Interesting note on Mongolia on the bottom. Also good to see that, at least for a time, Gmail was able to detect infected files (see the Mongolian feedback numbers 10-12) https://wikileaks.org/spyfiles4/database.html#feedback
Copies of malware used by intelligence agencies to spy on journalists
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Re: Copies of malware used by intelligence agencies to spy on journalists
#12"Handle with care." Hey guys, let's unzip this so the next guy can run it and spread the worlds most advanced malware on our home network.
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#13Interesting note on Mongolia on the bottom. Also good to see that, at least for a time, Gmail was able to detect infected files (see the Mongolian feedback numbers 10-12) https://wikileaks.org/spyfiles4/database.html#feedback
Hmm, I'm not sure if that's Gmail detecting an infected file. I'm pretty sure Gmail just blocks .exe and .bat files altogether (even in .zip archives). https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6590?hl=en
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#14"Handle with care." Hey guys, let's unzip this so the next guy can run it and spread the worlds most advanced malware on our home network.
I doubt its advanced, their customer list doesn't include well established players like China, Russia and the USA. In fact, this might be the cheapest militarized malware you can get. The only way to go cheaper is to use a TeamViewer RAT.
Surprised to see Italy on there, though.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
It would be fun to install in a VM though! Or maybe not.
It will phone home. Don't do it unless it's disconnected from the network. It might also try to spread the infection through other attack vectors, like bluetooth, or trying to break out of the VM.
I wonder if this has happened yet?
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#17If I were to download this, I'd do it with some masking tape over my webcam, booted from Kali Linux, inside a Windows VM from a library or coffee shop.
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#18shared pad for compiling patterns: https://pad.riseup.net/p/gO8Ng806lNnl
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#19Ignore for a moment whether it's a good or bad thing that police use tools like these. What I want to know is, what happens once they "get their guy", so to speak.
Does the malware stay on that computer forever, violating the privacy of family members, or other users of the computer should it be sold on and not wiped correctly? What happens if it's not the correct person?
Basically, why are the police spying? To me, that raises some ethical questions and makes me feel that the police will handle things like this in a very ham-fisted way, like they usually do with technology. Worrying.
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#20I don't usually click EXE, But when I do, I do it on my production computer with 200 VM running. ====== and none of my firewalls pop a warning.