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\title{MalwareDB: Bookkeeping for malicious \& benign samples}
\author[]{Richard Zak (@rjzak)}
\date{10 January 2025}

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\begin{frame}{\texttt{whoami}}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Programmer; malware \& machine learning researcher at \small \$\{DAYJOB\}
        \item Linux, Rust, \& open source enthusiast
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\begin{frame}{Core features}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Store \& retrieve samples
        \item Store metadata \& parsed features
        \item Search based on fuzzy hashes
        \begin{itemize}
            \item SSDeep, LZJD
            \item TLSH
        \end{itemize}
        \item Organize samples by source \& hierarchical labels
        \item Provide context to files
        \item Optional data enrichment via VirusTotal
        \item Optional sample encryption on disk to prevent AV deletion
    \end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}{Motivation}
    MalwareDB helps you to be able to ask questions of your data:
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        \item When was the sample acquired and from where?
        \item Is there overlap between datasets? Undiscovered relationship?
        \item What do I know about the sample?
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\begin{frame}{Architecture}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Client/server applications
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            \item Documented HTTP API for third-party access/integration
        \end{itemize}
        \item Postgres backend
        \item Open source
        \item Written in Rust!
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\begin{frame}{Future}
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        \item Provide metadata for some malware collections, likely starting with VirusShare.
        \item Store samples for training machine learning models
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            \item Clustering to show related samples
            \item Classification for benign vs. malicious
        \end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}{Getting it}
    Github: \url{https://github.com/malwaredb/malwaredb-rs}
    
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    Crates.io: \url{https://crates.io/crates/malwaredb} \\ ~~ \\
    \texttt{cargo install malwaredb} \\
    \texttt{cargo install malwaredb-client}
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