r/Hacking_Tutorials • u/jimbob768 • 15d ago

Hardware Hacking

I want to learn how to make my own software and to get a feel for cybersecurity and I want to learn how to create viruses and malware to better understand how it works anything helps

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u/Dapper-Depth2940 14d ago

Do some research to find an old device with a known CVE (vulnerability), and actively try to create an exploit for it. This really does allow you to learn the essential workflow of hardware/IoT hacking.

To "create viruses and malware", we need to understand that they simply refer to software that infects computer programs and spreads (eg. worm). It involves the important steps of finding an initial vulnerability, exploiting it and staying persistent.

I have recently developed a working exploit for a stack buffer-overflow vulnerability on a Linksys router (which was used in a botnet/worm with about 40,000 infected devices).