No updates again this Sunday.

I love you so much, omg

Hello,

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"Can a .txt file be malicious?"

Short answer: No

Long answer: Anything is possible through the power of Windows HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

tl;dr modify shell open command (default) to malicious payload with subsequent invocation of text editor + parameters. The .txt file won't be malicious, but the thing responsible for opening them will be

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

just bought the first lambo 🙏

41 Ubuntu's deep on a Tuesday afternoon

Hello, how are you?

Apologies for the delays. We've been knee deep in lame stuff — real-world responsibilities, or something. Anyway, we've got a bunch of nerd news to share, list of content additions, things we need to upload to the VXDB and more.

Full list of additions below...

Family Updates:
- AveMaria
- Azorult
- BlackwoodLoader
- CherryLoader
- Grandoreiro
- IcedId
- KasseikaRansomware
- KrustyLoader
- MortisLocker
- QakBot
- SmokeLoader
- SubtlePaws
- VileLoader
- WikiLoader
- YoungLotus

Collection Updates:
- Virussign.2024.03.06
- Virussign.2024.03.07
- Virussign.2024.03.08
- Virussign.2024.03.09
- Virussign.2024.03.10
- Virussign.2024.03.11
- Virussign.2024.03.12

Malware Analysis Papers:
- 119 new papers added for 2024
- 17 new papers added for 2023
- 16 new papers added for 2022
- 6 new papers added for 2021
- 6 new papers added for 2020
- 14 new papers added for years 2011 - 2019

VXDB notes:
- VirusSign and VirusShare recent additions have NOT been synced with VXDB
- Approx. sync date is 2024-03-16

Thank you for waiting, sometimes it is difficult running the largest open-source malware repository on the internet.

More to come soon. I love you.

Amazon began rolling out beta AI assistant "Rufus" to selected users in February, 2024. Nerds have begun receiving this beta.

As is tradition, these nerds have begun finding ways to weaponize, exploit, or abuse, this AI assistant.

Looking at you, HackingLZ 😭

We still have dorks messaging us, foaming out the mouth, asking why we're promoting the LGBTQ agenda

The vx-uwu design was created as a touch-in-cheek reference to anime and classic internet meme nyan cat.

Degenerates are treating rainbows and cuteness like gang affiliations😭

About to make the entire vx-underground website rainbow colors and watch these weirdos go into a black out rage

Moments ago the United States House approved the ban of TikTok. The vote will now go to the United States Senate for approval. President Joe Biden has stated if it passes the Senate he will authorize it.

The ban is for ... national security, or children safety, or something

tl;dr chinese app bad, ban anything we don't like under the 'guise of children or national security. This sets a terrible precedent

Hello, how are you? Hope your week has been good. We have another large update. Paper additions will be coming this week. Until then please download more malware.

Downloadable collections:
- Virussign.2024.03.06
- Virussign.2024.03.07
- Virussign.2024.03.08
- Virussign.2024.03.09
- Virussign.2024.03.10
- Virussign.2024.03.11
- Virussign.2024.03.12
- Virussign.2024.03.13
- Virussign.2024.03.14
- InTheWild.0114

VXDB updates:
- All samples synced and up-to-date
- 96,000 samples synced

Diogos Santos Coelho, the administrator of RaidForums, is pleading with the UK government to not be extradited to the United States. He states he is vulnerable, has autism, and was groomed as a child to run RaidForums

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/mar/15/diogo-santos-coelho-pleads-uk-block-us-extradition-cybercrime-raidforums

We went from the Chewbacca Defense to the Autism Defense

Tonight is vx-underground Trivia night at 9PM EST! Hosted by Laurie Wired, and Helen of Tor

Special guests include: Ali from Hak5, TracketPacer, and 0xTib3rius (as the evil Team Rocket)

Sponsored by Malcoreio – last place wins a crusty sock worn by Smelly:(

You can watch us (and the guests) absolutely make a mess out of trivia here: https://www.twitch.tv/vxunderground_live

Trivia night is live.

Hosted by the wonderful lauriewired

Sponsored by Malcoreio

https://www.twitch.tv/vxunderground_live

A long time, when a VXUG member was an adolescent, their relatives told them to never download untrustworthy .exe's.

When using Limewire, they encountered song.mp3.exe.

They became excited and thought it was both a song and a program from the music artist.

It was malware.