Security through explanation
The last couple of months have not been filled with my absence, whereas it did look like that. In the time that I did not post anything, I have been working on multiple projects. These projects will be posted here once finished. The products are finished, I only have to add the extra Javadoc for … Read more
Set-up To install Capricorn, one must have the Java Runtime Environment installed. Executing the JAR file should be done using a terminal such as bash (on Linux) or via commandprompt/powershell (on Windows). Mac OS X is not supported, although future this is considered for future releases. Simply executing the JAR will provide you with a … Read more
For those who missed my initial blogpost about Capricorn, I’ll give a short recap about the program its functionalities. Capricorn creates folders and files on the computer. These files are monitored and a change to any of the files will trigger Capricorn to commence shutdown, regardless of the open files on the computer. These folders … Read more
On the 18th of May, I gave a lecture for the volunteers of Seniorweb regarding security awareness. The two groups who attended the lecture posed interesting questions about security. The biggest challenge for me during these two lectures was to keep the explanation simple. Analysing malware is a specialist’s job, one which I’m being educated … Read more
Today marks the day of the first stable release of Capricorn. After brainstorming about it for a couple of weeks, I gave the program a complete overhaul in a three day programming streak. The lay-out of the application has changed quite drastically, which paved the way for multiple functions I wanted to implement a while … Read more
In 2008, the default password generation algorithm was reverse engineered and published. Now, in June 2017, there are not a lot of routers available which are still influenced by this discovery, neither are most programs which generate the default password based on an SSID of a network. Based on the information given in the blogpost … Read more
Last week, the Wannacry ransomware had a wild outbreak and ransomware has been a hot topic in the news ever since. A couple of weeks ago, I developed the idea to create a program which monitors your filesystem and controls the damage as much as possible after an infection. The idea is simple yet effective … Read more
The past weeks have been filled with work on my internship, another program (Capricorn) and other subjects. Therefore the release has been slowed down a bit, even though I processed some of the changes I have in my to-do list. Changelog Multi-platform support Fixed a bug in which the file separator would be assigned wrongly … Read more
Since the start of the development of Gemini, I’ve have contacted numerous people and asked them their opinion about the release of software like this. Evidently, the program can be used by those who want to learn more about the workings of malware and detection techniques, but it can also be used by those who … Read more
Gemini’s current release This is the first release of Gemini’s changes. Since this is the first set of release notes, the initial set-up will be explained and the latest tweaks will be described. Gemini is built in a modular way. Each module can be used to generate code in another language. Currently, the only implemented … Read more