Capricorn

Malware is always changing and evolving, and so should anti-malware solutions. Because of the nature of the anti-malware solutions, they’re always ‘defending’ a system: only after the user downloads or executes something, the solution interacts with the newly created file or process. Based on sample analysis, new mitigation techniques are created and deployed. Ideally, one … 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

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

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