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Remember to search for the thing you're submitting before posting to see if it's already been posted.\n\n*We want to keep the quality of posts high. Therefore, memes, funny videos, low-effort posts and reposts are not allowed. We prohibit giveaways because we cannot be sure that the person holding the giveaway will actually do what they promise.*\n:::\n\n::: spoiler 5. Mark Spoilers and NSFW\n\nMake sure to mark your stuff or it may be removed.\n\n*No one wants to be spoiled. Therefore, always mark spoilers. Similarly mark NSFW, in case anyone is browsing in a public space or at work.*\n:::\n\n::: spoiler 6. No linking to piracy\n\nDon't share it here, there are other places to find it. Discussion of piracy is fine.\n\n*We don't want us moderators or the admins of lemmy.world to get in trouble for linking to piracy. Therefore, any link to piracy will be removed. Discussion of it is of course allowed.*\n::: \n\n# Authorized Regular Threads\n\n- [Daily Screenshots](https://lemmy.world/search?q=of+posting+a+Daily+Screenshot+from+the+games+l%27ve+been+playing&type=All&listingType=All&communityId=2627&creatorId=9000192&page=1&sort=New) by [u/MyNameIsAtticus](https://lemmy.world/u/MyNameIsAtticus)\n- [Steam Deck / Gaming News](https://lemmy.world/search?q=Steam+Deck+%2F+Gaming+News&type=All&listingType=All&communityId=2627&creatorId=13272749&page=1&sort=New) by [u/PerfectDark](@PerfectDark@Lemmy.world)\n\n# Related communities\n\n*PM a mod to add your own*\n\n**Video games**\n\nGeneric\n\n- !gaming@Lemmy.world: Our sister community, focused on PC and console gaming. 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Its kind of funny as they claim that saying _tankie_ is left bashing. I guess leadership by example is not big there. Honesty the mls just hate being pragmatic. I understand why they are unhappy, buy they have no meaningful action to get the ball they want rolling. 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By combining this payload with self-propagation mechanisms, the attackers aim to produce equivalent inaccurate calculations across an entire facility.\n> This 2005 attack is a harbinger for sabotage operations targeting ultra expensive high-precision computing workloads of national importance like advanced physics, cryptographic, and nuclear research workloads.\n> fast16 predates Stuxnet by at least five years, and stands as the first operation of its kind. The use of an embedded customized Lua virtual machine predates the earliest Flame samples by three years.\n> The name ‘fast16’ is referenced in the infamous Shadow Brokers’ leak of NSA’s ‘Territorial Dispute’ components. An evasion signature instructs operators: “fast16 *** Nothing to see here – carry on ***”\n> \n> Overview\n> \n> Our investigation into fast16 starts with an architectural hunch. A certain tier of apex threat actors has consistently relied on embedded scripting engines as a means of modularity. Flame, Animal Farm’s Bunny, ‘PlexingEagle’, Flame 2.0, and Project Sauron each built platforms around the extensibility and modularity of an embedded Lua VM. We wanted to determine whether that development style arose from a shared source, so we set out to trace the earliest sophisticated use of an embedded Lua engine in Windows malware.\n> \n> Lua is a lightweight scripting language with a native proficiency for extending C/C++ functionality. Given the appeal of C++ for reliable high-end malware frameworks, this capability is indispensable to avoid having to recompile entire implant components to add functionality to already infected machines. We did not find an indication of direct shared provenance, but our investigation did uncover the oldest instance of this modern attack architecture.\n> \n> Lua leaves a distinctive fingerprint. Compiled bytecode containers start with the magic bytes 1B 4C 75 61 (\\x1bLua), followed by a version byte, and the engine typically exposes a characteristic C API and environment variables such as LUA_PATH. Hunting for these traits across mid-2000s malware collections surfaced a sample that initially looked unremarkable: svcmgmt.exe.\n> svcmgmt.exe | A 2005 Lua-Powered Service Binary\n> \n> On the surface, svcmgmt.exe appears to be a generic console‑mode service wrapper from the Windows 2000/XP era.\n> Filename \tsvcmgmt.exe\n> Filesize \t315,392 bytes\n> MD5 \tdbe51eabebf9d4ef9581ef99844a2944\n> SHA1 \tde584703c78a60a56028f9834086facd1401b355\n> SHA256 \t9a10e1faa86a5d39417cae44da5adf38824dfb9a16432e34df766aa1dc9e3525\n> Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (console), Intel i386\n> Link Time \t2005-08-30 18:15:06 UTC\n> \n> A closer look reveals an embedded Lua 5.0 virtual machine and an encrypted bytecode container unpacked by the service entry point.\n> \n> The developers extended the Lua environment to include:\n> \n> a wstring module for native unicode handling\n> a built‑in symmetric cipher, exposed through a function commonly labelled b, used to decrypt embedded data\n> multiple modules that bind directly into Windows NT filesystem, registry, service control, and network APIs.\n> \n> Even by itself, svcmgmt.exe already looks like an early high-end implant, a modular service binary that hands most of its logic to encrypted Lua bytecode. The binary includes a crucial detail: a PDB path that links the binary to the kernel driver fast16.sys.\n> fast16 | A Nagging Mystery from The Shadow Brokers Leak\n> \n> Buried in the binary’s strings is a PDB reference:\n> \n> C:\\buildy\\driver\\fd\\i386\\fast16.pdb\n> \n> At first glance, the path is structured like any other compiler artifact: an internal build directory, a component name (fast16), and an architecture hint (i386). However, in this case there’s a mismatch. The string appears inside of a service-mode executable, and yet the driver\\fd\\i386\\fast16 segment of the pdb string clearly refers to a kernel driver project.\n> \n> Following that clue led us to a second binary, fast16.sys:\n> Filename \tfast16.sys\n> Filesize \t44,580 bytes\n> MD5 \t0ff6abe0252d4f37a196a1231fae5f26\n> SHA256 \t07c69fc33271cf5a2ce03ac1fed7a3b16357aec093c5bf9ef61fbfa4348d0529\n> Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 5.00 (native), Intel i386, 5 sections\n> Link Time \t2005-07-19 15:15:41 UTC (0x42dd191d)\n> \n> This kernel driver is a boot-start filesystem component that intercepts and modifies executable code as it’s read from disk. Although a driver of this age will not run on Windows 7 or later, for its time fast16.sys was a cut above commodity rootkits thanks to its position in the storage stack, control over filesystem I/O, and rule-based code patching functionality.\n> \n> In April 2017, almost 12 years after the compilation timestamp, the same filename, “fast16” appeared in The Shadow Brokers leak. Dr. Boldizsár Bencsáth’s research into Territorial Dispute points to a text file, drv_list.txt. The 250KB file is a short list of driver names used to mark potential implants cyber operators might encounter on a target box as “friendly” or to “pull back” in order to avoid clashes with competing nation-state hacking operations.\n> Screenshot from Crysys Lab’s Shadow Brokers leak analysis paper\n> Screenshot from Crysys Lab’s Shadow Brokers leak analysis paper\n> \n> The guidance for one particular driver, ‘fast16’, stands out as both unique and particularly unusual.\n> \n> The string inside svcmgmt.exe provided the key forensic link in this investigation. The pdb path connects the 2017 leak of deconfliction signatures used by NSA operators with a multi-modal Lua‑powered ‘carrier’ module compiled in 2005, and ultimately its stealthy payload: a kernel driver designed for precision sabotage.\n> svcmgmt.exe | Architecture of the Carrier\n> \n> The core component of fast16, svcmgmt.exe, functions as a highly adaptable carrier module, changing its operational mode based on command-line arguments.\n> \n> No arguments: Runs as a Windows service.\n> -p: Sets InstallFlag = 1 and runs as a service (Propagate/Install & Run).\n> -i: Sets InstallFlag = 1 and executes Lua code (Install & Execute Lua).\n> -r: Executes Lua code without setting the install flag (Execute Lua).\n> Any other argument (): Interprets as a filename, and spawns two children: the original command and one with the -r argument (Wrapper/Proxy Mode).\n> \n> Internally, svcmgmt.exe stores three distinct payloads, including encrypted Lua bytecode that handles configuration, its propagation and coordination logic, auxiliary ConnotifyDLL, and the fast16.sys kernel driver.\n> Composition of the Carrier payload\n> Composition of the Carrier payload\n> \n> By separating a relatively stable execution wrapper from encrypted, task-specific payloads, the developers created a reusable, compartmentalized framework that they could adapt to different target environments and operational objectives while leaving the outer carrier binary largely unchanged across campaigns.\n> The Wormlets and Early Evasion Architecture\n> \n> The early 2000s saw a large number of network worms. Most were written by enthusiasts, spread quickly, and carried little or no meaningful payload. fast16 originates from the same period but follows a completely different pattern indicative of its provenance as state-level tooling. It’s the first recorded Lua-based network worm, and was built with a highly specific mission.\n> \n> The carrier was designed to act like cluster munition in software form, able to carry multiple wormable payloads, referred to internally as ‘wormlets’. The svcmgmt.exe module performs the following steps:\n> \n> Prepares the configuration, defining the payload path, service details, and target IP ranges.\n> Converts the configuration values to wide-character strings for the C layer.\n> Escalates privileges and installs the carrier executable as the SvcMgmt service, then starts it.\n> Optionally, based on the configuration setting, deploy the kernel driver implant fast16.sys.\n> Releases the wormlets. In this particular configuration, only one wormlet slot is populated with an SCM wormlet that looks for network servers, copies the payload over a network share and starts that remote service.\n> Repeats the process indefinitely, sleeping for the configured initial delay between waves, until a failure threshold or external kill condition is reached.\n> \n> The wormlets were stored in the carrier’s internal storage:\n> Structure of the internal storage\n> Structure of the internal storage\n> \n> The single deployed wormlet found in svcmgmt.exe (the SCM wormlet) exemplifies a simple but effective propagation strategy based on native Windows capabilities and weak network security. It targets Windows 2000/XP environments and relies on default or weak administrative passwords on file shares. All spreading is done through standard Windows service-control and file-sharing APIs, an early example of propagation that leans on built-in administration features rather than custom network protocols.\n> \n> Before this workflow runs, a pre-installation kill-switch checks the environment. The ok_to_install() routine calls ok_to_propagate() and propagation is only allowed if it’s manually forced or if it’s made sure common security products aren’t found by checking for associated registry keys. The routine walks a list of vendor keys and aborts installation if any of them are present, preventing deployment into monitored environments.\n> \n> For tooling of this age, that level of environmental awareness is notable. While the list of products may not seem comprehensive, it likely reflects the products the operators expected to be present in their target networks whose detection technology would threaten the stealthiness of a covert operation:\n> \n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Symantec\\InstalledApps\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Sygate Technologies, Inc.\\Sygate Personal Firewall\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\TrendMicro\\PFW\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Zone Labs\\TrueVector\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\F-Secure\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Network Ice\\BlackIce\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\McAfee.com\\Personal Firewall\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\ComputerAssociates\\eTrust EZ Armor\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\RedCannon\\Fireball\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Kerio\\Personal Firewall 4\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\KasperskyLab\\InstalledProducts\\Kaspersky Anti-Hacker\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Tiny Software\\Tiny Firewall\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Look n Stop 2.05p2\n> HKCU\\SOFTWARE\\Soft4Ever\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Norman Data Defense Systems\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Agnitum\\Outpost Firewall\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Panda Software\\Firewall\n> HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\InfoTeCS\\TermiNET\n> \n> A separate user-mode component, svcmgmt.dll, provides a minimal reporting channel. Contained within the carrier’s internal storage, this DLL is registered through the Windows AddConnectNotify() API so that it’s called each time the system establishes a new network connection using the Remote Access Service (RAS), responsible for dial-up connections and early VPNs in the 2000s.\n> Module Name \tUser Module (connotifydll)\n> Filename \tsvcmgmt.dll\n> Filesize \t45056 bytes\n> MD5 \t410eddfc19de44249897986ecc8ac449\n> SHA256 \t8fcb4d3d4df61719ee3da98241393779290e0efcd88a49e363e2a2dfbc04dae9\n> Link Time \t2005-06-06 18:42:45 UTC\n> Type \tPE32 DLL (i386, 4 sections)\n> \n> When invoked, the DLL decodes an obfuscated string to obtain the named pipe \\\\.\\pipe\\p577, attempts to connect to the local pipe, and writes the remote and local connection names to the pipe before closing it. The module doesn’t run independently and must be registered by a host process.\n> fast16.sys | A Filesystem Driver for Precision Sabotage\n> \n> The kernel driver fast16.sys is the most potent component of the framework.\n> \n> The driver is configured with Start=0 (boot) and Type=2 (filesystem driver) in the SCSI class group. It loads automatically at an early stage, alongside disk device drivers, and inserts itself above each filesystem device (NTFS, FAT, MRxSMB). On entry it:\n> \n> disables the Windows Prefetcher by setting the EnablePrefetcher value to 0 under the Session Manager’s PrefetchParameters key, forcing subsequent code‑page requests through the full filesystem stack,\n> resolves kernel APIs dynamically using a simple XOR‑based string cipher and a scan of ntoskrnl.exe, and\n> exposes \\Device\\fast16 and \\??\\fast16 with a custom DeviceType value 0xA57C, which serves as a secondary forensic marker.\n> \n> The driver registers with IoRegisterFsRegistrationChange so it can attach a worker device object on top of every active and newly created filesystem device. All relevant I/O Request Packets, including IRP_MJ_CREATE, IRP_MJ_READ, IRP_MJ_CLOSE, IRP_MJ_QUERY_INFORMATION, IRP_MJ_FILE_SYSTEM_CONTROL, and associated Fast I/O paths, are routed through these worker devices.\n> \n> Despite loading at boot, the kernel‑level code injection engine is only activated after the system opens explorer.exe. This design defers expensive monitoring and patching until the desktop environment is available and avoids unnecessary impact on core boot performance.\n> Narrow Targeting via Intel Compiler Artefacts\n> \n> Once activated, fast16.sys focuses on executable files. A file is a valid target if it meets two criteria:\n> \n> The filename ends with .EXE.\n> Immediately after the last PE section header, there is a printable ASCII string starting with Intel.\n> \n> This selection logic points to executables compiled with the Intel C/C++ compiler, which often placed compiler metadata in that region. It indicates that the developers knew their target software was built with this toolchain.\n> \n> For files meeting these criteria, the driver performs a PE header modification in memory. It injects two additional sections, .xdata and .pdata, and fills them with bytes from the original code section, increasing the section count and keeping a clean copy of the code. The intent is likely to increase stability while still allowing extensive patching, although without identifying the original target binaries this remains an informed hypothesis.