Lazycog

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Installed and in daily use! Thanks comaps team ❤️

What the hell

Solders, on the other hand, has been found to incorporate a post-install script in its package.json, causing the malicious code to be automatically executed as soon as the package is installed.

"At first glance, it's hard to believe that this is actually valid JavaScript," the Veracode Threat Research team said. "It looks like a seemingly random collection of Japanese symbols. It turns out that this particular obfuscation scheme uses the Unicode characters as variable names and a sophisticated chain of dynamic code generation to work."

Decoding the script reveals an extra layer of obfuscation, unpacking which reveals its main function: Check if the compromised machine is Windows, and if so, run a PowerShell command to retrieve a next-stage payload from a remote server ("firewall[.]tel").

This second-stage PowerShell script, also obscured, is designed to fetch a Windows batch script from another domain ("cdn.audiowave[.]org") and configures a Windows Defender Antivirus exclusion list to avoid detection. The batch script then paves the way for the execution of a .NET DLL that reaches out to a PNG image hosted on ImgBB ("i.ibb[.]co").

"[The DLL] is grabbing the last two pixels from this image and then looping through some data contained elsewhere in it," Veracode said. "It ultimately builds up in memory YET ANOTHER .NET DLL."

Furthermore, the DLL is equipped to create task scheduler entries and features the ability to bypass user account control (UAC) using a combination of FodHelper.exe and programmatic identifiers (ProgIDs) to evade defenses and avoid triggering any security alerts to the user.

The newly-downloaded DLL is Pulsar RAT, a "free, open-source Remote Administration Tool for Windows" and a variant of the Quasar RAT malware.

Honestly, at this point the hacker deserves to empty my bank account.

same. Thankfully it wasn't fathers day in my home country yet!

Oh god.. You'll have to learn IIS. Internet Inf🤮rmation Services.

In all seriousness Windows Server is much more enjoyable than Home/Pro/Enterprise or whatever the desktop versions are called. You have more control over the system and they don't hinder you from configuring stuff unlike on the desktop version.

Someone already suggested to get a VPS and just get to know the system. A tip though if you have to spin up a windows server on Azure vs somewhere else: search for info with the keyword "azure". Microsoft stuff seems to work worse on their own cloud than anywhere else. MS SQL Server and Azure's version of MS SQL Server differs and lacks features.

Been a long time since I had to use any of the above so things might have changed.

Wikipedia explains some history of dates that are not on Saint Joseph's day, but couldn't find a detailed explanation for every country.

Also found out some wild stuff like:

In France lighter manufacturer Flaminaire introduced the idea of Father's Day first in 1949 for commercial reasons. Director Marcel Quercia wanted to sell their lighter in France. In 1950, they introduced "la Fête des Pères", which would take place every third Sunday of June (following the American example). Their slogan is "Nos papas nous l'ont dit, pour la fête des pères, ils désirent tous un Flaminaire" (Our dads told us, for Father's Day, they all want a Flaminaire). In 1952, the holiday was officially decreed.

The write-up I'm referencing has some at the end. Maybe Delta chat?

Symbolic and actually very cool.

Yeah I haven't found another fun replacement for Duolingo. The FOSS project "LibreLingo" has been abandoned long time ago too..

Ha, exact problem I had! Moved abroad and that fixed it ;)

Jokes aside, that's a real problem for most people who work full time :(

This is kinda how I started my language learning journey as well, but realized after a year of no progress that I need a structured course to truly get that motivation and progress.

If you have a possibility to take a course somewhere in your town I highly recommend! Might meet new people and have fun too! :)

Views that seriously harm or endanger other people are dangerous.

If the founder would have opposing views in e.g. should we narrow down the car roads in cities and widen the pedestrian walks - ok. I think there's a lot to this question, I think pedestrian walks should be wider, cars are dangerous, etc. But this is not as dangerous as:

"Do you deny scientific evidence that COVID is real and a real danger to a lot of humans"