Ransomware Creation
In contrast to other papers I’ve posted on here, this one documents the creation of a tangible product. For a C coding class, I and two peers made a strain of ransomware! Taking reference from the wonderful vx-underground and crow, we learned the basics of the Win32 API, OpenSSL, and malware/ransomware in general.
The paper is the surviving artifact of the project, as the repository & demo video for the project are private. I mostly worked on the filesystem spidering and encryption functionality, while my peers worked on process injection & AV/Windows Defender avoidance. Have a read! I had tons of fun.
Post published 06/29/2025, dated 04/30/2024 for chronology purposes.