\n> Rule‑Driven Patching and Floating‑Point Corruption\n> \n> The patching engine is a minimalist, performance‑optimised, stateful scanning and modification tool. It is configured with a set of 101 rules, each containing pattern matching and replacement logic. To maintain performance, the engine:\n> \n> uses a 256‑byte dispatch array and only flags the starting byte values of a small number of unique patterns,\n> allows wildcards inside patterns so a single rule can match several compiler‑optimised variants of the same code, and\n> supports state flags that some rules can set or check, enabling multi‑stage modification sequences similar to those used by advanced antivirus scanning engines.\n> \n> Most patched patterns correspond to standard x86 code used for hijacking or influencing execution flow. One injected block is different. It’s a larger and complex sequence of Floating Point Unit instructions dedicated to precision arithmetic and scaling values in internal arrays. This code is a standalone mathematical calculation function unrelated to code flow hijacking or any other typical malicious code injection.\n> \n> To understand what the driver expected to see, we converted the patching rules into hexadecimal YARA signatures and ran them against a large, period‑appropriate corpus. The results showed a very low hit rate: fewer than ten files matched two or more patterns. Those matches, however, shared a clear theme. They were precision calculation tools in specialised domains such as civil engineering, physics and physical process simulations.\n> \n> The FPU patch in fast16.sys was written to corrupt these routines in a controlled way, producing alternative outputs. This moves fast16 out of the realm of generic espionage tooling and into the category of strategic sabotage. By introducing small but systematic errors into physical‑world calculations, the framework could undermine or slow scientific research programs, degrade engineered systems over time or even contribute to catastrophic damage.\n> \n> A sabotage operation of this kind would be foiled by verifying calculations on a separate system. In an environment where multiple systems shared the same network and security posture, the wormable carrier would deploy the malicious driver module to those systems as well, reducing the chance that an independent calculation would diverge from the corrupted output.\n> \n> At this time, we’ve been unable to identify all of the target binaries in order to understand the nature of the intended sabotage. We welcome the contributions of the larger infosec research community and have included YARA rules to hunt for these patterns in the appendix below.\n> The Data Patching Engine\n> \n> Even after deep analysis, fast16’s driver looks deceptively simple. Beneath that minimal code is a rule-driven in-memory engine that quietly patches executable code as files are read from disk.\n> \n> The engine relies on a compact set of just over a hundred pattern-matching rules and a small dispatch table so it only inspects bytes that are likely to matter. Most patterns correspond to ordinary x86 instructions, but one stands out: a larger block of floating-point (FPU) code dedicated to precision arithmetic. This injected routine scales values in three internal arrays passed into the function, subtly changing calculations.\n> Injected FPU-based calculations\n> Injected FPU-based calculations\n> \n> Without knowing the exact binaries and workloads being patched, we can’t fully resolve what those arrays represent, only that the goal is to tamper with numerical results, not unauthorized access, malware propagation or other common malware objectives.\n> The Patch Targets\n> \n> Our best clues about the intended victims come from matching these patterns against large, era-appropriate software corpora. The strongest overlaps point to three high-precision engineering and simulation suites from the mid-2000s: LS-DYNA 970, PKPM, and the MOHID hydrodynamic modeling platform, all used for scenarios like crash testing, structural analysis, and environmental modeling.\n> \n> LS-DYNA in particular has been cited in public reporting on Iran’s suspected violations of Section T of the JCPOA, in studies of computer modeling relevant to nuclear weapons development.\n> Use of LS-DYNA code to research explosive payloads for Iran’s AMAD program\n> Use of LS-DYNA code to research explosive payloads for Iran’s AMAD program\n> Compiler Footprints and Lineage\n> \n> As we sought to understand the lineage of this unusual set of components, we noticed a quirk. Strings of the form @(#)par.h $Revision: 1.3 $ inside the binaries point to an unusual source‑control convention. The @(#) prefix is characteristic of early Unix Source Code Control System (SCCS) or Revision Control System (RCS) tooling from the 1970s and 1980s. These markers do not affect execution and are redundant in modern Windows kernel drivers.\n> \n> Finding SCCS/RCS artefacts in mid‑2000s Windows code is rare. It strongly suggests that the authors of this framework were not typical Windows‑only developers. Instead, they appear to have been long‑term engineers whose culture and toolchain came from older, high‑security Unix environments, often associated with government or military‑grade work. This detail supports the view that fast16 came from a well‑resourced, long‑running development program.\n> A Digital Fossil with Modern Implications\n> \n> svcmgmt.exe was uploaded to VirusTotal nearly a decade ago. It still receives almost no detections: one engine classifies it as generally malicious, and even that with limited confidence. For a stealthy self-propagating carrier that deploys one of the most sophisticated sabotage drivers of its era, that detection record is notable.\n> \n> Together with its appearance in The Shadow Brokers ‘Territorial Dispute’ (TeDi) signatures, fast16 forces a re‑evaluation of our historical understanding of the timeline of development for serious covert cyber sabotage operations. The code shows that:\n> \n> state‑grade cybersabotage against physical targets was fully developed and deployed by the mid‑2000s,\n> embedded scripting engines, narrow compiler‑based targeting and kernel‑level patching formed a coherent architecture well ahead of better‑known families, and\n> some of the most important offensive capabilities in the ecosystem may still sit in collections as ‘old but interesting’ samples lacking the context to highlight their true significance.\n> \n> Internally, the operation leaves very little in the way of branding. One of the few human‑readable labels is wry and understated:\n> \n> *** Nothing to see here – carry on ***\n> \n> For many years there were no public write-ups, no named campaign and no headline incident linked to this framework.\n> \n> In the broader picture of APT evolution, fast16 bridges the gap between early, largely invisible development programs and later, more widely documented Lua‑ and LuaJIT‑based toolkits. It is a reference point for understanding how advanced actors think about long‑term implants, sabotage, and a state’s ability to reshape the physical world through software. fast16 was the silent harbinger of a new form of statecraft, successful in its covertness until today.\n> Acknowledgements\n> \n> SentinelLABS would like to thank Silas Cutler and Costin Raiu for their contributions along the way. We dedicate this research to the memory of Sergey Mineev, APT hunter extraordinaire, who pioneered many of the techniques that enabled this discovery.\n> Update | 07 May 2026\n> \n> We’ve updated this post to improve executable detection precision and tighten the formatting. Thanks to everyone who shared ideas along the way, and special thanks to the Broadcom Threat Hunter team for their early engagement and valuable feedback.\n> Appendix: Patching Engine Patterns and Target Candidates\n> Extracted Match Patterns\n> \n> 7C 02 89 C6 89 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 B4 24 D0\n> 0F 8F A5 00 00 00 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 F8 14 7D 0D\n> 39 2D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 84 F4 00 00 00 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 2B 35\n> 8B 4D 10 C1 E2 04 8B 19 83 EA 30 8B CB 49\n> 8B 45 44 6B 00 04 D9 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? D8 B0\n> E9 7E 04 00 00 8B 74 24 1C 8B 54 24 14 85\n> 83 39 63 0F 85 21 03 00 00 8B EE 85 F6 0F\n> 75 2C 89 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 15\n> 89 55 F4 8B F9 8B D3 03 FB C1 E2 02 89 35\n> DF E0 F6 C4 41 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 74 5A\n> FF 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 9D D9 E0 D9 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 4C\n> 6A 46 68 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 6A 03\n> D8 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? D9 55 00 9C\n> D8 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? DF E0 F6 C4 41 B8 00 00 00 00 75 05 B8 01 00 00 00 85 C0 74 11 6A 29\n> 0F 0F 94 C0 23 C3 33 D2\n> DD 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 15\n> 68 28 00 00 00 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05\n> 8B 55 88 8B 5D B0 83 7D 84 01\n> 55 8B EC 83 EC 2C 33 D2 53 56 57 8B\n> 48 89 84 24 9C 00 00 00 4B 0F 8F 79 FF FF FF\n> 8B 5D 0C 8B 55 08 8B 36 8B\n> 83 EC 04 53 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 09 83 EC 04 53\n> D8 E1 D9 5D FC D9 04\n> 55 8B EC 83 EC 14 53 56 57 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D\n> 89 4D C8 8B FB 8B C8\n> 8B 4C 24 0C 8B 01 83 F8 63\n> 83 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 00 0F 84 70 BD FF FF\n> BE 07 00 00 00 BF 04 00 00 00 BB 02 00 00 00\n> 8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 C4 38 EB 0E 83 EC 04\n> 85 DB 8B 55 D4 75 2C 89 35\n> 75 18 8D 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 56 8D 3D\n> 8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 0E 83 EC 04 56 57 53 E8 95\n> D8 34 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 44 ?? ?? 8B CA\n> 8D 04 BD ?? ?? ?? ?? 03 DF\n> 8B EE 85 F6 0F 8E ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 1C BD\n> D9 04 9D ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 ED 04 05 10 00 00 00 D8 0D\n> C2 08 00 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0C 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 0E\n> 2B DA 89 3C 03 83 3D\n> D9 5D C0 8B 4D C0 D9 45 E0 89 0E\n> 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 85 7E 00 00 00 0F AF 15\n> 8B 55 30 8B 75 2C D8 C9 8B 45 30\n> 8B 75 38 8B 4D 34 D8 C9 8B\n> 55 8B EC 83 EC 2C B9 46 00 00 00 53 56 57 8B\n> 8B 5D B0 0F 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 34 9D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 14 9D\n> B9 01 00 00 00 C1 E7 02 8B BF ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B D7 85 FF\n> 2B FB 8B DE C1 E3 02 89 7D A0 03 5D A0 8B\n> D9 5D 00 D9 03 D8 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? D8 0D\n> \n> Patch Target Candidate 1: LS-DYNA 970 Software Suite\n> \n> The LS-DYNA suite is powerful engineering simulation software used to analyze how materials and structures behave under extreme conditions. The tool is used by engineers to simulate physical events and model conditions while avoiding expensive or dangerous experiments.\n> \n> LS-DYNA is designed for handling dynamic, complex events that occur at speed, such as car crashes, explosions, impacts, metal forming, and manufacturing processes. It was commonly used by automotive companies, aerospace engineering, defense and military research, as well as manufacturing and materials science applications. LS-DYNA has been in development since 1976.\n> MD5 \t1d2f32c57ae2f2013f513d342925e972\n> SHA1 \t2fa28ef1c6744bdc2021abd4048eefc777dccf22\n> SHA256 \t5966513a12a5601b262c4ee4d3e32091feb05b666951d06431c30a8cece83010\n> File Size \t5,225,591 bytes\n> Link time \t2003-10-24 16:34:57 UTC\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (console), Intel i386, 7 sections\n> Patch Target Candidate 2: PKPM Software Suite\n> \n> Practical Structural Design and Construction Software (PKPM) is a structural engineering CAD software suite widely used in China for building design. The suite comprises multiple executable modules covering the full lifecycle of structural building design, from structural layout and concrete shear design for beams and columns to seismic, wind, and load analysis for high-rise buildings.\n> \n> PKPM’s core analysis engine, SATWE (Space Analysis of Tridimensional Wired Elements), handles tridimensional structural analysis across floors, beams, columns, walls, and frames. PKPM sees extensive use in Chinese civil engineering.\n> PKPM Concrete Code Shear Design Module\n> MD5 \taf4461a149bfd2ba566f2abefe7dcde4\n> SHA1 \t586edef41c3b3fba87bf0f0346c7e402f86fc11e\n> SHA256 \t09ca719e06a526f70aadf34fb66b136ed20f923776e6b33a33a9059ef674da22\n> File Size \t7716864 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\n> Link Time \t2011-08-26 10:58:17 UTC\n> PKPM Building Structure CAD Modules\n> MD5 \t49a8934ccd34e2aaae6ea1e6a6313ffe\n> SHA1 \t3ce5b358c2ddd116ac9582efbb38354809999cb5\n> SHA256 \t8b018452fdd64c346af4d97da420681e2e0b55b8c9ce2b8de75e330993b759a0\n> File Size \t11849728 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 4 sections\n> Link Time \t2005-12-01 08:35:46 UTC\n> MD5 \te0c10106626711f287ff91c0d6314407\n> SHA1 \t650fc6b3e4f62ecdc1ec5728f36bb46ba0f74d05\n> SHA256 \t06361562cc53d759fb5a4c2b7aac348e4d23fe59be3b2871b14678365283ca47\n> File Size \t16355328 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 5 sections\n> Link Time \t2012-07-07 08:47:11 UTC\n> PKPM SATWE Structural Analysis Engine\n> MD5 \t2717b58246237b35d44ef2e49712d3a2\n> SHA1 \td475ace24b9aedebf431efc68f9db32d5ae761bd\n> SHA256 \tbd04715c5c43c862c38a4ad6c2167ad082a352881e04a35117af9bbfad8e5613\n> File Size \t9908224 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\n> Link Time \t2011-01-12 06:37:39 UTC\n> MD5 \tdaea40562458fc7ae1adb812137d3d05\n> SHA1 \t1ce1111702b765f5c4d09315ff1f0d914f7e5c70\n> SHA256 \tda2b170994031477091be89c8835ff9db1a5304f3f2f25344654f44d0430ced1\n> File Size \t8454144 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 7 sections\n> Link Time \t2012-11-29 03:10:12 UTC\n> MD5 \t2740a703859cbd8b43425d4a2cacb5ec\n> SHA1 \tca665b59bc590292f94c23e04fa458f90d7b20c9\n> SHA256 \taeaa389453f04a9e79ff6c8b7b66db7b65d4aaffc6cac0bd7957257a30468e33\n> File Size \t16568320 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 5 sections\n> Link Time \t2014-12-30 03:23:43 UTC\n> MD5 \tebff5b7d4c5becb8715009df596c5a91\n> SHA1 \t829f8be65dfe159d2b0dc7ee7a61a017acb54b7b\n> SHA256 \t37414d9ca87a132ec5081f3e7590d04498237746f9a7479c6b443accee17a062\n> File Size \t8089600 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\n> Link Time \t2009-04-22 01:46:46 UTC\n> MD5 \tcb66a4d52a30bfcd980fe50e7e3f73f0\n> SHA1 \te6018cd482c012de8b69c64dc3165337bc121b86\n> SHA256 \t66fe485f29a6405265756aaf7f822b9ceb56e108afabd414ee222ee9657dd7e2\n> File Size \t9219072 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 8 sections\n> Link Time \tN/A\n> Additional PKPM CAD files\n> MD5 \t075b4aa105e728f2b659723e3f36c72c\n> SHA1 \t145ef372c3e9c352eaaa53bb0893749163e49892\n> SHA256 \tc11a210cb98095422d0d33cbd4e9ecc86b95024f956ede812e17c97e79591cfa\n> File Size \t6852608 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\n> Link Time \t2012-06-18 10:01:54 UTC\n> MD5 \tcf859f164870d113608a843e4a9600ab\n> SHA1 \t952ed694b60c34ba12df9d392269eae3a4f11be4\n> SHA256 \t7e00030a35504de5c0d16020aa40cbaf5d36561e0716feb8f73235579a7b0909\n> File Size \t8392704 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\n> Link Time \t2012-11-29 03:10:12 UTC\n> Candidate 3: MOHID Software Suite\n> \n> Modelo Hidrodinâmico (Portuguese for “Hydrodynamic Model” or MOHID) is an open-source water modeling system developed by MARETEC (Marine and Environmental Technology Research Center) at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal. The software is used for marine and coastal water modeling, covering hydrodynamics, water quality simulation, sediment transport, oil spill modeling, and Lagrangian particle tracking.\n> \n> At this time, we cannot definitively identify the target and welcome contributions from the broader research community to aid understanding of the intended effects of attacking this software.