Amethyst Basilisk

Report sent off to the requester, I wouldn't be surprised if they requested a deeper dive into some stuff since I couldn't get to some parts because my .NET analysis-fu is kind of weak and could use some exercise, but ultimately I think the report is useful for remediation of infection.

Redline stealer is more sophisticated than I knew. The tech involved with unraveling to its packed .NET code was entertainingly formiddable, last time I had this much fun reversing malware was when I was taking apart SmokeLoader.

I have never seen a shellcode payload with such a huge ass fucking nop sled. I think it's to make room for packed code? No idea, it's late.

The one thing I like about steroid infusion treatment for MS-- beside the healing properties-- is the optimism side effects. A role opened up in the Bay Area that's perfect for me and a recruiter is gunning for me for. I think we're gonna be okay.

I've used Claude for a significant project while I'm disabled with an MS attack. While it is impressive, you lose a lot of the joy of coding and the memory retention you would get from coding it yourself. Reviewing diffs is not enough. AI haters win this round.

Paying off medical debt is so bittersweet. It's not an accomplishment, it's an albatross being finally released from your neck. Fuck this country so much,

Disappointed to discover the new show CIA is just coppaganda. Should have figured since apparently Dick Wolf is behind it. Season 2 of The Agency can't come fast enough.

Does anyone know where a furry shitpost drawing is? It features a headshot of a dog with a collar that says "dog," then a dog without a collar that says "naked dog." I worry what might come up if I search Google Images for these search terms.

I have been won over by Claude code. You'll never sell me on ignorance-driven vibe code, but it's really helpful for finding and solving subtle bugs. It's like having a pair programming buddy.

Massive refactor of exe-rs in the works to deal with the new undefined behavior bug introduced by Rust 1.94. It was an unaligned mess and needed fixing.

Trying out the whole vibe coding thing with local LLMs. If you don't pay enough attention to the diffs, it'll sneak bugs past you. I can see it's usefulness, but I can't imagine using LLMs without knowing how to code originally.

Gonna try freelancing, see if this leads to anything. Got a nasty virus and wanna know what it does? I'm offering my services for cheap to gain rep! https://www.upwork.com/services/product/2043959850762621529?open-share=1&frkscc=DBvPPUX5YAoT

I'm so tired of applying to jobs and hearing nothing back. I feel like a bad candidate for everything. Very demoralizing.

Happy trans day of visibility. If you havent figured it out yet (I am quiet about it), I am trans.

Recruiter just informed me the biggest problem he sees is filtering out the real candidates. So on top of having to deal with ATS, the roles are flooded with AI fake candidates. Fuck AI, man.

Security analysts aren't getting paid enough, from all the jobs I've looked at. It's an important SOC job that deserves better pay!

We are watching a playthrough of Double-D dinosaur on Twitch. We did a doubletake because the double D dino looks like my character. It's a funny dating sim.

Rereading the article I wrote for Phrack, I'm actually pretty proud of it. VX and good build practices in C. Read it here: https://phrack.org/issues/71/9_md#article

Just applied for an infosec teaching role. With my ATS-fighting fu, I hope to hear back. Fingers crossed!

Jesus, thank God for LLMs, I wouldn't know if my generated resume was passing ATS without it. Fuck ATS though, pissed all my applications were going into a black hole.

Finally saw Blackhat. I don't remember why hackers were salty about it, it was a solid hacker thriller!

My partner is cooking corned beef in the crock pot and it smells like White Castle burgers. It's fucking with me.

The torrent tracker I use actually uploaded the RiffTrax-infamous Fungicide. Only 480p. I think they air it in higher quality on RiffTrax lol

If I didn't have antipsychotics this would fuck with me. My torrent tracker has been uploading high quality torrents of movies my partner suggests after we've already downloaded them. They even have one pinned to the top not a day after we finally watched it. This is like the Google effect man.

Oh. The GHOUL log. Like a Yule Log. I thought it was a movie. Well I guess we have something Fallout themed for the holidays now.

There's nothing more disappointing when you're taking an eLearning course and they only have videos for you to watch. My kingdom for a course that will let me fucking read.

It's very demoralizing that recruiters are harassing me for this Android malware role, I keep applying through them, then never hear back. It's happened multiple times now. I told the recruiters I'm not qualified for Android and I think the client knows that too. Everyone's time is getting wasted.

That story about the FBI getting hacked just reminds me of how they run for profit pedosites as "stings" for longer than they really need to. There's seriously some corrupt pedo shit at the heart of our government. Crazy to think about.

With multiple sclerosis, you will sometimes be amazed when you manage to type a password correctly. Can't wait for them to figure out how Epstein-Barr causes it.

Hello #FediHire, I am a laid off malware analyst still looking for work. It's hard out there. I can program in various languages (primarily C++, Python and Rust) and can study non-malware code with just as much ease as complex malware. Enterprise application ready!

Accolades here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-m-taylor-security-engineer/
Code here: https://github.com/frank2

Any biters? Please let me know!

If you're at #defcon, be sure to snag a copy of the physical #Phrack publication! It has exclusive content that won't be in the online release! #defcon32 #defcon2024

It is absolutely amazing to me that one dude is responsible not only for furry conventions, but also anime conventions. Were it not for him starting the very first anime club in the US, that eventually forked into clubs all over the United States, we would probably not have anime conventions. Absolutely amazing piece of fandom history we've lost in him. Rest in peace, Sy Sable.