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Virus.xcheck: A Tool for Finding Malware Samples I’ve always found it interesting how the security community shares and analyses malware samples. There’s a great resource called Virus Exchange that serves as a repository for malware researchers and security professionals. However, quickly checking if multiple file hash exists in their database wasn’t as straightforward as I wanted it to be. What is Virus.xcheck? Virus.xcheck is a Python tool I created that quickly checks if a file hash exists in the Virus Exchange database....

Pi-hole Wireguard VPN in Azure This guide outlines the steps for setting up a Pi-hole VPN with Wireguard on an Azure virtual machine (VM). We will cover creating the VM, configuring Wireguard, and installing Pi-hole. Step 1: Azure VM Setup Create a New Resource Group To create a new resource group, run: az group create --name rg-phwg-vpn --location uksouth Create a Virtual Machine Now, create your virtual machine with the following command:...

Building a blog with Hugo and Azure I recently set up this blog using Hugo and Azure Static Web Apps, and I wanted to share the process. This approach provides a fast, secure, and cost-effective (free!) way to run a technical blog. Here’s how I did it from scratch. Why This Stack? Hugo: Really fast static site generator with great Markdown support and documentation on how to integrate with Azure Statis Web Apps PaperMod theme: Clean design with dark mode and code highlighting etc Azure Static Web Apps: Free tier available, easy deployment, and global CDN Prerequisites Git Azure account Step 1: Install Hugo First, let’s get Hugo installed....

Welcome Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m Lewis. I work in security operations, incident Response, and other general research at Microsoft and I’m based in the UK. Outside of work, I often climb boulders and usually get chalk everywhere, stay active in the gym, badly play golf, and rotate between two or three additonal hobbies which I can’t seem to commit to. What to Expect This blog will range between topics:...