\n> MD5 \tf4dbbb78979c1ee8a1523c77065e18a5\n> SHA1 \t9e089a733fb2740c0e408b2a25d8f5a451584cf6\n> SHA256 \te775049d1ecf68dee870f1a5c36b2f3542d1182782eb497b8ccfd2309c400b3a\n> File Size \t5443584 bytes\n> File Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (console), Intel i386, 3 sections\n> Link Time \t2002-10-18 09:29:54 UTC\n> Indicators of Compromise\n> Name \tfast16.sys\n> MD5 \t0ff6abe0252d4f37a196a1231fae5f26\n> SHA1 \t92e9dcaf7249110047ef121b7586c81d4b8cb4e5\n> SHA256 \t07c69fc33271cf5a2ce03ac1fed7a3b16357aec093c5bf9ef61fbfa4348d0529\n> Name \tconnotify.dll\n> MD5 \t410eddfc19de44249897986ecc8ac449\n> SHA1 \t675cb83cec5f25ebbe8d9f90dea3d836fcb1c234\n> SHA256 \t8fcb4d3d4df61719ee3da98241393779290e0efcd88a49e363e2a2dfbc04dae9\n> Name \tsvcmgmt.exe\n> MD5 \tdbe51eabebf9d4ef9581ef99844a2944\n> SHA1 \tde584703c78a60a56028f9834086facd1401b355\n> SHA256 \t9a10e1faa86a5d39417cae44da5adf38824dfb9a16432e34df766aa1dc9e3525\n> YARA Rules\n> \n> ```\n> import \"pe\"\n> \n> rule apt_fast16_carrier {\n> meta:\n> author = \"SentinelLABS/vk\"\n> date = \"2025-04-07\"\n> description = \"Catches fast16 carrier, its Lua payload, and plaintext variants\"\n> hash = \"9a10e1faa86a5d39417cae44da5adf38824dfb9a16432e34df766aa1dc9e3525\"\n> strings:\n> $lua_magic = { 1B 4C 75 61 } \n> \n> \n> $s1 = \"build_wormlet_table\"\n> $s2 = \"unpropagate\"\n> $s3 = \"worm_install_failure_action\"\n> $s4 = \"implant_install_failure_action\"\n> $s5 = \"scm_wormlet_propagate_system\"\n> $s6 = \"scm_wormlet_install\"\n> $s7 = \"scm_wormlet_init\"\n> $s8 = \"scm_copy_payload\"\n> $s9 = \"get_logged_on_user\"\n> $s10 = \"logged_on_program\"\n> $s11 = \"phase_1_prop_delay\"\n> $s12 = \"connotify_pipename\"\n> $s13 = \"cndll_internal_name\"\n> $s14 = \"connotify_provider_key\"\n> $s15 = \"check_implant_reg_values\"\n> $s16 = \"set_implant_reg_values\"\n> $s17 = \"install_implant\"\n> $s18 = \"implant_installed\"\n> $s19 = \"implant_internal_name\"\n> $s20 = \"implant_files\"\n> $s21 = \"implant_owner\"\n> $s22 = \"install_worm\"\n> $s23 = \"start_worm\"\n> $s24 = \"implant_install_failure_action\"\n> $s25 = \"worm_install_failure_action\"\n> $s26 = \"ok_to_propagate\"\n> $s27 = \"no_firewall_check\"\n> $s28 = \"scm_wormlet\"\n> $s29 = \"implant_install_failure_action\"\n> $s30 = \"worm_install_failure_action\"\n> \n> \n> $e1 = { 98 18 A1 94 24 E3 A2 4C 61 C8 AE 04 DC 4E 03 CD 0D 9D F0 }\n> $e2 = { E8 76 53 6D D4 B9 6E 28 6C 5D C2 }\n> $e3 = { 7D B7 14 73 F0 C0 4D 53 BB F7 0A 4A 3A 63 05 92 EC 0A 11 BC 22 59 99 05 72 05 19 }\n> $e4 = { 88 5F 1B E4 45 56 75 4B A5 3D 19 0B 3F 30 5A 85 E2 BD D0 E7 1C 13 D0 1D BD D8 CF A1 88 DB }\n> $e5 = { 88 1E 54 4E 00 C1 EF 79 AA AD 9F 50 27 B5 B8 4C 32 06 D2 7B 32 E3 AF D6 DC D2 BB 83 }\n> $e6 = { 39 F9 BC E9 27 70 C4 3E 04 2A 7D E1 68 67 B7 ED D4 41 6A }\n> $e7 = { 13 FC 24 20 1F 20 74 1B E5 5F 59 56 D7 61 3E BD }\n> $e8 = { EF 94 49 63 33 41 62 F2 26 A6 48 DE 6D 7B A4 CF }\n> $e9 = { 36 5F 5E E5 C1 1A 17 6A 4E B9 94 52 1B DC C6 60 CA C7 }\n> $e10 = { B3 9C A3 F1 12 CC 52 74 34 5F 87 43 32 21 36 7B 2A }\n> \n> $rk1 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Symantec\\\\InstalledApps\"\n> $rk2 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Sygate Technologies, Inc.\\\\Sygate Personal Firewall\"\n> $rk3 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\TrendMicro\\\\PFW\"\n> $rk4 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Zone Labs\\\\TrueVector\"\n> $rk5 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\F-Secure\"\n> $rk6 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Network Ice\\\\BlackIce\"\n> $rk7 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\McAfee.com\\\\Personal Firewall\"\n> $rk8 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\ComputerAssociates\\\\eTrust EZ Armor\"\n> $rk9 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\RedCannon\\\\Fireball\"\n> $rk10 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Kerio\\\\Personal Firewall 4\"\n> $rk11 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\KasperskyLab\\\\InstalledProducts\\\\Kaspersky Anti-Hacker\"\n> $rk12 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Tiny Software\\\\Tiny Firewall\"\n> $rk13 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Microsoft\\\\Windows\\\\CurrentVersion\\\\Uninstall\\\\Look n Stop 2.05p2\"\n> $rk14 = \"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Soft4Ever\"\n> $rk15 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Norman Data Defense Systems\"\n> $rk16 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Agnitum\\\\Outpost Firewall\"\n> $rk17 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Panda Software\\\\Firewall\"\n> $rk18 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\InfoTeCS\\\\TermiNET\"\n> \n> $c1 = { 86 3A D6 02 } \n> $c2 = { 01 E1 F5 05 } \n> \n> $code1 = { 8B 00 \n> 2D 2F 34 21 33 \n> } \n> \n> $stor1 = { CC 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 66 69 6C 65 00 CD 00 00 00 } \n> condition:\n> ( uint16(0)==0x5a4d and filesize < 10MB and (\n> ( 3 of ($s*) ) or\n> ( 12 of ($rk*) ) or\n> ( any of ($e*) ) or\n> ( all of ($c*) and @c2-@c1 < 0x100 ) or\n> ( $code1 ) or\n> ( $stor1 )) ) or\n> ( $lua_magic and 7 of ($s*) )\n> }\n> \n> rule apt_fast16_driver {\n> meta:\n> author = \"SentinelLABS/vk\"\n> last_modified = \"2026-04-15\"\n> description = \"Catches fast16 driver or related project files\"\n> hash = \"07c69fc33271cf5a2ce03ac1fed7a3b16357aec093c5bf9ef61fbfa4348d0529\"\n> strings:\n> $a1 = \"@(#)foo.c : \"\n> $a2 = \"@(#)par.h : \"\n> $a3 = \"@(#)pae.h : \"\n> $a4 = \"@(#)fao.h : \"\n> $a5 = \"@(#)uis.h : \"\n> $a6 = \"@(#)ree.h : \"\n> $a7 = \"@(#)fir.h : \"\n> $a8 = \"@(#)fir.c : \"\n> $a9 = \"@(#)par.h : \"\n> $a10 = \"@(#)pae.h : \"\n> $a11 = \"@(#)fao.h : \"\n> $a12 = \"@(#)uis.h : \"\n> $a13 = \"@(#)ree.h : \"\n> $a14 = \"@(#)fir.h : \"\n> $a15 = \"@(#)myy.h : \"\n> $a16 = \"@(#)fic.h : \"\n> $a17 = \"@(#)ree.h : \"\n> $a18 = \"@(#)ree.c : \"\n> $dev1 = \"\\\\Device\\\\fast16\"\n> $dev2 = \"\\\\??\\\\fast16\"\n> $pdb1 = \"C:\\\\buildy\\\\\"\n> $pdb2 = \"driver\\\\fd\\\\i386\\\\fast16.pdb\"\n> $devtype = { 68 7C A5 00 00 } // push 0A57Ch ; DeviceType\n> $api1 = {50 C6 45 D4 16 C6 45 D5 2B C6 45 D6 12 C6 45 D7 3F C6 45 D8 3F C6 45 D9 3C C6 45 DA 30 C6 45 DB 32 C6 45 DC 27 C6 45 DD 36 C6 45 DE 03 C6 45 DF 3C C6 45 E0 3C C6 45 E1 3F C6 45 E2 53 } // push xored \"ExAllocatePool\"\n> $api2 = {C6 45 A8 16 C6 45 A9 2B C6 45 AA 12 C6 45 AB 3F C6 45 AC 3F C6 45 AD 3C C6 45 AE 30 C6 45 AF 32 C6 45 B0 27 C6 45 B1 36 C6 45 B2 03 C6 45 B3 3C C6 45 B4 3C C6 45 B5 3F C6 45 B6 04 C6 45 B7 3A C6 45 B8 27 C6 45 B9 3B C6 45 BA 07 C6 45 BB 32 C6 45 BC 34 C6 45 BD 53} // push xored \"ExAllocatePoolWithTag\"\n> $api3 = {C6 45 E4 16 C6 45 E5 2B C6 45 E6 15 C6 45 E7 21 C6 45 E8 36 C6 45 E9 36 C6 45 EA 03 C6 45 EB 3C C6 45 EC 3C C6 45 ED 3F C6 45 EE 53} // push xored \"ExFreePool\"\n> $api4 = {C6 45 C0 16 C6 45 C1 2B C6 45 C2 15 C6 45 C3 21 C6 45 C4 36 C6 45 C5 36 C6 45 C6 03 C6 45 C7 3C C6 45 C8 3C C6 45 C9 3F C6 45 CA 04 C6 45 CB 3A C6 45 CC 27 C6 45 CD 3B C6 45 CE 07 C6 45 CF 32 C6 45 D0 34 C6 45 D1 53} // push xored \"ExFreePoolWithTag\"\n> condition:\n> filesize < 10MB and \n> ( uint16(0)==0x5a4d and\n> ( ( 2 of ($pdb*) ) or\n> ( $pdb1 and 1 of ($a*) ) or\n> ( \n> pe.machine == pe.MACHINE_I386 and\n> pe.subsystem == pe.SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE) or\n> any of ($api*) or\n> 2 of ($dev*))) or \n> ( 6 of ($a*))\n> }\n> \n> rule clean_fast16_patchtarget {\n> meta:\n> author = \"SentinelLABS/vk\"\n> created = \"2026-04-15\"\n> last_modified = \"2026-05-07\"\n> description = \"Detects fast16 clean patch targets. Patterns extracted directly from fast16.sys's runtime rule engine. Improved version of the rule\"\n> hash = \"07c69fc33271cf5a2ce03ac1fed7a3b16357aec093c5bf9ef61fbfa4348d0529\"\n> \n> strings:\n> $el2 = { 7C 02 89 C6 89 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 B4 24 D0 }\n> $el3 = { 0F 8F A5 00 00 00 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 F8 14 7D 0D }\n> $el16 = { 39 2D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 84 F4 00 00 00 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 2B 35 }\n> $el26 = { 8B 4D 10 C1 E2 04 8B 19 83 EA 30 8B CB 49 }\n> $el31 = { 8B 45 44 6B 00 04 D9 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? D8 B0 }\n> $el32 = { E9 7E 04 00 00 8B 74 24 1C 8B 54 24 14 85 }\n> $el33 = { 83 39 63 0F 85 21 03 00 00 8B EE 85 F6 0F }\n> $el43 = { 75 2C 89 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 15 }\n> $el45 = { 89 55 F4 8B F9 8B D3 03 FB C1 E2 02 89 35 }\n> $el49 = { DF E0 F6 C4 41 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 74 5A }\n> $el51 = { FF 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 9D D9 E0 D9 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 4C }\n> $el53 = { 6A 46 68 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 6A 03 }\n> $el56 = { D8 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? D9 55 00 9C }\n> $el61 = { D8 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? DF E0 F6 C4 41 B8 00 00 00 00 75 05 B8 01 00 00 00 85 C0 74 11 6A 29 }\n> $el80 = { 0F 0F 94 C0 23 C3 33 D2 }\n> $el83 = { DD 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 15 }\n> $el89 = { 68 28 00 00 00 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05 }\n> $el96 = { 8B 55 88 8B 5D B0 83 7D 84 01 }\n> $el97 = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 2C 33 D2 53 56 57 8B }\n> \n> $el0 = { 48 89 84 24 9C 00 00 00 4B 0F 8F 79 FF FF FF }\n> $el4 = { 8B 5D 0C 8B 55 08 8B 36 8B }\n> $el6 = { 83 EC 04 53 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 09 83 EC 04 53 }\n> $el10 = { D8 E1 D9 5D FC D9 04 }\n> $el12 = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 14 53 56 57 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D }\n> $el13 = { 89 4D C8 8B FB 8B C8 }\n> $el14 = { 8B 4C 24 0C 8B 01 83 F8 63 }\n> $el23 = { 83 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 00 0F 84 70 BD FF FF }\n> $el25 = { BE 07 00 00 00 BF 04 00 00 00 BB 02 00 00 00 }\n> $el28 = { 8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 C4 38 EB 0E 83 EC 04 }\n> $el34 = { 85 DB 8B 55 D4 75 2C 89 35 }\n> $el36 = { 75 18 8D 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 56 8D 3D }\n> $el37 = { 8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 0E 83 EC 04 56 57 53 E8 95 }\n> $el39 = { D8 34 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 44 ?? ?? 8B CA }\n> $el40 = { 8D 04 BD ?? ?? ?? ?? 03 DF }\n> $el41 = { 8B EE 85 F6 0F 8E ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 1C BD }\n> $el42 = { D9 04 9D ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 ED 04 05 10 00 00 00 D8 0D }\n> $el59 = { C2 08 00 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0C 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 0E }\n> $el63 = { 2B DA 89 3C 03 83 3D }\n> $el68 = { D9 5D C0 8B 4D C0 D9 45 E0 89 0E }\n> $el70 = { 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 85 7E 00 00 00 0F AF 15 }\n> $el81 = { 8B 55 30 8B 75 2C D8 C9 8B 45 30 }\n> $el94 = { 8B 75 38 8B 4D 34 D8 C9 8B }\n> $el99 = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 2C B9 46 00 00 00 53 56 57 8B }\n> \n> $el30 = { 8B 5D B0 0F 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 34 9D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 14 9D }\n> $el73 = { B9 01 00 00 00 C1 E7 02 8B BF ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B D7 85 FF }\n> $el75 = { 2B FB 8B DE C1 E3 02 89 7D A0 03 5D A0 8B }\n> \n> $el46 = { D9 5D 00 D9 03 D8 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 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By combining this payload with self-propagation mechanisms, the attackers aim to produce equivalent inaccurate calculations across an entire facility.\nThis 2005 attack is a harbinger for sabotage operations targeting ultra expensive high-precision computing workloads of national importance like advanced physics, cryptographic, and nuclear research workloads.\n fast16 predates Stuxnet by at least five years, and stands as the first operation of its kind. The use of an embedded customized Lua virtual machine predates the earliest Flame samples by three years.\n The name ‘fast16’ is referenced in the infamous Shadow Brokers’ leak of NSA’s ‘Territorial Dispute’ components. An evasion signature instructs operators: “fast16 *** Nothing to see here – carry on ***”\n\nOverview\n\nOur investigation into fast16 starts with an architectural hunch. A certain tier of apex threat actors has consistently relied on embedded scripting engines as a means of modularity. Flame, Animal Farm’s Bunny, ‘PlexingEagle’, Flame 2.0, and Project Sauron each built platforms around the extensibility and modularity of an embedded Lua VM. We wanted to determine whether that development style arose from a shared source, so we set out to trace the earliest sophisticated use of an embedded Lua engine in Windows malware.\n\nLua is a lightweight scripting language with a native proficiency for extending C/C++ functionality. Given the appeal of C++ for reliable high-end malware frameworks, this capability is indispensable to avoid having to recompile entire implant components to add functionality to already infected machines. We did not find an indication of direct shared provenance, but our investigation did uncover the oldest instance of this modern attack architecture.\n\nLua leaves a distinctive fingerprint. Compiled bytecode containers start with the magic bytes 1B 4C 75 61 (\\x1bLua), followed by a version byte, and the engine typically exposes a characteristic C API and environment variables such as LUA_PATH. Hunting for these traits across mid-2000s malware collections surfaced a sample that initially looked unremarkable: svcmgmt.exe.\nsvcmgmt.exe | A 2005 Lua-Powered Service Binary\n\nOn the surface, svcmgmt.exe appears to be a generic console‑mode service wrapper from the Windows 2000/XP era.\nFilename \tsvcmgmt.exe\nFilesize \t315,392 bytes\nMD5 \tdbe51eabebf9d4ef9581ef99844a2944\nSHA1 \tde584703c78a60a56028f9834086facd1401b355\nSHA256 \t9a10e1faa86a5d39417cae44da5adf38824dfb9a16432e34df766aa1dc9e3525\nType \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (console), Intel i386\nLink Time \t2005-08-30 18:15:06 UTC\n\nA closer look reveals an embedded Lua 5.0 virtual machine and an encrypted bytecode container unpacked by the service entry point.\n\nThe developers extended the Lua environment to include:\n\n a wstring module for native unicode handling\n a built‑in symmetric cipher, exposed through a function commonly labelled b, used to decrypt embedded data\n multiple modules that bind directly into Windows NT filesystem, registry, service control, and network APIs.\n\nEven by itself, svcmgmt.exe already looks like an early high-end implant, a modular service binary that hands most of its logic to encrypted Lua bytecode. The binary includes a crucial detail: a PDB path that links the binary to the kernel driver fast16.sys.\nfast16 | A Nagging Mystery from The Shadow Brokers Leak\n\nBuried in the binary’s strings is a PDB reference:\n\nC:\\buildy\\driver\\fd\\i386\\fast16.pdb\n\nAt first glance, the path is structured like any other compiler artifact: an internal build directory, a component name (fast16), and an architecture hint (i386). However, in this case there’s a mismatch. The string appears inside of a service-mode executable, and yet the driver\\fd\\i386\\fast16 segment of the pdb string clearly refers to a kernel driver project.\n\nFollowing that clue led us to a second binary, fast16.sys:\nFilename \tfast16.sys\nFilesize \t44,580 bytes\nMD5 \t0ff6abe0252d4f37a196a1231fae5f26\nSHA256 \t07c69fc33271cf5a2ce03ac1fed7a3b16357aec093c5bf9ef61fbfa4348d0529\nType \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 5.00 (native), Intel i386, 5 sections\nLink Time \t2005-07-19 15:15:41 UTC (0x42dd191d)\n\nThis kernel driver is a boot-start filesystem component that intercepts and modifies executable code as it’s read from disk. Although a driver of this age will not run on Windows 7 or later, for its time fast16.sys was a cut above commodity rootkits thanks to its position in the storage stack, control over filesystem I/O, and rule-based code patching functionality.\n\nIn April 2017, almost 12 years after the compilation timestamp, the same filename, “fast16” appeared in The Shadow Brokers leak. Dr. Boldizsár Bencsáth’s research into Territorial Dispute points to a text file, drv_list.txt. The 250KB file is a short list of driver names used to mark potential implants cyber operators might encounter on a target box as “friendly” or to “pull back” in order to avoid clashes with competing nation-state hacking operations.\nScreenshot from Crysys Lab’s Shadow Brokers leak analysis paper\nScreenshot from Crysys Lab’s Shadow Brokers leak analysis paper\n\nThe guidance for one particular driver, ‘fast16’, stands out as both unique and particularly unusual.