declarative Net Request API which is used by many ad blocking plugins (and many, many other Chrome plugins). Google states these changes are for API security concerns. Many plugin developers (uBlock included) expressed concern that this move from MV2 to MV3 will render their plugins useless (or non-functional), despite this feedback Google has stated they will move forward regardless.

Some speculate this is an intentional move by Google due to suspected loss of ad-revenue.

We don't know.

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) stated they believe MV3 puts unnecessary restrictions on developers, individuals from AdGuard believe this to be a positive change.

uBlock Origin is prepared for MV3 with uBlock Lite, however this version is limited its functionality (so we're told).

Our website is a collection of digital nukes designed to destroy pawnshop computers 😭😭😭

To comply with the EEA's (European Economic Area) Digital Markets Act (DMA) Windows 11 will allow users to uninstall Microsoft Edge, disable Bing in Windows Search, turn off Microsoft News Feed, and remove ads from the Widgets board.

This only applies of the following countries

tl;dr time to purchase NordVPN to remove Windows features 😎

Hi

We're doing our weekly Friday update to vx-underground. We've added a bunch of papers. However, more interestingly we've added samples for Operation Triangulation - iOS APT spyware designed for espionage against Russian elites.

List of updates: https://samples.vx-underground.org/root/2023-11-17%20-%20Update.txt

iOS malware samples are extraordinarily difficult to find both in the wild and online. Thanks to Kaspersky for sharing the samples. 🙏

In the past 30 days vx-underground has delivered roughly 37TB of data.

Interestingly, a majority of this data is not from malware samples. It is from papers.

tl;dr nerds REALLY like reading malware papers

First and foremost - our post on Google restricting adblocking plugins exploded. It's obvious nerds have united for their hatred for online advertisements.

Secondly, when we shared news on Google Chrome's MV3 (Manifest Version 3) restricting ad-blocking capabilities for plugins such as uBlock Origin we were inundated with articles from FireFox.

1. In early 2023 FireFox stated they intend on allowing ad-blocking plugins to work exactly the same despite they themselves moving to MV3. uBlock Origin will operate the exact same as it always has on MV3 (unsurprisingly).

2. Brave browser announced yesterday that they are migrating to MV3 as well. However, they also state that they will allow adblocking plugins to work as intended so there will be no restrictions in their functionality.

Braves official announcement: https://twitter.com/brave/status/1725622768262128006

November 15th, 2023 the United States FCC (Federal Communications Commission) adopted new rules and regulations to prevent SIM Swapping. The document was released publicly November 16th, 2023.

It is a long and lengthy report from the FCC, in collaboration with various United States-based mobile communication provides (primarily AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Tracfone, and US Mobile). It is 98 pages.

The report documents new requirements by the United States government to combat SIM swapping, as well as complaints and feedback from mobile communication providers and security researchers (mainly from Princeton University).

The document also very politely calls mobile communication vendors dummies.

The super-super-super tl;dr:
- Account biographical information (payment history, call history) are no longer valid forms of authentication

- All SIM changes must notify the customer of the change prior to the SIM change being completed (presumably via SMS or phone call, unless in person?).

- All providers must offer SIM locking features.

- All customer support representatives must undergo additional training to combat fraud

- All vendors must record SIM changes and store all information on it for at minimum 3 years.

We probably missed other important parts, but this document is really boring and painful to read.

You can read the full document here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-23-95A1.pdf

You may not like it, but this is what social engineering looks like

December 4th, 2023 we will be doing one the largest giveaways we've ever done! =D

It is very exciting

Tired of seeing nerds arguing about C2's? Next time use some C4. EDR's struggle against C4

Starting 2025 EDR's come with a bomb disposal specialist