I bought a $5000 malware - why should you be worried!

What happens when you pay a hacker $50 and then $5000 to another hacker to create for you a custom malware?
I wanted to find out and things got scary quickly!
Thankfully I had the Intel vPro® Platform come to my rescue.
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[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

The fun part of course is that black-hats will always find work-arounds for anything that white hats come up with. it is a continuing arms race that will never end. Hardware based or not, no protection is ever going to be 100% resistant for long. Maybe I should just go back to using CP/M LOL

[@LironSegev]

100% - just as code is being written and hardened, there are hackers who find the weakness and the cycle continues. We all know that the weakest bit is us, the humans who need to be continuously reminded not to click on links, not to install dodgy software, not to download cracked files, not to enter info into phishing websites.

[@iamkamsai]

this is above my brain capacity but cool watching it none the less

[@LironSegev]

haha Its good to see whats going on out there, just so you know the kind of abilities that are lurking in the Dark Web.

[@carpecanem611]

I get all my malware for free.

[@LironSegev]

😂

[@godess4993]

Can you please tell me or show a video how to find a person who watching you how can I find out is who?

[@markusTegelane]

I would have liked to be paid 50 dollars for renaming a file 😅

[@LironSegev]

right? 😂

[@macbitz]

I'll do it for $40 😂

[@D.von.N]

I don't have a VM (had to find out if it was the same as Sandbox, it isn't), I do use Sandbox for stuff I don't quite trust. Would it leak also? How about HP Surestart? Can it prevent the infection? Or would it leak from a standard user account with the UAC to the max into the whole machine, including the admin account? So many questions.

[@GTSongwriter]

What sucks is, I've already got a ton of windows computers. I need to write software for iPad and iPhone, but I will need to invest in a Mac mini to get started. Gotta have the latest Xcode in order to publish apps to the store.

[@LironSegev]

eh...ok. Not sure what this has to do with the video, but ok

[@berniecolling3697]

I really like your channel, learning a lot about security and how to protect yourself from the scammers. 😊📱

[@LironSegev]

appreciate you being here!

[@brucemckenna7035]

Fantastic video once again. Cheers from Australia.

[@LironSegev]

Thank you very much!

[@Hugh248]

Looks like the next laptop i buy will have Intel vPro.

[@LironSegev]

Nice! 👍

[@davehenderson6896]

Intel Vpro should be standard on win 10 and 11.

[@blutey]

Scary it can break out of a VM. Hopefully the latest versions of eg Oracle's Virtualbox are patched against this exploit.

[@LironSegev]

There is already a patch for it but as you know, if people don't update their software, they remain vulnerable to this.

[@worksmarter.notharder.1033]

“Detection” was spelled incorrectly from the $50 one, within first 25 seconds of this video.

[@vareast]

Great stuff. How is AI helping or going to help with protection from malware?

[@LironSegev]

Good question: AI is actively looking for those anomalies and the second it discovers something isn't "normal" is steps in to protect the system. So it is constantly learning and adapting and even works when you are not online.

[@edwardmacnab354]

YOU DA MAN !!! but to be fair , Dat hacker Dude da Man Too

[@LironSegev]

100% - some seriously smart coders are out there

[@davehenderson6896]

@@LironSegev We need them to work for the government.

[@Cyba_IT]

I'm probably being overly cynical but that setup seemed extremely convenient for showing Vpro's capabilities.

[@LironSegev]

As I literally said: I was going to focus on the code and show you what you can buy, but when someone makes a bold claim like breaking out of a VM, it took a different turn as that is certainly not something you see every day. Do with the info as you please.

[@madstarr2]

Wow. I was looking at laptops and it wasn't i-Vpro, but now I'm looking at it.

[@LironSegev]

worth it especially if you want the peace of mind. The hackers/ threat actors are using AI, so we need to have systems that use it too.

[@muchomusica1]

You, the man! VPro it is then. Regards.

[@LironSegev]

seriously true. So much goes on beneath the software layer - literally a safer machine

[@SynK-R]

Nice 1 Liron. 👍 Sounds like the VPro is going to make it mark in safety. Until they make something else that will take its place. The great thing about the VPro. Its not made by the worse computer company 'Microsoft' Nice 1 Intel. And nice 1 Liron for sharing 👍

[@RonCGooglePage]

What do you think about the Intel vPro vs the new Snapdragon® X Elite (12 Core)?