\n\nThe string inside svcmgmt.exe provided the key forensic link in this investigation. The pdb path connects the 2017 leak of deconfliction signatures used by NSA operators with a multi-modal Lua‑powered ‘carrier’ module compiled in 2005, and ultimately its stealthy payload: a kernel driver designed for precision sabotage.\nsvcmgmt.exe | Architecture of the Carrier\n\nThe core component of fast16, svcmgmt.exe, functions as a highly adaptable carrier module, changing its operational mode based on command-line arguments.\n\n No arguments: Runs as a Windows service.\n -p: Sets InstallFlag = 1 and runs as a service (Propagate/Install & Run).\n -i: Sets InstallFlag = 1 and executes Lua code (Install & Execute Lua).\n -r: Executes Lua code without setting the install flag (Execute Lua).\n Any other argument (): Interprets as a filename, and spawns two children: the original command and one with the -r argument (Wrapper/Proxy Mode).\n\nInternally, svcmgmt.exe stores three distinct payloads, including encrypted Lua bytecode that handles configuration, its propagation and coordination logic, auxiliary ConnotifyDLL, and the fast16.sys kernel driver.\nComposition of the Carrier payload\nComposition of the Carrier payload\n\nBy separating a relatively stable execution wrapper from encrypted, task-specific payloads, the developers created a reusable, compartmentalized framework that they could adapt to different target environments and operational objectives while leaving the outer carrier binary largely unchanged across campaigns.\nThe Wormlets and Early Evasion Architecture\n\nThe early 2000s saw a large number of network worms. Most were written by enthusiasts, spread quickly, and carried little or no meaningful payload. fast16 originates from the same period but follows a completely different pattern indicative of its provenance as state-level tooling. It’s the first recorded Lua-based network worm, and was built with a highly specific mission.\n\nThe carrier was designed to act like cluster munition in software form, able to carry multiple wormable payloads, referred to internally as ‘wormlets’. The svcmgmt.exe module performs the following steps:\n\n Prepares the configuration, defining the payload path, service details, and target IP ranges.\n Converts the configuration values to wide-character strings for the C layer.\n Escalates privileges and installs the carrier executable as the SvcMgmt service, then starts it.\n Optionally, based on the configuration setting, deploy the kernel driver implant fast16.sys.\n Releases the wormlets. In this particular configuration, only one wormlet slot is populated with an SCM wormlet that looks for network servers, copies the payload over a network share and starts that remote service.\n Repeats the process indefinitely, sleeping for the configured initial delay between waves, until a failure threshold or external kill condition is reached.\n\nThe wormlets were stored in the carrier’s internal storage:\nStructure of the internal storage\nStructure of the internal storage\n\nThe single deployed wormlet found in svcmgmt.exe (the SCM wormlet) exemplifies a simple but effective propagation strategy based on native Windows capabilities and weak network security. It targets Windows 2000/XP environments and relies on default or weak administrative passwords on file shares. All spreading is done through standard Windows service-control and file-sharing APIs, an early example of propagation that leans on built-in administration features rather than custom network protocols.\n\nBefore this workflow runs, a pre-installation kill-switch checks the environment. The ok_to_install() routine calls ok_to_propagate() and propagation is only allowed if it’s manually forced or if it’s made sure common security products aren’t found by checking for associated registry keys. The routine walks a list of vendor keys and aborts installation if any of them are present, preventing deployment into monitored environments.\n\nFor tooling of this age, that level of environmental awareness is notable. While the list of products may not seem comprehensive, it likely reflects the products the operators expected to be present in their target networks whose detection technology would threaten the stealthiness of a covert operation:\n\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Symantec\\InstalledApps\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Sygate Technologies, Inc.\\Sygate Personal Firewall\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\TrendMicro\\PFW\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Zone Labs\\TrueVector\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\F-Secure\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Network Ice\\BlackIce\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\McAfee.com\\Personal Firewall\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\ComputerAssociates\\eTrust EZ Armor\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\RedCannon\\Fireball\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Kerio\\Personal Firewall 4\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\KasperskyLab\\InstalledProducts\\Kaspersky Anti-Hacker\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Tiny Software\\Tiny Firewall\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Look n Stop 2.05p2\nHKCU\\SOFTWARE\\Soft4Ever\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Norman Data Defense Systems\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Agnitum\\Outpost Firewall\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Panda Software\\Firewall\nHKLM\\SOFTWARE\\InfoTeCS\\TermiNET\n\nA separate user-mode component, svcmgmt.dll, provides a minimal reporting channel. Contained within the carrier’s internal storage, this DLL is registered through the Windows AddConnectNotify() API so that it’s called each time the system establishes a new network connection using the Remote Access Service (RAS), responsible for dial-up connections and early VPNs in the 2000s.\nModule Name \tUser Module (connotifydll)\nFilename \tsvcmgmt.dll\nFilesize \t45056 bytes\nMD5 \t410eddfc19de44249897986ecc8ac449\nSHA256 \t8fcb4d3d4df61719ee3da98241393779290e0efcd88a49e363e2a2dfbc04dae9\nLink Time \t2005-06-06 18:42:45 UTC\nType \tPE32 DLL (i386, 4 sections)\n\nWhen invoked, the DLL decodes an obfuscated string to obtain the named pipe \\\\.\\pipe\\p577, attempts to connect to the local pipe, and writes the remote and local connection names to the pipe before closing it. The module doesn’t run independently and must be registered by a host process.\nfast16.sys | A Filesystem Driver for Precision Sabotage\n\nThe kernel driver fast16.sys is the most potent component of the framework.\n\nThe driver is configured with Start=0 (boot) and Type=2 (filesystem driver) in the SCSI class group. It loads automatically at an early stage, alongside disk device drivers, and inserts itself above each filesystem device (NTFS, FAT, MRxSMB). On entry it:\n\n disables the Windows Prefetcher by setting the EnablePrefetcher value to 0 under the Session Manager’s PrefetchParameters key, forcing subsequent code‑page requests through the full filesystem stack,\n resolves kernel APIs dynamically using a simple XOR‑based string cipher and a scan of ntoskrnl.exe, and\n exposes \\Device\\fast16 and \\??\\fast16 with a custom DeviceType value 0xA57C, which serves as a secondary forensic marker.\n\nThe driver registers with IoRegisterFsRegistrationChange so it can attach a worker device object on top of every active and newly created filesystem device. All relevant I/O Request Packets, including IRP_MJ_CREATE, IRP_MJ_READ, IRP_MJ_CLOSE, IRP_MJ_QUERY_INFORMATION, IRP_MJ_FILE_SYSTEM_CONTROL, and associated Fast I/O paths, are routed through these worker devices.\n\nDespite loading at boot, the kernel‑level code injection engine is only activated after the system opens explorer.exe. This design defers expensive monitoring and patching until the desktop environment is available and avoids unnecessary impact on core boot performance.\nNarrow Targeting via Intel Compiler Artefacts\n\nOnce activated, fast16.sys focuses on executable files. A file is a valid target if it meets two criteria:\n\n The filename ends with .EXE.\n Immediately after the last PE section header, there is a printable ASCII string starting with Intel.\n\nThis selection logic points to executables compiled with the Intel C/C++ compiler, which often placed compiler metadata in that region. It indicates that the developers knew their target software was built with this toolchain.\n\nFor files meeting these criteria, the driver performs a PE header modification in memory. It injects two additional sections, .xdata and .pdata, and fills them with bytes from the original code section, increasing the section count and keeping a clean copy of the code. The intent is likely to increase stability while still allowing extensive patching, although without identifying the original target binaries this remains an informed hypothesis.\nRule‑Driven Patching and Floating‑Point Corruption\n\nThe patching engine is a minimalist, performance‑optimised, stateful scanning and modification tool. It is configured with a set of 101 rules, each containing pattern matching and replacement logic. To maintain performance, the engine:\n\n uses a 256‑byte dispatch array and only flags the starting byte values of a small number of unique patterns,\n allows wildcards inside patterns so a single rule can match several compiler‑optimised variants of the same code, and\n supports state flags that some rules can set or check, enabling multi‑stage modification sequences similar to those used by advanced antivirus scanning engines.\n\nMost patched patterns correspond to standard x86 code used for hijacking or influencing execution flow. One injected block is different. It’s a larger and complex sequence of Floating Point Unit instructions dedicated to precision arithmetic and scaling values in internal arrays. This code is a standalone mathematical calculation function unrelated to code flow hijacking or any other typical malicious code injection.\n\nTo understand what the driver expected to see, we converted the patching rules into hexadecimal YARA signatures and ran them against a large, period‑appropriate corpus. The results showed a very low hit rate: fewer than ten files matched two or more patterns. Those matches, however, shared a clear theme. They were precision calculation tools in specialised domains such as civil engineering, physics and physical process simulations.\n\nThe FPU patch in fast16.sys was written to corrupt these routines in a controlled way, producing alternative outputs. This moves fast16 out of the realm of generic espionage tooling and into the category of strategic sabotage. By introducing small but systematic errors into physical‑world calculations, the framework could undermine or slow scientific research programs, degrade engineered systems over time or even contribute to catastrophic damage.\n\nA sabotage operation of this kind would be foiled by verifying calculations on a separate system. In an environment where multiple systems shared the same network and security posture, the wormable carrier would deploy the malicious driver module to those systems as well, reducing the chance that an independent calculation would diverge from the corrupted output.\n\nAt this time, we’ve been unable to identify all of the target binaries in order to understand the nature of the intended sabotage. We welcome the contributions of the larger infosec research community and have included YARA rules to hunt for these patterns in the appendix below.\nThe Data Patching Engine\n\nEven after deep analysis, fast16’s driver looks deceptively simple. Beneath that minimal code is a rule-driven in-memory engine that quietly patches executable code as files are read from disk.\n\nThe engine relies on a compact set of just over a hundred pattern-matching rules and a small dispatch table so it only inspects bytes that are likely to matter. Most patterns correspond to ordinary x86 instructions, but one stands out: a larger block of floating-point (FPU) code dedicated to precision arithmetic. This injected routine scales values in three internal arrays passed into the function, subtly changing calculations.\nInjected FPU-based calculations\nInjected FPU-based calculations\n\nWithout knowing the exact binaries and workloads being patched, we can’t fully resolve what those arrays represent, only that the goal is to tamper with numerical results, not unauthorized access, malware propagation or other common malware objectives.\nThe Patch Targets\n\nOur best clues about the intended victims come from matching these patterns against large, era-appropriate software corpora. The strongest overlaps point to three high-precision engineering and simulation suites from the mid-2000s: LS-DYNA 970, PKPM, and the MOHID hydrodynamic modeling platform, all used for scenarios like crash testing, structural analysis, and environmental modeling.\n\nLS-DYNA in particular has been cited in public reporting on Iran’s suspected violations of Section T of the JCPOA, in studies of computer modeling relevant to nuclear weapons development.\nUse of LS-DYNA code to research explosive payloads for Iran’s AMAD program\nUse of LS-DYNA code to research explosive payloads for Iran’s AMAD program\nCompiler Footprints and Lineage\n\nAs we sought to understand the lineage of this unusual set of components, we noticed a quirk. Strings of the form @(#)par.h $Revision: 1.3 $ inside the binaries point to an unusual source‑control convention. The @(#) prefix is characteristic of early Unix Source Code Control System (SCCS) or Revision Control System (RCS) tooling from the 1970s and 1980s. These markers do not affect execution and are redundant in modern Windows kernel drivers.\n\nFinding SCCS/RCS artefacts in mid‑2000s Windows code is rare. It strongly suggests that the authors of this framework were not typical Windows‑only developers. Instead, they appear to have been long‑term engineers whose culture and toolchain came from older, high‑security Unix environments, often associated with government or military‑grade work. This detail supports the view that fast16 came from a well‑resourced, long‑running development program.\nA Digital Fossil with Modern Implications\n\nsvcmgmt.exe was uploaded to VirusTotal nearly a decade ago. It still receives almost no detections: one engine classifies it as generally malicious, and even that with limited confidence. For a stealthy self-propagating carrier that deploys one of the most sophisticated sabotage drivers of its era, that detection record is notable.\n\nTogether with its appearance in The Shadow Brokers ‘Territorial Dispute’ (TeDi) signatures, fast16 forces a re‑evaluation of our historical understanding of the timeline of development for serious covert cyber sabotage operations. The code shows that:\n\n state‑grade cybersabotage against physical targets was fully developed and deployed by the mid‑2000s,\n embedded scripting engines, narrow compiler‑based targeting and kernel‑level patching formed a coherent architecture well ahead of better‑known families, and\n some of the most important offensive capabilities in the ecosystem may still sit in collections as ‘old but interesting’ samples lacking the context to highlight their true significance.\n\nInternally, the operation leaves very little in the way of branding. One of the few human‑readable labels is wry and understated:\n\n*** Nothing to see here – carry on ***\n\nFor many years there were no public write-ups, no named campaign and no headline incident linked to this framework.\n\nIn the broader picture of APT evolution, fast16 bridges the gap between early, largely invisible development programs and later, more widely documented Lua‑ and LuaJIT‑based toolkits. It is a reference point for understanding how advanced actors think about long‑term implants, sabotage, and a state’s ability to reshape the physical world through software. fast16 was the silent harbinger of a new form of statecraft, successful in its covertness until today.\nAcknowledgements\n\nSentinelLABS would like to thank Silas Cutler and Costin Raiu for their contributions along the way. We dedicate this research to the memory of Sergey Mineev, APT hunter extraordinaire, who pioneered many of the techniques that enabled this discovery.\nUpdate | 07 May 2026\n\nWe’ve updated this post to improve executable detection precision and tighten the formatting. Thanks to everyone who shared ideas along the way, and special thanks to the Broadcom Threat Hunter team for their early engagement and valuable feedback.