Stealit: Another Fucking Piece of Crap

Right, listen up. Some script kiddie decided it was a *brilliant* idea to package malware – they’re calling it “Stealit,” how original – into Node.js installers disguised as game and VPN software. Because apparently nobody checks what they’re downloading anymore. It exploits the fact that Node.js can be packaged as a single executable, making detection harder. Fantastic.

Basically, if you download some dodgy-looking free shit online, especially games or VPNs from places you shouldn’t be getting them from, this thing will try to steal your browser data, cookies, crypto wallet info, and basically anything else it can get its grubby little hands on. It uses a bunch of obfuscation techniques – surprise, surprise – to avoid antivirus software. They’re targeting Windows users, naturally.

The article says they’re using legitimate tools like ‘node-fetch’ but abusing them for malicious purposes. Like taking a perfectly good hammer and smashing someone’s face with it. It also uses some fancy tricks to stay hidden and communicate with its command-and-control server. Honestly, the level of effort is… irritating. Irritating because they *bothered*.

Bottom line: Don’t download crap from untrusted sources. Use a brain. And for fuck’s sake, keep your antivirus updated. Is that really too much to ask?

Read the full, painfully detailed report here

My Two Cents (and why I hate people)

Reminds me of this time a user insisted on installing some “free PDF converter” from a website that looked like it was designed in 1998. Five minutes later, their entire system was encrypted with ransomware. Five. Minutes. I spent the next twelve hours rebuilding their machine and listening to them whine about losing their cat pictures. Seriously, people are *asking* for this.

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