Zero Day Exploits - How to Reset Everything
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Hey, I started using pfSense recently and found a network trojan that went to sleep like 30 minutes after I turned on Suricata. Next day, I found some other regular kernel injection stuff - assumed it to be a cover up for a nastier exploit because I started posting about it everywhere and mentioning topics related to time travel and other paranormal activity (blue pill).
Yadda yadda yadda. Hear a voice that says, "Follow the white rabbit." There's a screen flashing white whenever I click Network Settings. So I follow the white rabbit and now my 4G connection is going through DC at a ridiculous speed when I try to download Qubes OS from my cell phone (since the network is...). Also, tried to download IDA Pro because I figured that would raise some flags for the hackers and thought they might get paranoid and leave my network alone. When I opened my cell phone to start downloading Qubes OS, it flashed on and off and when it came back on it was ridiculously fast.
Anyway, now my computer is behaiving oddly. The VPN connection push notification is showing up every 3 mins. Also, I can't use my microphone or camera. Also, after I downloaded cat pictures, my computer made a cat sound later.
pfSense has stopped generating alerts. All I see is this in Suricata is this coming from the FiOS gateway: SURICATA ICMPv4 unknown type.
Anyway, what am I supposed to do? I downloaded the 5GIG Qubes OS in about 5 minutes on my 4G cell phone. Is that normal? Should I install that? Is DC hooking me up with a copy of Qubes or are they trying to get my copy of Qubes?
If you have any advice, please post it before the admins delete this post.
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WTF did I just read?
-Rico
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WTF did I just read?
Dunno. Maybe he's been in self isolation too long.
Anyhow, the easiest way to reset to "factory" is to just reinstall. It's not hard.
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@weirdpolice said in Zero Day Exploits - How to Reset Everything:
Anyway, what am I supposed to do?
Stop doing whatever mind altering substances you're on would be my first suggestion..
I'm with @Rico WTF!! ;)
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At this point I think I want some of what they're on. Promise not to post wasted :)
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@jwj Just believe it is the white rabbit and it will become the white rabbit.
https://imgur.com/gallery/u5tix60
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Please guys, I need help. I'm thinking up CRAZY plans to escape from active attahackers. Should I be setting up Microwave comms from my neighbors houses? Should I be going to random WiFis with a brand new computer and USB keys to make install software. Why has no one recommended I get a Network TAP? Should I get a USB Tap? How do I capture the virus for analysis when it crawls from my computer to USB?
For now, my plan is to scratch my balls.
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As with any sort of infection.. That you are not sure you can actually clean.. Nuke it from orbit, is the only way to be sure..
https://youtu.be/aCbfMkh940Q
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@johnpoz Nuking from orbit not recommended.
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Yeah it is - that is how you clean something that you are on sure of.. This is industry standards.. If you feel device is infected and your not 110% sure you can remove the infection.. Then you need to wipe it and install from known clean source.
It quite often is faster to get the device back into production as well..
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When I was in IT, I had someone who opened an excel file or something in an unsolicited email. They told me this when I asked them how they may have gotten infected. So I reimaged their computer, sent network share of a zip of their backed up documents, told them to copy off only the ones they absolutely need. Or something along those lines, this was 15 years ago.
Short bit later, I get notified that their computer is infected with the same malware/virus again. I asked them what happened. They said they found the original excel file that caused all of this in the backup and wanted to see what was in it.......
This time I had to sit down at the keyboard and ask them which folders/files they wanted restored and why. Then I scanned them all. Of course I could also cross check them in the backup history and see they were all unchanged for well before the infection.
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@weirdpolice said in Zero Day Exploits - How to Reset Everything:
@johnpoz Nuking from orbit not recommended.
You saw the film / video @johnpoz mentioned ? There were more episodes after that one, problems became epic. Because they decided not to do what she proposed. The nuke option could have reported the problem to several generations later on.
No 'nuke' == more work right now.
Which brings another conclusion for free : one can't stop evolution (fate ?). -
@Gertjan said in Zero Day Exploits - How to Reset Everything:
You saw the film / video @johnpoz mentioned ?
I watched it many (40?) years ago. My girlfriend (later wife) almost jumped out of her seat, when the alien came out of the body!