\nAppendix: Patching Engine Patterns and Target Candidates\nExtracted Match Patterns\n\n7C 02 89 C6 89 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 B4 24 D0\n0F 8F A5 00 00 00 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 F8 14 7D 0D\n39 2D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 84 F4 00 00 00 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 2B 35\n8B 4D 10 C1 E2 04 8B 19 83 EA 30 8B CB 49\n8B 45 44 6B 00 04 D9 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? D8 B0\nE9 7E 04 00 00 8B 74 24 1C 8B 54 24 14 85\n83 39 63 0F 85 21 03 00 00 8B EE 85 F6 0F\n75 2C 89 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 15\n89 55 F4 8B F9 8B D3 03 FB C1 E2 02 89 35\nDF E0 F6 C4 41 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 74 5A\nFF 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 9D D9 E0 D9 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 4C\n6A 46 68 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 6A 03\nD8 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? D9 55 00 9C\nD8 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? DF E0 F6 C4 41 B8 00 00 00 00 75 05 B8 01 00 00 00 85 C0 74 11 6A 29\n0F 0F 94 C0 23 C3 33 D2\nDD 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 15\n68 28 00 00 00 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05\n8B 55 88 8B 5D B0 83 7D 84 01\n55 8B EC 83 EC 2C 33 D2 53 56 57 8B\n48 89 84 24 9C 00 00 00 4B 0F 8F 79 FF FF FF\n8B 5D 0C 8B 55 08 8B 36 8B\n83 EC 04 53 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 09 83 EC 04 53\nD8 E1 D9 5D FC D9 04\n55 8B EC 83 EC 14 53 56 57 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D\n89 4D C8 8B FB 8B C8\n8B 4C 24 0C 8B 01 83 F8 63\n83 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 00 0F 84 70 BD FF FF\nBE 07 00 00 00 BF 04 00 00 00 BB 02 00 00 00\n8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 C4 38 EB 0E 83 EC 04\n85 DB 8B 55 D4 75 2C 89 35\n75 18 8D 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 56 8D 3D\n8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 0E 83 EC 04 56 57 53 E8 95\nD8 34 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 44 ?? ?? 8B CA\n8D 04 BD ?? ?? ?? ?? 03 DF\n8B EE 85 F6 0F 8E ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 1C BD\nD9 04 9D ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 ED 04 05 10 00 00 00 D8 0D\nC2 08 00 A1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0C 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 89 0E\n2B DA 89 3C 03 83 3D\nD9 5D C0 8B 4D C0 D9 45 E0 89 0E\n8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 85 7E 00 00 00 0F AF 15\n8B 55 30 8B 75 2C D8 C9 8B 45 30\n8B 75 38 8B 4D 34 D8 C9 8B\n55 8B EC 83 EC 2C B9 46 00 00 00 53 56 57 8B\n8B 5D B0 0F 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 34 9D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 14 9D\nB9 01 00 00 00 C1 E7 02 8B BF ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B D7 85 FF\n2B FB 8B DE C1 E3 02 89 7D A0 03 5D A0 8B\nD9 5D 00 D9 03 D8 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? D8 0D\n\nPatch Target Candidate 1: LS-DYNA 970 Software Suite\n\nThe LS-DYNA suite is powerful engineering simulation software used to analyze how materials and structures behave under extreme conditions. The tool is used by engineers to simulate physical events and model conditions while avoiding expensive or dangerous experiments.\n\nLS-DYNA is designed for handling dynamic, complex events that occur at speed, such as car crashes, explosions, impacts, metal forming, and manufacturing processes. It was commonly used by automotive companies, aerospace engineering, defense and military research, as well as manufacturing and materials science applications. LS-DYNA has been in development since 1976.\nMD5 \t1d2f32c57ae2f2013f513d342925e972\nSHA1 \t2fa28ef1c6744bdc2021abd4048eefc777dccf22\nSHA256 \t5966513a12a5601b262c4ee4d3e32091feb05b666951d06431c30a8cece83010\nFile Size \t5,225,591 bytes\nLink time \t2003-10-24 16:34:57 UTC\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (console), Intel i386, 7 sections\nPatch Target Candidate 2: PKPM Software Suite\n\nPractical Structural Design and Construction Software (PKPM) is a structural engineering CAD software suite widely used in China for building design. The suite comprises multiple executable modules covering the full lifecycle of structural building design, from structural layout and concrete shear design for beams and columns to seismic, wind, and load analysis for high-rise buildings.\n\nPKPM’s core analysis engine, SATWE (Space Analysis of Tridimensional Wired Elements), handles tridimensional structural analysis across floors, beams, columns, walls, and frames. PKPM sees extensive use in Chinese civil engineering.\nPKPM Concrete Code Shear Design Module\nMD5 \taf4461a149bfd2ba566f2abefe7dcde4\nSHA1 \t586edef41c3b3fba87bf0f0346c7e402f86fc11e\nSHA256 \t09ca719e06a526f70aadf34fb66b136ed20f923776e6b33a33a9059ef674da22\nFile Size \t7716864 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\nLink Time \t2011-08-26 10:58:17 UTC\nPKPM Building Structure CAD Modules\nMD5 \t49a8934ccd34e2aaae6ea1e6a6313ffe\nSHA1 \t3ce5b358c2ddd116ac9582efbb38354809999cb5\nSHA256 \t8b018452fdd64c346af4d97da420681e2e0b55b8c9ce2b8de75e330993b759a0\nFile Size \t11849728 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 4 sections\nLink Time \t2005-12-01 08:35:46 UTC\nMD5 \te0c10106626711f287ff91c0d6314407\nSHA1 \t650fc6b3e4f62ecdc1ec5728f36bb46ba0f74d05\nSHA256 \t06361562cc53d759fb5a4c2b7aac348e4d23fe59be3b2871b14678365283ca47\nFile Size \t16355328 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 5 sections\nLink Time \t2012-07-07 08:47:11 UTC\nPKPM SATWE Structural Analysis Engine\nMD5 \t2717b58246237b35d44ef2e49712d3a2\nSHA1 \td475ace24b9aedebf431efc68f9db32d5ae761bd\nSHA256 \tbd04715c5c43c862c38a4ad6c2167ad082a352881e04a35117af9bbfad8e5613\nFile Size \t9908224 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\nLink Time \t2011-01-12 06:37:39 UTC\nMD5 \tdaea40562458fc7ae1adb812137d3d05\nSHA1 \t1ce1111702b765f5c4d09315ff1f0d914f7e5c70\nSHA256 \tda2b170994031477091be89c8835ff9db1a5304f3f2f25344654f44d0430ced1\nFile Size \t8454144 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 7 sections\nLink Time \t2012-11-29 03:10:12 UTC\nMD5 \t2740a703859cbd8b43425d4a2cacb5ec\nSHA1 \tca665b59bc590292f94c23e04fa458f90d7b20c9\nSHA256 \taeaa389453f04a9e79ff6c8b7b66db7b65d4aaffc6cac0bd7957257a30468e33\nFile Size \t16568320 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 5 sections\nLink Time \t2014-12-30 03:23:43 UTC\nMD5 \tebff5b7d4c5becb8715009df596c5a91\nSHA1 \t829f8be65dfe159d2b0dc7ee7a61a017acb54b7b\nSHA256 \t37414d9ca87a132ec5081f3e7590d04498237746f9a7479c6b443accee17a062\nFile Size \t8089600 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\nLink Time \t2009-04-22 01:46:46 UTC\nMD5 \tcb66a4d52a30bfcd980fe50e7e3f73f0\nSHA1 \te6018cd482c012de8b69c64dc3165337bc121b86\nSHA256 \t66fe485f29a6405265756aaf7f822b9ceb56e108afabd414ee222ee9657dd7e2\nFile Size \t9219072 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 8 sections\nLink Time \tN/A\nAdditional PKPM CAD files\nMD5 \t075b4aa105e728f2b659723e3f36c72c\nSHA1 \t145ef372c3e9c352eaaa53bb0893749163e49892\nSHA256 \tc11a210cb98095422d0d33cbd4e9ecc86b95024f956ede812e17c97e79591cfa\nFile Size \t6852608 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\nLink Time \t2012-06-18 10:01:54 UTC\nMD5 \tcf859f164870d113608a843e4a9600ab\nSHA1 \t952ed694b60c34ba12df9d392269eae3a4f11be4\nSHA256 \t7e00030a35504de5c0d16020aa40cbaf5d36561e0716feb8f73235579a7b0909\nFile Size \t8392704 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i386, 6 sections\nLink Time \t2012-11-29 03:10:12 UTC\nCandidate 3: MOHID Software Suite\n\nModelo Hidrodinâmico (Portuguese for “Hydrodynamic Model” or MOHID) is an open-source water modeling system developed by MARETEC (Marine and Environmental Technology Research Center) at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal. The software is used for marine and coastal water modeling, covering hydrodynamics, water quality simulation, sediment transport, oil spill modeling, and Lagrangian particle tracking.\n\nAt this time, we cannot definitively identify the target and welcome contributions from the broader research community to aid understanding of the intended effects of attacking this software.\nMD5 \tf4dbbb78979c1ee8a1523c77065e18a5\nSHA1 \t9e089a733fb2740c0e408b2a25d8f5a451584cf6\nSHA256 \te775049d1ecf68dee870f1a5c36b2f3542d1182782eb497b8ccfd2309c400b3a\nFile Size \t5443584 bytes\nFile Type \tPE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (console), Intel i386, 3 sections\nLink Time \t2002-10-18 09:29:54 UTC\nIndicators of Compromise\nName \tfast16.sys\nMD5 \t0ff6abe0252d4f37a196a1231fae5f26\nSHA1 \t92e9dcaf7249110047ef121b7586c81d4b8cb4e5\nSHA256 \t07c69fc33271cf5a2ce03ac1fed7a3b16357aec093c5bf9ef61fbfa4348d0529\nName \tconnotify.dll\nMD5 \t410eddfc19de44249897986ecc8ac449\nSHA1 \t675cb83cec5f25ebbe8d9f90dea3d836fcb1c234\nSHA256 \t8fcb4d3d4df61719ee3da98241393779290e0efcd88a49e363e2a2dfbc04dae9\nName \tsvcmgmt.exe\nMD5 \tdbe51eabebf9d4ef9581ef99844a2944\nSHA1 \tde584703c78a60a56028f9834086facd1401b355\nSHA256 \t9a10e1faa86a5d39417cae44da5adf38824dfb9a16432e34df766aa1dc9e3525\nYARA Rules\n\n```\nimport \"pe\"\n\nrule apt_fast16_carrier {\n meta:\n author = \"SentinelLABS/vk\"\n date = \"2025-04-07\"\n description = \"Catches fast16 carrier, its Lua payload, and plaintext variants\"\n hash = \"9a10e1faa86a5d39417cae44da5adf38824dfb9a16432e34df766aa1dc9e3525\"\n strings:\n $lua_magic = { 1B 4C 75 61 } \n\n \n $s1 = \"build_wormlet_table\"\n $s2 = \"unpropagate\"\n $s3 = \"worm_install_failure_action\"\n $s4 = \"implant_install_failure_action\"\n $s5 = \"scm_wormlet_propagate_system\"\n $s6 = \"scm_wormlet_install\"\n $s7 = \"scm_wormlet_init\"\n $s8 = \"scm_copy_payload\"\n $s9 = \"get_logged_on_user\"\n $s10 = \"logged_on_program\"\n $s11 = \"phase_1_prop_delay\"\n $s12 = \"connotify_pipename\"\n $s13 = \"cndll_internal_name\"\n $s14 = \"connotify_provider_key\"\n $s15 = \"check_implant_reg_values\"\n $s16 = \"set_implant_reg_values\"\n $s17 = \"install_implant\"\n $s18 = \"implant_installed\"\n $s19 = \"implant_internal_name\"\n $s20 = \"implant_files\"\n $s21 = \"implant_owner\"\n $s22 = \"install_worm\"\n $s23 = \"start_worm\"\n $s24 = \"implant_install_failure_action\"\n $s25 = \"worm_install_failure_action\"\n $s26 = \"ok_to_propagate\"\n $s27 = \"no_firewall_check\"\n $s28 = \"scm_wormlet\"\n $s29 = \"implant_install_failure_action\"\n $s30 = \"worm_install_failure_action\"\n\n \n $e1 = { 98 18 A1 94 24 E3 A2 4C 61 C8 AE 04 DC 4E 03 CD 0D 9D F0 }\n $e2 = { E8 76 53 6D D4 B9 6E 28 6C 5D C2 }\n $e3 = { 7D B7 14 73 F0 C0 4D 53 BB F7 0A 4A 3A 63 05 92 EC 0A 11 BC 22 59 99 05 72 05 19 }\n $e4 = { 88 5F 1B E4 45 56 75 4B A5 3D 19 0B 3F 30 5A 85 E2 BD D0 E7 1C 13 D0 1D BD D8 CF A1 88 DB }\n $e5 = { 88 1E 54 4E 00 C1 EF 79 AA AD 9F 50 27 B5 B8 4C 32 06 D2 7B 32 E3 AF D6 DC D2 BB 83 }\n $e6 = { 39 F9 BC E9 27 70 C4 3E 04 2A 7D E1 68 67 B7 ED D4 41 6A }\n $e7 = { 13 FC 24 20 1F 20 74 1B E5 5F 59 56 D7 61 3E BD }\n $e8 = { EF 94 49 63 33 41 62 F2 26 A6 48 DE 6D 7B A4 CF }\n $e9 = { 36 5F 5E E5 C1 1A 17 6A 4E B9 94 52 1B DC C6 60 CA C7 }\n $e10 = { B3 9C A3 F1 12 CC 52 74 34 5F 87 43 32 21 36 7B 2A }\n\n $rk1 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Symantec\\\\InstalledApps\"\n $rk2 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Sygate Technologies, Inc.\\\\Sygate Personal Firewall\"\n $rk3 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\TrendMicro\\\\PFW\"\n $rk4 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Zone Labs\\\\TrueVector\"\n $rk5 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\F-Secure\"\n $rk6 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Network Ice\\\\BlackIce\"\n $rk7 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\McAfee.com\\\\Personal Firewall\"\n $rk8 = \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\ComputerAssociates\\\\eTrust EZ Armor\"\n $rk9 = 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3A C6 45 CC 27 C6 45 CD 3B C6 45 CE 07 C6 45 CF 32 C6 45 D0 34 C6 45 D1 53} // push xored \"ExFreePoolWithTag\"\n condition:\n filesize < 10MB and \n ( uint16(0)==0x5a4d and\n ( ( 2 of ($pdb*) ) or\n ( $pdb1 and 1 of ($a*) ) or\n ( \n pe.machine == pe.MACHINE_I386 and\n pe.subsystem == pe.SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE) or\n any of ($api*) or\n 2 of ($dev*))) or \n ( 6 of ($a*))\n}\n\nrule clean_fast16_patchtarget {\n meta:\n author = \"SentinelLABS/vk\"\n created = \"2026-04-15\"\n last_modified = \"2026-05-07\"\n description = \"Detects fast16 clean patch targets. 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DF E0 F6 C4 41 B8 00 00 00 00 75 05 B8 01 00 00 00 85 C0 74 11 6A 29 }\n $el80 = { 0F 0F 94 C0 23 C3 33 D2 }\n $el83 = { DD 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 15 }\n $el89 = { 68 28 00 00 00 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F AF 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 05 }\n $el96 = { 8B 55 88 8B 5D B0 83 7D 84 01 }\n $el97 = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 2C 33 D2 53 56 57 8B }\n\n $el0 = { 48 89 84 24 9C 00 00 00 4B 0F 8F 79 FF FF FF }\n $el4 = { 8B 5D 0C 8B 55 08 8B 36 8B }\n $el6 = { 83 EC 04 53 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? EB 09 83 EC 04 53 }\n $el10 = { D8 E1 D9 5D FC D9 04 }\n $el12 = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 14 53 56 57 8B 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 0D }\n $el13 = { 89 4D C8 8B FB 8B C8 }\n $el14 = { 8B 4C 24 0C 8B 01 83 F8 63 }\n $el23 = { 83 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? 00 0F 84 70 BD FF FF }\n $el25 = { BE 07 00 00 00 BF 04 00 00 00 BB 02 00 00 00 }\n $el28 = { 8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 83 C4 38 EB 0E 83 EC 04 }\n $el34 = { 85 DB 8B 55 D4 75 2C 89 35 }\n $el36 = { 75 18 8D 35 ?? ?? ?? ?? 56 8D 3D }\n $el37 = { 8D 1D ?? ?? ?? ?? 52 8D 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 51 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8D 0D ?? ?? ?? ?? 53 50 52 51 56 57 E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 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Videos only (aside from meta posts flagged with [META])\n2. Follow the global Mastodon.World [**rules** ](https://mastodon.world/about) and the Lemmy.World [**TOS**](https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/) while posting and commenting.\n3. Don't be a jerk\n4. No advertising\n5. **No political videos, post those to !politicalvideos@lemmy.world instead.**\n6. Avoid clickbait titles. (Tip: Use dearrow)\n7. Link directly to the video source and not for example an embedded video in an article or tracked sharing link.\n8. Duplicate posts may be removed\n9. 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Embrace the minivan. \n\nTechnology Connections on Bluesky:\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/techconnecti...\n\nTechnology Connections on Mastodon:\nhttps://mas.to/@TechConnectify\n\nHave you ever noticed that I've never done that whole influencer thing? That's all thanks to people like you! Viewer support through Patreon keeps this channel independent and possible. If you'd like to join the amazing folks who fund my work, check out the link below. Thank you!\n / technologyconnections \n\n00:00 Intro\n03:31 The internal combustion engine and its flaws\n09:12 The Atkinson cycle engine\n14:04 What hybrid drivetrains unlock\n19:21 An operational overview of Toyota's hybrid system\n24:10 Conversion losses and why they're a problem\n28:24 Regenerative braking and other hybrid drivetrain benefits\n34:54 How it all works mechanically\n46:42 Series vs. Parallel hybrids\n51:22 A cool way to do AWD\n54:44 bloopers\n","creator_id":357263,"community_id":20433,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2026-05-06T15:48:36.043451Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"embed_title":"Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars","embed_description":"It's a really good idea and everyone hating on it probably doesn't understand it.Links 'n' stuff:Here's Prof. John Kelly's excellent demo of the eCVT (the me...","thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KnUFH5GX_fI/maxresdefault.jpg","ap_id":"https://lemmy.world/post/46509825","local":false,"embed_video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KnUFH5GX_fI","language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false,"url_content_type":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},"creator":{"id":357263,"name":"InternetCitizen2","avatar":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6eb8f37e-de73-4c0a-b013-0c5a16cb59ea.jpeg","banned":false,"published":"2023-06-16T00:00:50.356518Z","actor_id":"https://lemmy.world/u/InternetCitizen2","bio":"No one of consequence.","local":false,"banner":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5e1d0394-879e-43de-90b9-683dd6e3f4f6.jpeg","deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":50709},"community":{"id":20433,"name":"videos","title":"Videos","description":"For sharing interesting videos from around the Web!