Archive for Security

Vulnerable Function Finder (PHP)

// February 1st, 2012 // No Comments » // Bash, PHP, Security

So I quickly threw this together to scan for functions recursively and output results. Will also add to code page and update as I see fit.

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Simple OSX Malware!

// February 1st, 2012 // No Comments » // Bash, OSX, Security

Being an avid (sp?) OSX user I often wonder about malware on this platform, I must admit I’ve never given it much thought and as far as I’m aware (fingers crossed) I’ve never been affected by malware of any sort on my trusty MacBook.

First things first this got me to thinking, if I had some form of malware for OSX what would be the best way to distribute it? There are many options which immediately spring to mind however one stands proud. Backdooring some legitimate software package so the malware will run invisible to the end user. This should be even easier as most people (myself included) don’t bother running any AV solutions on their OSX installs.

Let’s take a look at an easy way to include some evil code inside some innocent looking package.

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