https://github.com/thecreeper/uselesslocker

Randomware-like sample that can be easily modified and used. For educational purposes.
https://github.com/thecreeper/uselesslocker

educational go golang malware malware-sample ransomware

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Randomware-like sample that can be easily modified and used. For educational purposes.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thecreeper/uselesslocker
• Owner: TheCreeper
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2017-03-18T23:52:49.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-03-18T23:53:13.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-21T06:02:02.646Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: educational, go, golang, malware, malware-sample, ransomware
• Language: Go
• Size: 2.45 MB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Randomware-like sample that can be easily modified and used. For educational

purposes.

## Features

- Highly portable. Should run on Windows/Linux/BSD.

- Opens a webpage to notify the user.

- Sends encryption key to a server.

- Store any necessary files in a zip archive appended to the executable.

- Uses RSA + AES128/256 CBC PKCS7.

- Works offline.

## Usage

This software lacks several components that require a significant amount of

work to implement. This is left upto the reader to do.

- Remove the safety pin.

- Compile the software.

- Create a webserver capable of processing requests from useless locker.

- Generate a private/public key pair using openssl or similar.

- Create zip archive of all the files in the required hierarchy.

- Append zip archive onto executable.

## Appending the zip archive

Follow the instructions in the store [README](store/README.md).

## Legal

This is a fun peice of software that I enjoyed writing. I learned a few things

while writing this and I hope that others can too. Please do not use this for

ransomware or otherwise malicious purposes. This is only meant to be used for

educational purposes.