\n\n## Rules\n\n1. Videos only (aside from meta posts flagged with [META])\n2. Follow the global Mastodon.World [**rules** ](https://mastodon.world/about) and the Lemmy.World [**TOS**](https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/) while posting and commenting.\n3. Don't be a jerk\n4. No advertising\n5. **No political videos, post those to !politicalvideos@lemmy.world instead.**\n6. Avoid clickbait titles. (Tip: Use dearrow)\n7. Link directly to the video source and not for example an embedded video in an article or tracked sharing link.\n8. Duplicate posts may be removed\n9. AI generated content must be tagged with \"[AI] …\" [^Discussion^](https://lemmy.world/post/36212155)\n\nNote: bans may apply to both !videos@lemmy.world and !politicalvideos@lemmy.world\n","removed":false,"published":"2023-06-05T12:14:23.623551Z","updated":"2026-03-10T07:42:23.557711Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"actor_id":"https://lemmy.world/c/videos","local":false,"icon":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b6a70bce-f540-4e4b-8719-6f7dd540c433.png","banner":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5f763ee3-5e50-40d9-bc01-37a1241d4824.jpeg","hidden":false,"posting_restricted_to_mods":false,"instance_id":50709,"visibility":"Public"},"creator_banned_from_community":false,"banned_from_community":false,"creator_is_moderator":false,"creator_is_admin":false,"counts":{"post_id":15551826,"comments":5,"score":31,"upvotes":33,"downvotes":2,"published":"2026-05-06T15:48:36.043451Z","newest_comment_time":"2026-05-07T18:22:34.361648Z"},"subscribed":"NotSubscribed","saved":false,"read":false,"hidden":false,"creator_blocked":false,"unread_comments":5},{"post":{"id":15550660,"name":"Milei Promised Miracles, Delivered Chaos—Trump Is Next","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iofwT6-Jsig","body":"I could not find a working pipped to front end the YT.\n\nJavier Milei is brash and audacious and he loves Donald Trump. But in many ways Donald Trump is the one who is following Milei. Argentina has an 18 month head start on Russell Vought’s wet dream of implementing a harsh libertarian doctrine. For a while it looked like everything Milei did was succeeding. He tamed inflation, created an export surplus and got back on track with debt service. Economic shock doctrines that rely on austerity for the masses and corporate giveaways always wind up the same, however. It was only a matter of time. The wheels are coming off Milei’s project this year as inflation is back, money is tight and people are pissed. 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You're not. | The Chud Report","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExYkBcqRW8M","body":"Description: In this episode of The Chud Report, we dive deep into the twisted reality of modern libertarianism and how it’s paving the way for a new era of neo-feudalism in America. Using real-world examples from a small town in New Hampshire to the mind-boggling worship of billionaires like Elon Musk, we explore the absurdity and dangers of a political ideology that claims to be all about “freedom” while leading us straight into serfdom.\n\nFrom the libertarian failures in Grafton, where a refusal to mandate bear-proof garbage bins led to a town overrun by bears, to the broader implications of a society where the rich own everything and the rest of us rent, this episode exposes the hypocrisy and the sinister trajectory of the so-called “freedom movement.”\n\nWe also touch on how the Republican Party, once the champions of small government, have morphed into the enforcers of the ruling class, stripping away personal freedoms under the guise of governance. The dangers of this ideology are more real than ever, as Project 2025 looms on the horizon, threatening to accelerate the process toward a fully privatized, neo-feudal state.\n\n🔥 Quote of the Day: “I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who work all the days of their lives secure barely enough for a wretched existence.” ― Eugene Debs\n\n🎬 Featured Book: Check out “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear” for a deeper look into the disastrous consequences of libertarianism in practice.\n\n👊 Call to Action: If you’re tired of the lies and ready to fight back against the rise of neo-feudalism, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to The Chud Report. 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They posted a blog about it. \"Unparalleled access to the Trump Administration.\"\n\nIt took a few minutes to pull the APKs with ADB, and threw them into JADX.\n\nHere is everything I found.\n\nIt's a React Native app built with Expo (SDK 54), running on the Hermes JavaScript engine. The backend is WordPress with a custom REST API. The app was built by an entity called \"forty-five-press\" according to the Expo config.\n\nThe actual app logic is compiled into a 5.5 MB Hermes bytecode bundle. The native Java side is just a thin wrapper.\n\nVersion 47.0.1. Build 20. Hermes enabled. New Architecture enabled. Nothing weird here. Let's keep going.\n\nTwo things stand out here. First, there's a plugin called withNoLocation. Second, there's a plugin called withStripPermissions. Remember these. They become relevant very soon.\n\nOTA updates are disabled. The Expo update infrastructure is compiled in but dormant.\n\nI extracted every string from the Hermes bytecode bundle and filtered for URLs and API endpoints. The app's content comes from a WordPress REST API at whitehouse.gov with a custom whitehouse/v1 namespace.\n\nHere are the endpoints:\nEndpoint\tWhat It Serves\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/home\tHome screen\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/news/articles\tNews articles\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/wire\t\"The Wire\" news feed\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/live\tLive streams\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/galleries\tPhoto galleries\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/issues\tPolicy issues\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/priorities\tPriorities\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/achievements\tAchievements\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/affordability\tDrug pricing\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/media-bias\t\"Media Bias\" section\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/social/x\tX/Twitter feed proxy\n\nOther hardcoded strings from the bundle: \"THE TRUMP EFFECT\", \"Greatest President Ever!\" (lol), \"Text President Trump\", \"Send a text message to President Trump at 45470\", \"Visit TrumpRx.gov\", \"Visit TrumpAccounts.gov\".\n\nThere's also a direct link to https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form. The ICE tip reporting form. In a news app.\n\nIt's a content portal. News, live streams, galleries, policy pages, social media embeds, and promotional material for administration initiatives. All powered by WordPress.\n\nNow let's look at what else it does.\n\nThe app has a WebView for opening external links. Every time a page loads in this WebView, the app injects a JavaScript snippet. I found it in the Hermes bytecode string table:\n\nRead that carefully. It hides:\n\n Cookie banners\n GDPR consent dialogs\n OneTrust popups\n Privacy banners\n Login walls\n Signup walls\n Upsell prompts\n Paywall elements\n CMP (Consent Management Platform) boxes\n\nIt forces body { overflow: auto !important } to re-enable scrolling on pages where consent dialogs lock the scroll. Then it sets up a MutationObserver to continuously nuke any consent elements that get dynamically added.\n\nAn official United States government app is injecting CSS and JavaScript into third-party websites to strip away their cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login gates, and paywalls.\n\nThe native side confirms this is the injectedJavaScript prop on the React Native WebView:\n\nEvery page load in the in-app browser triggers this. It wraps the injection in an IIFE and runs it via Android's evaluateJavascript().\n\nRemember withNoLocation from the Expo config? The plugin that's supposed to strip location? Yeah. The OneSignal SDK's native location tracking code is fully compiled into the APK.\n\n270,000 milliseconds is 4.5 minutes. 570,000 is 9.5 minutes.\n\nTo be clear about what activates this: the tracking doesn't start silently. There are three gates. The LocationManager checks all of them before the fused location API ever fires.\n\nFirst, the _isShared flag. It's read from SharedPreferences on init and defaults to false. The JavaScript layer can flip it on with setLocationShared(true). The Hermes string table confirms both setLocationShared and isLocationShared are referenced in the app's JS bundle, so the app has the ability to toggle this.\n\nSecond, the user has to grant the Android runtime location permission. The location permissions aren't declared in the AndroidManifest but requested at runtime. The Google Play Store listing confirms the app asks for \"access precise location only in the foreground\" and \"access approximate location only in the foreground.\"\n\nThird, the start() method only proceeds if the device actually has a location provider (GMS or HMS).\n\nIf all three gates pass, here's what runs. The fused location API requests GPS at the intervals defined above:\n\nThis gets called on both onFocus() and onUnfocused(), dynamically switching between the 4.5-minute foreground interval and the 9.5-minute background interval.\n\nWhen a location update comes in, it feeds into the LocationCapturer:\n\nLatitude, longitude, accuracy, timestamp, whether the app was in the foreground or background, and whether it was fine (GPS) or coarse (network). All of it gets written into OneSignal's PropertiesModel, which syncs to their backend.\n\nThe data goes here:\n\nThere's also a background service that keeps capturing location even when the app isn't active:\n\nSo the tracking isn't unconditionally active. But the entire pipeline including permission strings, interval constants, fused location requests, capture logic, background scheduling, and the sync to OneSignal's API, all of them are fully compiled in and one setLocationShared(true) call away from activating. The withNoLocation Expo plugin clearly did not strip any of this. Whether the JS layer currently calls setLocationShared(true) is something I can't determine from the native side alone, since the Hermes bytecode is compiled and the actual call site is buried in the 5.5 MB bundle. What I can say is that the infrastructure is there, ready to go, and the JS API to enable it is referenced in the bundle.\n\nOneSignal is doing a lot more than push notifications in this app. From the Hermes string table:\n\n addTag - tag users for segmentation\n addSms - associate phone numbers with user profiles\n addAliases - cross-device user identification\n addOutcomeWithValue / addUniqueOutcome - track user actions and conversions\n OneSignal-notificationClicked - notification tap tracking\n OneSignal-inAppMessageClicked / WillDisplay / DidDisplay / WillDismiss / DidDismiss - full in-app message lifecycle tracking\n OneSignal-permissionChanged / subscriptionChanged / userStateChanged - state change tracking\n setLocationShared / isLocationShared - location toggle\n setPrivacyConsentRequired / setPrivacyConsentGiven - consent gating\n\nThe local database tracks every notification received and whether it was opened or dismissed:\n\nYour location, your notification interactions, your in-app message clicks, your phone number if you provide it, your tags, your state changes. All going to OneSignal's servers.\n\nThe app embeds YouTube videos using the react-native-youtube-iframe library. This library loads its player HTML from:\n\nThat's a personal GitHub Pages site. If the lonelycpp GitHub account gets compromised, whoever controls it can serve arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to every user of this app, executing inside the WebView context.\n\nThis is a government app loading code from a random person's GitHub Pages.\n\nThe app loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight to embed social media feeds:\n\nElfsight is a commercial SaaS widget company. Their JavaScript runs inside the app's WebView with no sandboxing. Whatever tracking Elfsight does, it does it here too. Their code can change at any time. The Elfsight widget ID 4a00611b-befa-466e-bab2-6e824a0a98a9 is hardcoded in an HTML embed.\n\n Mailchimp at whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post-json handles email signups. User emails go to Mailchimp's infrastructure.\n Uploadcare at ucarecdn.com hosts content images via six hardcoded UUIDs.\n Truth Social has a hardcoded HTML embed with Trump's profile, avatar image URL from static-assets-1.truthsocial.com, and a \"Follow on Truth Social\" button.\n Facebook page plugin is loaded in an iframe via facebook.com/plugins/page.php.\n\nNone of these are government-controlled infrastructure.\n\nThe app uses standard Android TrustManager for SSL with no custom certificate pinning. If you're on a network with a compromised CA (corporate proxies, public wifi with MITM, etc.), traffic between the app and its backends can be intercepted and read.\n\nThe build has some sloppy leftovers.\n\nA localhost URL made it into the production Hermes bundle:\n\nThat's the React Native Metro bundler dev server.\n\nA developer's local IP is hardcoded in the string resources:\n\nThe Expo development client (expo-dev-client, expo-devlauncher, expo-devmenu) is compiled into the release build. There's a dev_menu_fab_icon.png in the drawable resources. The Compose PreviewActivity is exported in the manifest, which is a development-only component that should not be in a production APK.\n\nThe AndroidManifest itself is pretty standard for a notification-heavy app:\n\nPlus about 16 badge permissions for Samsung, HTC, Sony, Huawei, OPPO, and other launchers. These just let the app show notification badge counts. Not interesting.\n\nThe interesting permissions are the ones that aren't in the manifest but are hardcoded as runtime request strings in the OneSignal SDK, as covered above. Fine location. Coarse location. Background location.\n\nThe Google Play listing also mentions: \"modify or delete the contents of your shared storage\", \"run foreground service\", \"this app can appear on top of other apps\", \"run at startup\", \"use fingerprint hardware\", \"use biometric hardware.\"\n\nThe file provider config is also worth mentioning:\n\nThat exposes the entire external storage root. It's used by the WebView for file access.\n\n68+ libraries are compiled into this thing. The highlights:\nCategory\tLibraries\nFramework\tReact Native, Expo SDK 54, Hermes JS engine\nPush/Engagement\tOneSignal, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase Installations\nAnalytics/Telemetry\tFirebase Analytics, Google Data Transport, OpenTelemetry\nNetworking\tOkHttp 3, Apollo GraphQL, Okio\nImages\tFresco, Glide, Coil 3, Uploadcare CDN\nVideo\tExoPlayer (Media3), Expo Video\nML\tGoogle ML Kit Vision (barcode scanning), Barhopper model\nCrypto\tBouncy Castle\nStorage\tExpo Secure Store, React Native Async Storage\nWebView\tReact Native WebView (with the injection script)\nDI\tKoin\nSerialization\tGSON, Wire (Protocol Buffers)\nLicense\tPairIP license check (Google Play verification)\n\n25 native .so libraries in the arm64 split. The full Hermes engine, React Native core, Reanimated, gesture handler, SVG renderer, image pipeline, barcode scanner, and more.\n\nThe official White House Android app:\n\n Injects JavaScript into every website you open through its in-app browser to hide cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, signup walls, upsell prompts, and paywalls.\n\n Has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in that polls every 4.5 minutes in the foreground and 9.5 minutes in the background, syncing lat/lng/accuracy/timestamp to OneSignal's servers.