One question: have you seen recently packed software (malware or some proprietary application) that isn't Windows PE files? Like, I don't know, Linux ELFs, or MacOS MACH-O files, or Android apks.
#malware #packers
Joxean Koret (@matalaz)
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2026-01-15 09:24:03 UTC
Author Public Key
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wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-01-15 09:24:03 UTCEvent JSON
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