Expired Malware: The Python Script That Checks Its Own Best-Before Date
A hilarious Python script takes a page from food labels, only executing before a best-before date! This malicious code fetches a payload and evades detection with anti-VM and anti-debugging tricks. If the mouse isn’t moving, the clock isn’t ticking, or the timezone’s off, it won’t bite. Classic CobaltStrike behavior.
Hot Take:
Looks like malware authors are taking a page out of the grocery store playbook with “best-before” dates! Just when you thought your lettuce was the only thing that could expire, here comes a Python script that self-destructs after June 10th. Talk about fresh malware!
Key Points:
- Python script with an expiration date set for June 10th.
- Script fetches a payload, potentially related to CobaltStrike, from an RFC1918 IP address.
- Employs anti-VM and anti-debugging techniques such as mouse usage detection and timezone checks.
- Utilizes NTP to verify system clock integrity.
- Generates a random 4-character string for URI to fetch the payload.
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