\n\n Loads JavaScript from a random person's GitHub Pages site (lonelycpp.github.io) for YouTube embeds. If that account is compromised, arbitrary code runs in the app's WebView.\n\n Loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight (elfsightcdn.com/platform.js) for social media widgets, with no sandboxing.\n\n Sends email addresses to Mailchimp, images are served from Uploadcare, and a Truth Social embed is hardcoded with static CDN URLs. None of this is government infrastructure.\n\n Has no certificate pinning. Standard Android trust management.\n\n\n\nShips with dev artifacts in production. A localhost URL, a developer IP (10.4.4.109), the Expo dev client, and an exported Compose PreviewActivity.\n\n Profiles users extensively through OneSignal - tags, SMS numbers, cross-device aliases, outcome tracking, notification interaction logging, in-app message click tracking, and full user state observation.\n\nIs any of this illegal? Probably not. Is it what you'd expect from an official government app? Probably not either.\n\n\n---\n\n\n## Normie TLDR\n\nhttps://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/05/a-security-researcher-decompiled-the-white-house-app-what-they-found-is-pretty-alarming.html\n\nRecently, The White House launched its own official app on iOS and Android, claiming that it gives users “unparalleled access to the Trump Administration”. After it launched, many tore it apart for the permissions it was asking for. Now, a security researcher pulled the APK and tore it apart to see what’s really going on.\n\nThe app is a React Native build using Expo SDK 54, with WordPress powering the backend through a custom REST API. That’s pretty normal, as nearly 42% of all websites on the internet are powered by WordPress.\n\nBut that’s just the start; now the nightmare begins. To start, the app has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in. Essentially, it’s set to poll your location every 4.5 minutes in the foreground, and 9.5 minutes in the background. It’s syncing latitude, longitude, accuracy, and timestamp data to OneSignal’s servers. These location permissions aren’t declared in the AndroidManifest, but they are hardcoded as runtime requests in the OneSignal SDK. Some have noted that the tracking only kicks in if the developer enables it server-side and the user grants permission, but it is there, ready to go.\nThe app is loading from a random person’s GitHub page\n\nAnd it gets even stranger. Apparently, the app is loading JavaScript from a random person’s GitHub site for YouTube embeds. Yes, you read that right, it’s just loading JavaScript from a random GitHub site. So if that account ever gets compromised, arbitrary code could run inside the app’s WebView.\n\nThere’s also no SSL certificate pinning, meaning that traffic can potentially be intercepted on compromised networks like sketchy public WiFi or corporate proxies.\n\nThe app also injects JavaScript and CSS into every page you visit in the in-app browser. This strips away cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, and paywalls. There’s also leftover dev artifacts in the production build, including a localhost URL to the Metro bundler.\n\nTo put it plainly, this app is a security nightmare, and no one should have installed it, no matter what your political beliefs are. 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They posted a blog about it. \"Unparalleled access to the Trump Administration.\"\n\nIt took a few minutes to pull the APKs with ADB, and threw them into JADX.\n\nHere is everything I found.\n\nIt's a React Native app built with Expo (SDK 54), running on the Hermes JavaScript engine. The backend is WordPress with a custom REST API. The app was built by an entity called \"forty-five-press\" according to the Expo config.\n\nThe actual app logic is compiled into a 5.5 MB Hermes bytecode bundle. The native Java side is just a thin wrapper.\n\nVersion 47.0.1. Build 20. Hermes enabled. New Architecture enabled. Nothing weird here. Let's keep going.\n\nTwo things stand out here. First, there's a plugin called withNoLocation. Second, there's a plugin called withStripPermissions. Remember these. They become relevant very soon.\n\nOTA updates are disabled. The Expo update infrastructure is compiled in but dormant.\n\nI extracted every string from the Hermes bytecode bundle and filtered for URLs and API endpoints. The app's content comes from a WordPress REST API at whitehouse.gov with a custom whitehouse/v1 namespace.\n\nHere are the endpoints:\nEndpoint\tWhat It Serves\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/home\tHome screen\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/news/articles\tNews articles\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/wire\t\"The Wire\" news feed\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/live\tLive streams\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/galleries\tPhoto galleries\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/issues\tPolicy issues\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/priorities\tPriorities\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/achievements\tAchievements\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/affordability\tDrug pricing\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/media-bias\t\"Media Bias\" section\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/social/x\tX/Twitter feed proxy\n\nOther hardcoded strings from the bundle: \"THE TRUMP EFFECT\", \"Greatest President Ever!\" (lol), \"Text President Trump\", \"Send a text message to President Trump at 45470\", \"Visit TrumpRx.gov\", \"Visit TrumpAccounts.gov\".\n\nThere's also a direct link to https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form. The ICE tip reporting form. In a news app.\n\nIt's a content portal. News, live streams, galleries, policy pages, social media embeds, and promotional material for administration initiatives. All powered by WordPress.\n\nNow let's look at what else it does.\n\nThe app has a WebView for opening external links. Every time a page loads in this WebView, the app injects a JavaScript snippet. I found it in the Hermes bytecode string table:\n\nRead that carefully. It hides:\n\n Cookie banners\n GDPR consent dialogs\n OneTrust popups\n Privacy banners\n Login walls\n Signup walls\n Upsell prompts\n Paywall elements\n CMP (Consent Management Platform) boxes\n\nIt forces body { overflow: auto !important } to re-enable scrolling on pages where consent dialogs lock the scroll. Then it sets up a MutationObserver to continuously nuke any consent elements that get dynamically added.\n\nAn official United States government app is injecting CSS and JavaScript into third-party websites to strip away their cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login gates, and paywalls.\n\nThe native side confirms this is the injectedJavaScript prop on the React Native WebView:\n\nEvery page load in the in-app browser triggers this. It wraps the injection in an IIFE and runs it via Android's evaluateJavascript().\n\nRemember withNoLocation from the Expo config? The plugin that's supposed to strip location? Yeah. The OneSignal SDK's native location tracking code is fully compiled into the APK.\n\n270,000 milliseconds is 4.5 minutes. 570,000 is 9.5 minutes.\n\nTo be clear about what activates this: the tracking doesn't start silently. There are three gates. The LocationManager checks all of them before the fused location API ever fires.\n\nFirst, the _isShared flag. It's read from SharedPreferences on init and defaults to false. The JavaScript layer can flip it on with setLocationShared(true). The Hermes string table confirms both setLocationShared and isLocationShared are referenced in the app's JS bundle, so the app has the ability to toggle this.\n\nSecond, the user has to grant the Android runtime location permission. The location permissions aren't declared in the AndroidManifest but requested at runtime. The Google Play Store listing confirms the app asks for \"access precise location only in the foreground\" and \"access approximate location only in the foreground.\"\n\nThird, the start() method only proceeds if the device actually has a location provider (GMS or HMS).\n\nIf all three gates pass, here's what runs. The fused location API requests GPS at the intervals defined above:\n\nThis gets called on both onFocus() and onUnfocused(), dynamically switching between the 4.5-minute foreground interval and the 9.5-minute background interval.\n\nWhen a location update comes in, it feeds into the LocationCapturer:\n\nLatitude, longitude, accuracy, timestamp, whether the app was in the foreground or background, and whether it was fine (GPS) or coarse (network). All of it gets written into OneSignal's PropertiesModel, which syncs to their backend.\n\nThe data goes here:\n\nThere's also a background service that keeps capturing location even when the app isn't active:\n\nSo the tracking isn't unconditionally active. But the entire pipeline including permission strings, interval constants, fused location requests, capture logic, background scheduling, and the sync to OneSignal's API, all of them are fully compiled in and one setLocationShared(true) call away from activating. The withNoLocation Expo plugin clearly did not strip any of this. Whether the JS layer currently calls setLocationShared(true) is something I can't determine from the native side alone, since the Hermes bytecode is compiled and the actual call site is buried in the 5.5 MB bundle. What I can say is that the infrastructure is there, ready to go, and the JS API to enable it is referenced in the bundle.\n\nOneSignal is doing a lot more than push notifications in this app. From the Hermes string table:\n\n addTag - tag users for segmentation\n addSms - associate phone numbers with user profiles\n addAliases - cross-device user identification\n addOutcomeWithValue / addUniqueOutcome - track user actions and conversions\n OneSignal-notificationClicked - notification tap tracking\n OneSignal-inAppMessageClicked / WillDisplay / DidDisplay / WillDismiss / DidDismiss - full in-app message lifecycle tracking\n OneSignal-permissionChanged / subscriptionChanged / userStateChanged - state change tracking\n setLocationShared / isLocationShared - location toggle\n setPrivacyConsentRequired / setPrivacyConsentGiven - consent gating\n\nThe local database tracks every notification received and whether it was opened or dismissed:\n\nYour location, your notification interactions, your in-app message clicks, your phone number if you provide it, your tags, your state changes. All going to OneSignal's servers.\n\nThe app embeds YouTube videos using the react-native-youtube-iframe library. This library loads its player HTML from:\n\nThat's a personal GitHub Pages site. If the lonelycpp GitHub account gets compromised, whoever controls it can serve arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to every user of this app, executing inside the WebView context.\n\nThis is a government app loading code from a random person's GitHub Pages.\n\nThe app loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight to embed social media feeds:\n\nElfsight is a commercial SaaS widget company. Their JavaScript runs inside the app's WebView with no sandboxing. Whatever tracking Elfsight does, it does it here too. Their code can change at any time. The Elfsight widget ID 4a00611b-befa-466e-bab2-6e824a0a98a9 is hardcoded in an HTML embed.\n\n Mailchimp at whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post-json handles email signups. User emails go to Mailchimp's infrastructure.\n Uploadcare at ucarecdn.com hosts content images via six hardcoded UUIDs.\n Truth Social has a hardcoded HTML embed with Trump's profile, avatar image URL from static-assets-1.truthsocial.com, and a \"Follow on Truth Social\" button.\n Facebook page plugin is loaded in an iframe via facebook.com/plugins/page.php.\n\nNone of these are government-controlled infrastructure.\n\nThe app uses standard Android TrustManager for SSL with no custom certificate pinning. If you're on a network with a compromised CA (corporate proxies, public wifi with MITM, etc.), traffic between the app and its backends can be intercepted and read.\n\nThe build has some sloppy leftovers.\n\nA localhost URL made it into the production Hermes bundle:\n\nThat's the React Native Metro bundler dev server.\n\nA developer's local IP is hardcoded in the string resources:\n\nThe Expo development client (expo-dev-client, expo-devlauncher, expo-devmenu) is compiled into the release build. There's a dev_menu_fab_icon.png in the drawable resources. The Compose PreviewActivity is exported in the manifest, which is a development-only component that should not be in a production APK.\n\nThe AndroidManifest itself is pretty standard for a notification-heavy app:\n\nPlus about 16 badge permissions for Samsung, HTC, Sony, Huawei, OPPO, and other launchers. These just let the app show notification badge counts. Not interesting.\n\nThe interesting permissions are the ones that aren't in the manifest but are hardcoded as runtime request strings in the OneSignal SDK, as covered above. Fine location. Coarse location. Background location.\n\nThe Google Play listing also mentions: \"modify or delete the contents of your shared storage\", \"run foreground service\", \"this app can appear on top of other apps\", \"run at startup\", \"use fingerprint hardware\", \"use biometric hardware.\"\n\nThe file provider config is also worth mentioning:\n\nThat exposes the entire external storage root. It's used by the WebView for file access.\n\n68+ libraries are compiled into this thing. The highlights:\nCategory\tLibraries\nFramework\tReact Native, Expo SDK 54, Hermes JS engine\nPush/Engagement\tOneSignal, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase Installations\nAnalytics/Telemetry\tFirebase Analytics, Google Data Transport, OpenTelemetry\nNetworking\tOkHttp 3, Apollo GraphQL, Okio\nImages\tFresco, Glide, Coil 3, Uploadcare CDN\nVideo\tExoPlayer (Media3), Expo Video\nML\tGoogle ML Kit Vision (barcode scanning), Barhopper model\nCrypto\tBouncy Castle\nStorage\tExpo Secure Store, React Native Async Storage\nWebView\tReact Native WebView (with the injection script)\nDI\tKoin\nSerialization\tGSON, Wire (Protocol Buffers)\nLicense\tPairIP license check (Google Play verification)\n\n25 native .so libraries in the arm64 split. The full Hermes engine, React Native core, Reanimated, gesture handler, SVG renderer, image pipeline, barcode scanner, and more.\n\nThe official White House Android app:\n\n Injects JavaScript into every website you open through its in-app browser to hide cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, signup walls, upsell prompts, and paywalls.\n\n Has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in that polls every 4.5 minutes in the foreground and 9.5 minutes in the background, syncing lat/lng/accuracy/timestamp to OneSignal's servers.\n\n Loads JavaScript from a random person's GitHub Pages site (lonelycpp.github.io) for YouTube embeds. If that account is compromised, arbitrary code runs in the app's WebView.\n\n Loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight (elfsightcdn.com/platform.js) for social media widgets, with no sandboxing.\n\n Sends email addresses to Mailchimp, images are served from Uploadcare, and a Truth Social embed is hardcoded with static CDN URLs. None of this is government infrastructure.\n\n Has no certificate pinning. Standard Android trust management.\n\n\n\nShips with dev artifacts in production. A localhost URL, a developer IP (10.4.4.109), the Expo dev client, and an exported Compose PreviewActivity.\n\n Profiles users extensively through OneSignal - tags, SMS numbers, cross-device aliases, outcome tracking, notification interaction logging, in-app message click tracking, and full user state observation.\n\nIs any of this illegal? Probably not. Is it what you'd expect from an official government app? Probably not either.\n\n\n---\n\n\n## Normie TLDR\n\nhttps://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/05/a-security-researcher-decompiled-the-white-house-app-what-they-found-is-pretty-alarming.html\n\nRecently, The White House launched its own official app on iOS and Android, claiming that it gives users “unparalleled access to the Trump Administration”. After it launched, many tore it apart for the permissions it was asking for. Now, a security researcher pulled the APK and tore it apart to see what’s really going on.\n\nThe app is a React Native build using Expo SDK 54, with WordPress powering the backend through a custom REST API. That’s pretty normal, as nearly 42% of all websites on the internet are powered by WordPress.