Could a virus force a phone to download an app and spread it?

I’m writing a sci-fi story that includes a malicious app that spreads globally. The developer publishes an app without knowing it’s infected, and it spreads because it forces phones to download it. Are there any mechanisms that might make … Continue reading Could a virus force a phone to download an app and spread it?

Assigning memory address of shellcode to buffer (for buffer overflow input)

I am attempting to exploit HEVD kernel driver buffer overflow challenge:
https://github.com/hacksysteam/HackSysExtremeVulnerableDriver
However when running the below code my windows 7 machine doesn’t execute the desired shellcode (assign c… Continue reading Assigning memory address of shellcode to buffer (for buffer overflow input)