[funsec] Get your computer viruses here!

[Drsolly]

I already emailed with this guy to tell him about the reasons why he might 
not want to do this. I obviously failed.

I don't see what the difference is, between this, and a VX site.

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Richard M. Smith wrote:

> This new Web site sounds a bit controversial.....
> 
> Richard 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mvalsmith at gmail.com [mailto:mvalsmith at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 5:05 PM
> To: bugtraq at securityfocus.com
> Subject: Malware sample site
> 
> Just wanted to let you guys know about a new computer security site at
> http://www.offensivecomputing.net
> 
> The purpose of this site is to foster collaborative analysis, cataloging and
> identification of malware in order to improve defense and awareness.
> This was something myself and other colleagues have seen the need for a long
> time but could never find anything similar because most malware collections
> are either closed lists or corporate non-public collections.
> This site is free and open to all.
> 
> The basic idea is to have a community site where you can search for malware
> based on name or md5sum and get zipped copies.
> People can upload their own samples of malware and collaborate on analysis
> in a sort of a blog style. (think community commented disassembles, graphs,
> ida databases, etc.)
> 
> I know there are some problems with the concept such as using md5sums but
> its a start and has proven useful already.
> I've got some malware collection stuff to help add to the database and I
> have a small collection built up over the years that I am slowly adding as
> well.
> 
> I've started it off with some copies of common stuff like welchia, sobig,
> the sony drm rootkit, etc. and some minimal analysis.
> 
> This is NOT another Vx'ers site and the purpose isn't to propagate worms or
> viruses but rather provide a medium for people to conduct collaborative
> defense research with full access to the tools and samples.
> 
> We're interested in any feedback, collaborations, and ideas from the
> community and have already gotten a ton of response since launching last
> Friday.
> 
> have a good one,
> 
> V. 
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