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Cyber Scarecrow

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606 points toby_tw | 7 comments | 18 Jun 24 08:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source | bottom
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scosman ◴[18 Jun 24 08:25 UTC] No.40715334[source]▶
Fun concept.

If the creators read this, I suggest some ways of building trust. There’s no “about us”, no GitHub link, etc. It’s a random webpage that wants my personal details, and sends me a “exe”. The overlap of people who understand what this tool does, and people who would run that “exe” is pretty small.

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CyberScarecrow ◴[18 Jun 24 08:55 UTC] No.40715473[source]▶
Author of cyber scarecrow here. Thank you for your feedback, and you are 100% right. We also dont have a code signing certificate yet either, they are expensive for windows. Smartscreen also triggers when you install it. Id be weary of installing it myself as well, especially considering it runs as admin, to be able to create the fake indicators.

I have just added a bit of info about us on the website. I'm not sure what else we can do really. Its a trust thing, same with any software and AV vendors.

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1. Z7YCx5ieof4Std ◴[18 Jun 24 09:13 UTC] No.40715568[source]▶
Is it possible to fake being from Russia. I heard some malware won't install on computers from Russia or with the Russian language as primary language
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2. CyberScarecrow ◴[18 Jun 24 09:14 UTC] No.40715581[source]▶
Great idea. Looking at installing an additional keyboard or language with out it being anoying to the user is next on the feature list.
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3. n2d4 ◴[18 Jun 24 09:48 UTC] No.40715770[source]▶
This can have the opposite effect too: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/sabot...
4. llama_drama ◴[18 Jun 24 09:48 UTC] No.40715771[source]▶
This might be not a good idea. There are some reports of malware (npm packages, iirc) specifically targeting russian computers since the invasion
5. kozak ◴[18 Jun 24 10:04 UTC] No.40715873[source]▶
And be targeted by cyberwarfare from the first-world side.
6. DougN7 ◴[18 Jun 24 11:57 UTC] No.40716728[source]▶
Or has the Russian keyboard installed, even if not used IIRC.
7. whaleofatw2022 ◴[18 Jun 24 14:41 UTC] No.40718388[source]▶
Russia has serious penalties for hacking their citizens.

Not for hacking non citizens