[@Pouya-us1hw]

nice video! so windows 11 better for security?

[@LironSegev]

not necessarily but having vPro platform is certainly the way to go if you want out-of-the-box security which works beneath the software layer. Ie. It kicks in long before any Windows loads.

[@edwardmacnab354]

@@LironSegev is vPro for Windows Home ?

[@darkman237]

Have you ever come across the contents of a single directory disappearing?

[@bahabak]

thats the old shortcut virus, just use attrib in cmd to unhide files

[@darkman237]

@@bahabak Odd, virus scans were clear.

[@MoniKaisala]

Can you tell me how do I purchase? Something $40 and I purchase again it work even if I had nothing in my account next time like I buy something it automatically cuts out my $40 from b4 ? Or is it been encrypted to someone?

[@martin777xyz]

I wonder if the forthcoming qualcomm snapdragon X elite and plus have similar technology?

[@ayoubhabba370]

Sir I have a wi-fi problem,the problem is when my brother's phone redmi connects his phone to the router the wi-fi slows down noticeably and the wi-fi never gets back to the usual (from 100mb-44mn on my phone to 4mb-1.50 in the computer and all other devices) Could you please help me sir Thanks in advance .

[@sorinscodecamp]

Even ChatGPT or a similar AI would do a better job in providing a better code ;)

[@richardb8104]

ChatGPT provides some really bad code sometimes. I wouldn't trust it over a human that knew what they were doing.

[@LironSegev]

exactly!

[@PerfectKlaus]

How about HyperV, rather than Virtualbox?

[@tiffenberg]

So what you're advocating, is to get vpro processor then?

[@LironSegev]

only if you want hardware level AI and ML driven security along with a whole bunch of other features. So yes :)

[@shantanusapru]

Does this anti-virus capability work even without an internet connection, i.e. in a disconnected machine?

[@LironSegev]

Yes. It is baked into the hardware. So even when you are offline, you still have the protection

[@shantanusapru]

@@LironSegev Ah, okay. Thanks!

[@mrhassell]

Modify the code, save a few dollars!

[@joelsusser32]

Can you repeat the test with VirtualBox and does this vulnerable happen with AMD cpus?

[@bahabak]

Virtualbox was breached several times on Pwn2own 2024 a hacking competition

[@rickwhite7736]

Would this still do this if you were running windows in a linux vm window?

[@Cochise85]

Video suggestions: list of tools for pc repair and malware removal for wanna be tech guys

[@LironSegev]

Got you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHzRkqScjK98a8k

[@Cochise85]

@@LironSegev Just watched the video, great stuff Liron, thanks 👍

[@justjulie37]

And I'm Guessing any computer with the intel Vpro is going to be insanely expensive

[@LironSegev]

Actually nope

[@GTSongwriter]

Dell has a OptiPlex Micro Form Factor Intel® Core™ i5 14500T vPro® for about $700 on sale.

[@megarimusa9869]

Hello sir can i get a copy the malware

[@xszl]

its only Windows I think ? Why ?

[@Rob-br4tx]

Looks like all us non v pro users are effed. nice.

[@Meletion1]

I’ll just put the system32 virus in the recycle bin c’mon (don’t actual do this guys)

[@EminenShad]

Liron...are y....you.....using that code....?)))

[@timbacchus]

I just hope that the government is checking this type of stuff out. I know that you are spending your money to inform us and I appreciate it but please don't tell your wife you spent 5K for that.

[@LironSegev]

haha its a business expense running this channel. I couldn't pass up the opportunity as these guys use anonymous handles and disappear, so it was gamble for sure!

[@Scott769]

want some malware my malware it doesn't do Bitcoin mining and destroys your computer haha

[@analyticator]

Please, stop it with the "AI" hype. Not every piece of clever software is AI. Look up what the term "AI" should refer to and what it takes to create it and use it. Unfortunately we are, once again, going through a period of AI hype. This happens every 10 years of so.