Tag: name

security

Linux Process Name Masquerading, (Wed, Jun 24th)

In a previous diary, I talked about stack strings[1] with a practical example of them. Since my SEC670 class, I’m even more interested in malware obfuscation techniques. I had a look at process names. When you list running processes on a computer, can you trust what you see? If you're facing a rootkit, malicious processes can be […]

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gaming

What The Hell Do You Name The Follow-Up To N++?

N++ is an absolutely stellar game. I even like the unconventional name and appreciate developer Metanet Software’s continued embrace of the N name first used for its original Flash creation more than two decades ago. But it’s also a name that comes with some issues, perhaps best demonstrated by the game’s name on Steam being […]

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