I Bought 25 Million Computer Viruses - VX Underground Malware HDD

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We bought an external 8TB hard drive filled to the brim with malware from a faceless group of researchers known as VX Underground. What is on it? What can we do with it? What are OTHERS doing with it? Big thanks to smelly and lil cheezer for sending this to us.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:52 Is this dangerous?
2:55 Borat
4:55 We're in
7:53 How does these rats do so much
10:30 What about Linux?
12:28 That's a little scary
14:25 How to protect yourself
16:38 This is almost too simple
19:38 Who is doing this?
21:18 How will we use this power?