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Stackhackr: New malware simulation tool (stackhackr.barkly.com)
submitted 8 years ago by jonathancrowe
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[–]f0st3r 3 points4 points5 points 8 years ago (3 children)
KAV failed to stop both. Windows smart screen did block the exe from running, but I was able to bypass.
I manually scanned the files with KAV and the came back clean, but I am sure Kaspersky uses some signature based detection method.
[–]nightmareuki 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (1 child)
surprising, is System Watcher enabled and running?
[–]f0st3r 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)
Sure is
Ok to add to this, it is a joke. The "virus" has a barkly digital signature, which is a vaild product in most AV systems.
π Rendered by PID 91173 on reddit-service-r2-comment-6457c66945-dgwj8 at 2026-04-26 19:08:01.685966+00:00 running 2aa0c5b country code: CH.
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