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An example of a computer system affected by MEMZ displaying one of the malware's key payloads, a 'screen tunnelling' effect. | |
| Common name | |
|---|---|
| Type | Trojan horse |
| Author(s) | Leurak |
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The MEMZ trojan is a malware in the form of a trojan horse made for Microsoft Windows.[1][2][3][4][5]
MEMZ was originally created by Leurak for YouTuber danooct1's Viewer-Made Malware series. It was later featured by Joel Johannson, alias Vargskelethor, a member of the live-streaming group Vinesauce, who demonstrated the trojan in action against a Windows 10 virtual machine[6] after being provided with a copy by danooct1. The virus gained notoriety for its unique and complex payloads, which automatically activate after each other, some with delay. Examples of payloads include randomly moving the mouse cursor slightly, opening up satirical Google searches such as 'how to remove a virus' and 'how to get money' on the user's web browser, and opening various random Microsoft Windows programs (such as the calculator or command prompt). True to the program's name, many parts of the virus are based on Internet memes; for example, the virus overwrites the boot sector with an animation of Nyan Cat.[1][2][3][4][5] A benign version was later created by Leurak. This safe version allows toggling on and off specific payloads and will not overwrite the boot sector upon restart.[7]
A variant of MEMZ, dubbed 'VineMEMZ', was coded by Leurak as a gift to Johannson after the livestream featuring the original MEMZ gained significant traction. This version of MEMZ is similar to the original, but features many references to Vinesauce, especially Johannson's other game streams, such as the bootleg game 7 Grand Dad and the adware program BonziBuddy. This variant has also been released to the public.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ abWhite, Daniel (July 8, 2016). 'Viewer-Made Malware 8 - MEMZ (Win32) (flashing lights warning)'. Hackme.comYouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ abDean, Madeleine (August 26, 2016). 'MEMZ virus: what is it and how it affects Windows PC?'. Windows Report. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ abOberhaus, Daniel (July 9, 2016). 'Watch This Malware Turn a Computer into a Digital Hellscape'. Motherboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ abMaiberg, Emaneul (July 30, 2016). 'Preserving the Ancient Art of Getting Pwned'. Motherboard. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ abKushman. 'Hãy xem cách Malware biến máy tính của bạn thành một địa ngục số kinh hoàng như thế nào'. GenK (in Vietnamese). Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^Leurak (2016-07-24), [Vinesauce] Joel tries out the MEMZ Trojan (with chat), retrieved 2019-06-26
- ^Leurak (2016-07-10), MEMZ 4.0 - The Clean Version, retrieved 2019-10-07
- ^danooct1. 'VineMEMZ (Win32)'. YouTube. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Video of MEMZ on YouTube
“Friendly hackers” were given a very clear directive during this year’s Def Con Voting Village, part of the international hacker conference. And they followed through, much to the dismay of visiting U.S. Congresspeople.
Their task was to crack open some test voting equipment to see just how secure the electronic poll books and ballot printers are.
As the Washington Post reports, these hackers were armed with lock picking kits and Ethernet cables to expose weaknesses in the machines which could be exploited harmfully.
A US Senator is dumbfounded
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) watched as an address given by Harri Hursti, founder of Nordic Innovation Labs, described how most of the machines present that day are still used in elections, despite their noted vulnerabilities.
The Washington Post reports that this year’s Def Con Voting Village featured much talk of the need for more auditing of election results and more transparency from voting machine manufacturers.
“Election officials across the country as we speak are buying election systems that will be out of date the moment they open the box,” Wyden said in the Voting Village’s keynote speech. “It’s the election security equivalent of putting our military out there to go up against superpowers with a peashooter.” — Washington Post report.
Congressional Democrats have two bills which would make paper backups of voting machines mandatory, along with post-election audits. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has blocked votes on those, though, claiming it is the responsibility of individual states.
Nyan Cat on a voting machine?
At this year’s Def Con Voting Village, hackers were able to fully exploit the weaknesses of the out-of-date machines.
According to the Washington Post, they played the first-person shooter game “Doom” one one and left Japanese video meme “Nyan Cat” playing on another.
The event has faced criticism from voting equipment manufacturers before, with organizations like the National Association of Secretaries of State calling it “unrealistic” in the face of actual voting day security conditions.
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But Hursti said this is just the manufacturers trying to put a halt on extensive research into their products. Furthermore, he says it is impossible to rectify the security concerns before the first primary votes are cast in the 2020 elections.