Morvotron's config (updated)

[illumination]

Hi! By "testing malware" i mean downloading and scanning, of course not running. Is that still unsafe?

Doing a facepalm at 4 in the morning before first cup of coffee is never good, aim is not so well then

Seriously, if you have to ask this question, you probably should not be messing with malware.

 

[Exterminator]

It is imperative that you download and test malware samples on a Virtual Machine or a separate PC used only for testing purposes.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Hi! By "testing malware" i mean downloading and scanning, of course not running. Is that still unsafe? Why's Crystal Security not necessary?

Scanning may trigger the malware since the scanner access it.

About Crystal: you have Gdata , Comodo and Zemana; Comodo HIPS alone will block almost everything. Crystal won't give much more.

 

[Morvotron]

I guess it's never too late to learn! I'll perform some full scans and create a virtual machine when I get home. Thanks for the tips.

 

[illumination]

I guess it's never too late to learn! I'll perform some full scans and create a virtual machine when I get home. Thanks for the tips.

It is never too late to learn. I was not trying to be rude above, but testing live malware is not to be taken lightly. I see some that even think it is a game, which it certainly is not. Take the time to learn how to test malware, how to set up a system to do so, before attempting to actually test.

 

[Morvotron]

It is never too late to learn. I was not trying to be rude above, but testing live malware is not to be taken lightly. I see some that even think it is a game, which it certainly is not. Take the time to learn how to test malware, how to set up a system to do so, before attempting to actually test.

Hey, i never felt it rude. I really appreciate you guys helping me. As i stated when i join, i know about some things, i don't about others, and i still have pretty much to learn, it's a long way. Thank you for the help!

 

[Morvotron]

UPDATE: installed VirtualBox and configured Kali and RemixOS. Still, decided not to configure any Windows machine until i learn more on how to do experienced testing. Updated the configuration as well, i'm out of MalwareHub for the time.

 

[Soulbound]

Interesting choice: Kali

On a side note: I have a few Windows VMs: one for software, one for malware, and another one for tweaks etc.

Perhaps you can do the same

 

[Morvotron]

Interesting choice: Kali

On a side note: I have a few Windows VMs: one for software, one for malware, and another one for tweaks etc.

Perhaps you can do the same

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm experienced with Kali, used to use it on my old PC, decided to give it a new try

I might be trying your idea, thanks again!

 

[illumination]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm experienced with Kali, used to use it on my old PC, decided to give it a new try

I might be trying your idea, thanks again!

I'm trying to wrap my head around how you are experienced with Kali but have no idea how to set up a VM for testing

 

[Morvotron]

I'm trying to wrap my head around how you are experienced with Kali but have no idea how to set up a VM for testing

Lol I do know how to create virtual machines, I've created those two. I just didn't know the stuff about malware being trigged when scanned, that's why I wasn't using it. But now you've mentioned there are lots of thing to be taken into account, I'm doing my research to perform good tests, you made me realize I was doing nonsense. I wasn't even testing the Antivirus blocking when the file was ran, because I wasn't using a VM. I'll do my stuff and once I'm ready I'm setting up the VM.

 

[Morvotron]

UPDATED: removed Crystal Security (Comodo works the same and better), removed uTorrent (p2p from where i download Linux distro, replaced with qBittorent). Added Torch Browser, probably replacing Maxthon.

 

[Soulbound]

an alternative to qBittorrent is Transmission for windows.

 

[jamescv7]

How effective is the torrent feature of Torch Browser? Likely its already sufficient on that case unless I'm wrong.

 

[safe1st]

Very good update @Morvotron

 

[Morvotron]

How effective is the torrent feature of Torch Browser? Likely its already sufficient on that case unless I'm wrong.

Haven't come to test it yet, gonna tell as soon as I do!

 

[Morvotron]

Well, as i told you i was gonna do, here's my brief report about Torch.

-As a typical Chromium-based browser, it creates lots of processes for a single software. Haven't seen anyways any high RAM Consuming
-Opening time really faster than Firefox
-Really awsome site loading time (better than Firefox)
-I don't like the design, looks like some PUP
-Downloads accelerator seems to work alright, have seen lots of popups like "your download has been accelerated", still haven't noticed a real highlighting change.
-Haven't come to test torrent feature yet
-Very stable, no crashes since installation nor slow downs
-Extremely configurable, as Chrome
-Fully compatible with Chrome extensions
-Includes a video and documents player i haven't tested yet

 

[Morvotron]

UPDATE:

-updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
-added ESET Online Scanner as an on-demand scanner
-added HitmanPro as an on-demand scanner

 

[Morvotron]

EDIT:

-Removed GDATA, re-added Kaspersky.
-Removed Zemana AntiLogger since Kaspersky offers SSL protection
-Removed Comodo Firewall, replaced with TinyWall
-Updated to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1

 

[Morvotron]

UPDATE: lol so many updates

-Added CryptoPrevent

I never thought i'd get to have to many security software. You guys instructed me on things i wasn't even aware of.