\n\nBut that’s just the start; now the nightmare begins. To start, the app has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in. Essentially, it’s set to poll your location every 4.5 minutes in the foreground, and 9.5 minutes in the background. It’s syncing latitude, longitude, accuracy, and timestamp data to OneSignal’s servers. These location permissions aren’t declared in the AndroidManifest, but they are hardcoded as runtime requests in the OneSignal SDK. Some have noted that the tracking only kicks in if the developer enables it server-side and the user grants permission, but it is there, ready to go.\nThe app is loading from a random person’s GitHub page\n\nAnd it gets even stranger. Apparently, the app is loading JavaScript from a random person’s GitHub site for YouTube embeds. Yes, you read that right, it’s just loading JavaScript from a random GitHub site. So if that account ever gets compromised, arbitrary code could run inside the app’s WebView.\n\nThere’s also no SSL certificate pinning, meaning that traffic can potentially be intercepted on compromised networks like sketchy public WiFi or corporate proxies.\n\nThe app also injects JavaScript and CSS into every page you visit in the in-app browser. This strips away cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, and paywalls. There’s also leftover dev artifacts in the production build, including a localhost URL to the Metro bundler.\n\nTo put it plainly, this app is a security nightmare, and no one should have installed it, no matter what your political beliefs are. 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They posted a blog about it. \"Unparalleled access to the Trump Administration.\"\n\nIt took a few minutes to pull the APKs with ADB, and threw them into JADX.\n\nHere is everything I found.\n\nIt's a React Native app built with Expo (SDK 54), running on the Hermes JavaScript engine. The backend is WordPress with a custom REST API. The app was built by an entity called \"forty-five-press\" according to the Expo config.\n\nThe actual app logic is compiled into a 5.5 MB Hermes bytecode bundle. The native Java side is just a thin wrapper.\n\nVersion 47.0.1. Build 20. Hermes enabled. New Architecture enabled. Nothing weird here. Let's keep going.\n\nTwo things stand out here. First, there's a plugin called withNoLocation. Second, there's a plugin called withStripPermissions. Remember these. They become relevant very soon.\n\nOTA updates are disabled. The Expo update infrastructure is compiled in but dormant.\n\nI extracted every string from the Hermes bytecode bundle and filtered for URLs and API endpoints. The app's content comes from a WordPress REST API at whitehouse.gov with a custom whitehouse/v1 namespace.\n\nHere are the endpoints:\nEndpoint\tWhat It Serves\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/home\tHome screen\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/news/articles\tNews articles\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/wire\t\"The Wire\" news feed\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/live\tLive streams\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/galleries\tPhoto galleries\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/issues\tPolicy issues\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/priorities\tPriorities\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/achievements\tAchievements\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/affordability\tDrug pricing\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/media-bias\t\"Media Bias\" section\n/wp-json/whitehouse/v1/social/x\tX/Twitter feed proxy\n\nOther hardcoded strings from the bundle: \"THE TRUMP EFFECT\", \"Greatest President Ever!\" (lol), \"Text President Trump\", \"Send a text message to President Trump at 45470\", \"Visit TrumpRx.gov\", \"Visit TrumpAccounts.gov\".\n\nThere's also a direct link to https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form. The ICE tip reporting form. In a news app.\n\nIt's a content portal. News, live streams, galleries, policy pages, social media embeds, and promotional material for administration initiatives. All powered by WordPress.\n\nNow let's look at what else it does.\n\nThe app has a WebView for opening external links. Every time a page loads in this WebView, the app injects a JavaScript snippet. I found it in the Hermes bytecode string table:\n\nRead that carefully. It hides:\n\n Cookie banners\n GDPR consent dialogs\n OneTrust popups\n Privacy banners\n Login walls\n Signup walls\n Upsell prompts\n Paywall elements\n CMP (Consent Management Platform) boxes\n\nIt forces body { overflow: auto !important } to re-enable scrolling on pages where consent dialogs lock the scroll. Then it sets up a MutationObserver to continuously nuke any consent elements that get dynamically added.\n\nAn official United States government app is injecting CSS and JavaScript into third-party websites to strip away their cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login gates, and paywalls.\n\nThe native side confirms this is the injectedJavaScript prop on the React Native WebView:\n\nEvery page load in the in-app browser triggers this. It wraps the injection in an IIFE and runs it via Android's evaluateJavascript().\n\nRemember withNoLocation from the Expo config? The plugin that's supposed to strip location? Yeah. The OneSignal SDK's native location tracking code is fully compiled into the APK.\n\n270,000 milliseconds is 4.5 minutes. 570,000 is 9.5 minutes.\n\nTo be clear about what activates this: the tracking doesn't start silently. There are three gates. The LocationManager checks all of them before the fused location API ever fires.\n\nFirst, the _isShared flag. It's read from SharedPreferences on init and defaults to false. The JavaScript layer can flip it on with setLocationShared(true). The Hermes string table confirms both setLocationShared and isLocationShared are referenced in the app's JS bundle, so the app has the ability to toggle this.\n\nSecond, the user has to grant the Android runtime location permission. The location permissions aren't declared in the AndroidManifest but requested at runtime. The Google Play Store listing confirms the app asks for \"access precise location only in the foreground\" and \"access approximate location only in the foreground.\"\n\nThird, the start() method only proceeds if the device actually has a location provider (GMS or HMS).\n\nIf all three gates pass, here's what runs. The fused location API requests GPS at the intervals defined above:\n\nThis gets called on both onFocus() and onUnfocused(), dynamically switching between the 4.5-minute foreground interval and the 9.5-minute background interval.\n\nWhen a location update comes in, it feeds into the LocationCapturer:\n\nLatitude, longitude, accuracy, timestamp, whether the app was in the foreground or background, and whether it was fine (GPS) or coarse (network). All of it gets written into OneSignal's PropertiesModel, which syncs to their backend.\n\nThe data goes here:\n\nThere's also a background service that keeps capturing location even when the app isn't active:\n\nSo the tracking isn't unconditionally active. But the entire pipeline including permission strings, interval constants, fused location requests, capture logic, background scheduling, and the sync to OneSignal's API, all of them are fully compiled in and one setLocationShared(true) call away from activating. The withNoLocation Expo plugin clearly did not strip any of this. Whether the JS layer currently calls setLocationShared(true) is something I can't determine from the native side alone, since the Hermes bytecode is compiled and the actual call site is buried in the 5.5 MB bundle. What I can say is that the infrastructure is there, ready to go, and the JS API to enable it is referenced in the bundle.\n\nOneSignal is doing a lot more than push notifications in this app. From the Hermes string table:\n\n addTag - tag users for segmentation\n addSms - associate phone numbers with user profiles\n addAliases - cross-device user identification\n addOutcomeWithValue / addUniqueOutcome - track user actions and conversions\n OneSignal-notificationClicked - notification tap tracking\n OneSignal-inAppMessageClicked / WillDisplay / DidDisplay / WillDismiss / DidDismiss - full in-app message lifecycle tracking\n OneSignal-permissionChanged / subscriptionChanged / userStateChanged - state change tracking\n setLocationShared / isLocationShared - location toggle\n setPrivacyConsentRequired / setPrivacyConsentGiven - consent gating\n\nThe local database tracks every notification received and whether it was opened or dismissed:\n\nYour location, your notification interactions, your in-app message clicks, your phone number if you provide it, your tags, your state changes. All going to OneSignal's servers.\n\nThe app embeds YouTube videos using the react-native-youtube-iframe library. This library loads its player HTML from:\n\nThat's a personal GitHub Pages site. If the lonelycpp GitHub account gets compromised, whoever controls it can serve arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to every user of this app, executing inside the WebView context.\n\nThis is a government app loading code from a random person's GitHub Pages.\n\nThe app loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight to embed social media feeds:\n\nElfsight is a commercial SaaS widget company. Their JavaScript runs inside the app's WebView with no sandboxing. Whatever tracking Elfsight does, it does it here too. Their code can change at any time. The Elfsight widget ID 4a00611b-befa-466e-bab2-6e824a0a98a9 is hardcoded in an HTML embed.\n\n Mailchimp at whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post-json handles email signups. User emails go to Mailchimp's infrastructure.\n Uploadcare at ucarecdn.com hosts content images via six hardcoded UUIDs.\n Truth Social has a hardcoded HTML embed with Trump's profile, avatar image URL from static-assets-1.truthsocial.com, and a \"Follow on Truth Social\" button.\n Facebook page plugin is loaded in an iframe via facebook.com/plugins/page.php.\n\nNone of these are government-controlled infrastructure.\n\nThe app uses standard Android TrustManager for SSL with no custom certificate pinning. If you're on a network with a compromised CA (corporate proxies, public wifi with MITM, etc.), traffic between the app and its backends can be intercepted and read.\n\nThe build has some sloppy leftovers.\n\nA localhost URL made it into the production Hermes bundle:\n\nThat's the React Native Metro bundler dev server.\n\nA developer's local IP is hardcoded in the string resources:\n\nThe Expo development client (expo-dev-client, expo-devlauncher, expo-devmenu) is compiled into the release build. There's a dev_menu_fab_icon.png in the drawable resources. The Compose PreviewActivity is exported in the manifest, which is a development-only component that should not be in a production APK.\n\nThe AndroidManifest itself is pretty standard for a notification-heavy app:\n\nPlus about 16 badge permissions for Samsung, HTC, Sony, Huawei, OPPO, and other launchers. These just let the app show notification badge counts. Not interesting.\n\nThe interesting permissions are the ones that aren't in the manifest but are hardcoded as runtime request strings in the OneSignal SDK, as covered above. Fine location. Coarse location. Background location.\n\nThe Google Play listing also mentions: \"modify or delete the contents of your shared storage\", \"run foreground service\", \"this app can appear on top of other apps\", \"run at startup\", \"use fingerprint hardware\", \"use biometric hardware.\"\n\nThe file provider config is also worth mentioning:\n\nThat exposes the entire external storage root. It's used by the WebView for file access.\n\n68+ libraries are compiled into this thing. The highlights:\nCategory\tLibraries\nFramework\tReact Native, Expo SDK 54, Hermes JS engine\nPush/Engagement\tOneSignal, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase Installations\nAnalytics/Telemetry\tFirebase Analytics, Google Data Transport, OpenTelemetry\nNetworking\tOkHttp 3, Apollo GraphQL, Okio\nImages\tFresco, Glide, Coil 3, Uploadcare CDN\nVideo\tExoPlayer (Media3), Expo Video\nML\tGoogle ML Kit Vision (barcode scanning), Barhopper model\nCrypto\tBouncy Castle\nStorage\tExpo Secure Store, React Native Async Storage\nWebView\tReact Native WebView (with the injection script)\nDI\tKoin\nSerialization\tGSON, Wire (Protocol Buffers)\nLicense\tPairIP license check (Google Play verification)\n\n25 native .so libraries in the arm64 split. The full Hermes engine, React Native core, Reanimated, gesture handler, SVG renderer, image pipeline, barcode scanner, and more.\n\nThe official White House Android app:\n\n Injects JavaScript into every website you open through its in-app browser to hide cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, signup walls, upsell prompts, and paywalls.\n\n Has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in that polls every 4.5 minutes in the foreground and 9.5 minutes in the background, syncing lat/lng/accuracy/timestamp to OneSignal's servers.\n\n Loads JavaScript from a random person's GitHub Pages site (lonelycpp.github.io) for YouTube embeds. If that account is compromised, arbitrary code runs in the app's WebView.\n\n Loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight (elfsightcdn.com/platform.js) for social media widgets, with no sandboxing.\n\n Sends email addresses to Mailchimp, images are served from Uploadcare, and a Truth Social embed is hardcoded with static CDN URLs. None of this is government infrastructure.\n\n Has no certificate pinning. Standard Android trust management.\n\n\n\nShips with dev artifacts in production. A localhost URL, a developer IP (10.4.4.109), the Expo dev client, and an exported Compose PreviewActivity.\n\n Profiles users extensively through OneSignal - tags, SMS numbers, cross-device aliases, outcome tracking, notification interaction logging, in-app message click tracking, and full user state observation.\n\nIs any of this illegal? Probably not. Is it what you'd expect from an official government app? Probably not either.\n\n\n---\n\n\n## Normie TLDR\n\nhttps://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/05/a-security-researcher-decompiled-the-white-house-app-what-they-found-is-pretty-alarming.html\n\nRecently, The White House launched its own official app on iOS and Android, claiming that it gives users “unparalleled access to the Trump Administration”. After it launched, many tore it apart for the permissions it was asking for. Now, a security researcher pulled the APK and tore it apart to see what’s really going on.\n\nThe app is a React Native build using Expo SDK 54, with WordPress powering the backend through a custom REST API. That’s pretty normal, as nearly 42% of all websites on the internet are powered by WordPress.\n\nBut that’s just the start; now the nightmare begins. To start, the app has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in. Essentially, it’s set to poll your location every 4.5 minutes in the foreground, and 9.5 minutes in the background. It’s syncing latitude, longitude, accuracy, and timestamp data to OneSignal’s servers. These location permissions aren’t declared in the AndroidManifest, but they are hardcoded as runtime requests in the OneSignal SDK. Some have noted that the tracking only kicks in if the developer enables it server-side and the user grants permission, but it is there, ready to go.\nThe app is loading from a random person’s GitHub page\n\nAnd it gets even stranger. Apparently, the app is loading JavaScript from a random person’s GitHub site for YouTube embeds. Yes, you read that right, it’s just loading JavaScript from a random GitHub site. So if that account ever gets compromised, arbitrary code could run inside the app’s WebView.\n\nThere’s also no SSL certificate pinning, meaning that traffic can potentially be intercepted on compromised networks like sketchy public WiFi or corporate proxies.\n\nThe app also injects JavaScript and CSS into every page you visit in the in-app browser. This strips away cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, and paywalls. There’s also leftover dev artifacts in the production build, including a localhost URL to the Metro bundler.\n\nTo put it plainly, this app is a security nightmare, and no one should have installed it, no matter what your political beliefs are. 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