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Cyber Scarecrow

(www.cyberscarecrow.com)
606 points toby_tw | 3 comments | 18 Jun 24 08:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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efilife ◴[18 Jun 24 09:36 UTC] No.40715710[source]▶
Ok, but why isn't this open source? If it only creates some processes that don't do anything, there's nothing to hide, really
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1. tr33house ◴[18 Jun 24 11:54 UTC] No.40716706[source]▶
this +100 I can't just let some random exe run on my machine with nothing but claims from the author.

In my head, I'm also wondering why a botnet wouldn't just want to take over such a machine because they know for sure that it's a scarecrow. But security by obscurity is no way to instill trust here

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2. rantee ◴[18 Jun 24 13:39 UTC] No.40717750[source]▶
Claims by an unidentified author(s) replying to comments with a 4-hour old HN account.. How did this make it to the front page other than the catchy name?
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