Help with malware lab

[mindo]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I found the forum trying to google my question. My apologies if this is the wrong forum for my question.

So... I am working on a paper for a master's level malware class and although not required, I want to create a small simple malware analysis lab to view and test out the behavior of some malware with hopes it will make for a good bonus to my paper.

Have 3 raspberri pi computers that i've connected through a switch to create a wired lan that is not connected to the internet. I set one up as a server, configured my iptables firewall on the second, and left the third completely vulnerable. I am hoping to infect the server with malware and monitor how it spreads from machine to machine. I'd check the ports, view network traffic with wireshark, and check the running processes before and after the infection. My issue is that I can't seem to find a place to download a virus. I was hoping to find something like zero.access or zeus but can't find a link to them. Come to think of it, I don't know if they are even available for linux but need something similar. Can anyone help me find a virus or help me with the project?

I do understand that this is a strange request for a stranger seeing as though it can be used for malintent but I do appreciate if there is someone to help....

also any suggestions on keeping it contained in my lab would be appreciated as well. I plan on tossing the sd cards used after the project.

[Jesus777]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I found the forum trying to google my question. My apologies if this is the wrong forum for my question.

So... I am working on a paper for a master's level malware class and although not required, I want to create a small simple malware analysis lab to view and test out the behavior of some malware with hopes it will make for a good bonus to my paper.

Have 3 raspberri pi computers that i've connected through a switch to create a wired lan that is not connected to the internet. I set one up as a server, configured my iptables firewall on the second, and left the third completely vulnerable. I am hoping to infect the server with malware and monitor how it spreads from machine to machine. I'd check the ports, view network traffic with wireshark, and check the running processes before and after the infection. My issue is that I can't seem to find a place to download a virus. I was hoping to find something like zero.access or zeus but can't find a link to them. Come to think of it, I don't know if they are even available for linux but need something similar. Can anyone help me find a virus or help me with the project?

I do understand that this is a strange request for a stranger seeing as though it can be used for malintent but I do appreciate if there is someone to help....

also any suggestions on keeping it contained in my lab would be appreciated as well. I plan on tossing the sd cards used after the project.

Mini mod and off-topic,but since it's not really malware-removal case,guess I'm allowed to reply? You can view fresh malware samples over Research Center or Malware Domain List

[Jesus777]

Typo,*mini-mod and off-topic but it's wrong section.

[mindo]

Thanks for the suggestion. Ill check out the links. What section should I have posted in?

[David H. Lipman]

I'm sorry mindo but you have come to both to the wrong place and the wrong sub-forum.

It is the wrong place because this web site is a product and assistance web site. The web site is here to support the myriad of Malwarebytes' products and utilities. This sub-forum is here to assist those who are infected with malware.

It is not a malware research group nor a place for researcher's to share knowledge in that respect. there are web forums for this but you should realize that they usually require some vetting on the part of those who want access.

As a student working on a paper for a master's level malware class, the very first thing you should be doing is targeting malware targeted platforms and what type of malware you intend to dissect.

Are your intentions...

* VMS, Linux/Unix, Win32 or Win64

* Exploit code

* Cryptovirology

* Password and data stealing Trojans

* Kernel level RootKit stealthing

* Bot activity and associated C2 structures and methodologies

The list goes on.

A general question such as yours is for the Malwarebytes' "General" sub-forums such as; General Chat but we can't provide you samples nor specific information.

I hope you understand and I hope I have helped you to some degree.

[AdvancedSetup]

Since this issue is resolved I will close the thread to prevent others from posting here. If you need assistance please start your own topic and someone will be happy to assist you.