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A webshell and a normal file that have the same MD5

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98 points shlomo_z | 2 comments | 21 Sep 25 05:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dsab ◴[24 Sep 25 05:23 UTC] No.45356607[source]▶
It's a pity that there is no description of what it is supposed to be used for.
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lisper ◴[24 Sep 25 06:38 UTC] No.45357043[source]▶
If you don't know, then you aren't the target audience.

But there are two applications: the first is breaking in to a system under some very obscure set of circumstances that you are very unlikely to encounter in the real world. The second is to bump up your karma on HN.

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1. alkonaut ◴[24 Sep 25 13:31 UTC] No.45360080[source]▶
> system under some very obscure set of circumstances that you are very unlikely to encounter in the real world.

Is there any way to use HN karma? Like, can I sell my account on some shady exchange like people sell big twitter accounts? And if I can, what's the going rate for internet points these days? Asking for an unscrupulous friend.

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2. lisper ◴[24 Sep 25 14:57 UTC] No.45361315[source]▶
> Is there any way to use HN karma?

Nothing other than vanity AFAIK.

It's actually a bit of a scam because karma accumulates and never expires. I've been on the leaderboard for a long time, not because I'm making particularly valuable contributions (I only post a few times a week) but just because I've been on HN since it launched.