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Open Source Malware Search Engine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-case-your-computer-isn't-infected-already dept.

chr0.ot writes "Metasploit creator HD Moore has released an open-source search engine that finds live malware samples through Google queries. From the article: 'The new Malware Search project provides a Web interface that allows anyone to enter the name of a known virus or Trojan and find Google results for Web sites hosting malicious executables.' The tool then searches for actual malware signatures and uses the signature output from ClamAV to find the name of the malware. This is then used in conjunction with a PE signature matching method to form a Google query. Afterwards the malware can then be downloaded directly from Google."

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  1. my first post by sarathmenon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hurray!

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  2. Re:First it was a dupe... by Tx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Aha, I was wondering what the proper word for a dupe-de-dupe was!

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  3. Other application by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about using search engine techniques to find slashdot dupes?

  4. 3 dupes in 2 weeks? by Chineseyes · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wow 3 dupes of the same story in a 2 week span whats the record for dupes of the same story here?

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  5. Re:Since we're off on a tangent anyway by rufty_tufty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow! The Lancastrian accent makes it over text - Cool!

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  7. Re:First it was a dupe... by Sepper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For thoses who aren't native english speakers (I am not, btw)
    since:
    2 == Duplicate (Dupe!)
    3 == triplicate (Tripe)
    4 == Quadraplicate (Quad!)
    X == Make-up-your-own-plicate (Enough Already!)

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  8. Re:First it was a dupe... by gatzke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    At one point we were calling these "trupes" instead, following along the "dupe" lines.

    Tripe is especially funny, as it is a real word and fitting at that. Frrom Dictionary.com.

    tripe
          1. The rubbery lining of the stomach of cattle or other ruminants, used as food.
          2. Informal. Something of no value; rubbish.

  9. Re:First it was a dupe... by gatzke · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    And I get modded offtopic? The freaking story was posted three times, I think that is relevant.

    Is there more original ontopic stuff to say about a story we have seen THREE TIMES?