A Coding Implementation to Recover Hidden Malware IOCs with FLARE-FLOSS Beyond Classic Strings Analysis
banner(“STEP 6 — IOC hunting in the deobfuscated strings”) PATTERNS = [ (“URL”, re.compile(r”https?://[^\s\”]+”)), (“IP”, re.compile(r”\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b”)), (“PE/script”, re.compile(r”[A-Za-z0-9_]+\.(?:exe|dll|sys|ps1|bat)\b”, re.I)), (“Win32 API”, re.compile(r”\b(?:Reg(?:Open|Set|Create|Delete)Key(?:Ex)?A?|VirtualAlloc(?:Ex)?|CreateRemoteThread|WinExec|LoadLibraryA?|GetProcAddress|InternetOpenA?)\b”)), (“Registry”, re.compile(r”SOFTWARE\\\\?[A-Za-z0-9_\\\\]+”, re.I)), (“Base64-like”, re.compile(r”\b[A-Za-z0-9+/]{24,}={0,2}\b”)), ] hits = [] for kind, items in buckets.items(): for e in items: s = e.get(“string”,””) for label, pat in PATTERNS: if pat.search(s): hits.append((kind, label, s)) if hits: […]
‘Podslop’ is a real and growing problem — data shows 39% of new podcasts are now ‘likely’ generated by AI. Here’s why I won’t be listening
It looks like it’s time to introduce a ‘hosted by humans’ badge for podcasts: Bloomberg reports that some 39% of new podcasts are now “likely” generated by AI, as per data from the Podcast Index that tracks the ecosystem. This shouldn’t come as a surprise really, as producing AI-hosted audio is now incredibly simple, and […]
My Roku apps were running slow – I considered 9 quick fixes before blaming my Wi-Fi
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Restarting or power cycling a Roku can fix many lag issues. Updating or reinstalling apps can solve glitches and slowdowns. Test the network connection before blaming your Wi-Fi router. I own several Roku TVs and devices, including […]
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 10 (game #1567)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game #1566). Quordle […]
NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 10 (game #1064)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game […]
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 10 (game #798)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game […]
I installed a browser on my smart TV, and it changed how I use it
Smart TVs aren’t the most ideal devices to browse the web on, mainly because typing is slow and navigation feels awkward. The problem, though, is not just the TV remote but also the built-in browser. Most of them are clunky, difficult to navigate, and lack the features you’d want while browsing from the comfort of […]
NVIDIA AI Releases Star Elastic: One Checkpoint that Contains 30B, 23B, and 12B Reasoning Models with Zero-Shot Slicing
Training a family of large language models (LLMs) has always come with a painful multiplier: every model variant in the family—whether 8B, 30B, or 70B—typically requires its own full training run, its own storage, and its own deployment stack. For a dev team running inference at scale, this means multiplying compute costs by the number […]
Scientists discovered a hidden underground structure beneath America that could dangerously amplify future solar storms and massive power grid failures
Ancient underground rocks could sharply intensify solar storm damage across eastern America Hidden crust beneath the United States redirects dangerous electrical currents upward Scientists mapped a buried geological structure stretching from Maine to Georgia Buried deep beneath the eastern United States lies a massive chunk of ancient crust that has remained hidden from scientists for […]
How to watch UFC 328: live stream Chimaev vs Strickland
Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev and former belt-holder Sean Strickland square up to settle one of the ugliest feuds in UFC history on Saturday night — unless something happens outside the Octagon first. The buildup to UFC 328 has been nothing short of shameful, with death-threats now apparently part and parcel of the circus. Dana White […]