Frequently Asked Questions

A few of our viewers have taken the time to contact me in attempt to get clarification on what it is we actually do at Malware Database and I hope to clear up some confusion with this post.

Who is behind Malware Database?

We are a group of security professionals and a few hobbyists who each contribute to a private distributed database of malicious binaries.

Can I join?

Yes! You may join our team if you meet the following criteria.

• Your identity must be verifiable, somehow.  If you work as a professional security analyst and do not wish to disclose your identity on our website then that is OK.  We promise not to make that information public but we still must know your true identity.  No exceptions.
• You must contribute in some way.  (E.g. malware samples, analysis, coding, writing articles, etc)
• Let us know why you would like to join the MDB team and how it will help you.
• Friendly people only!  If you have a bad attitude or just have a holier than thou attitude we do not want to hear from you.  This world has enough assholes and we try our best to keep them out of our community.

Where do you get your samples?

From our contributing members, of course.  Just kidding.  Various low and high interaction honeypots/clients, spam traps, etc operated individually by our group members.  Also, hunting.

“I want to hax0r my friends co…”

Go away, please.

If you have additional questions or if you would like to request membership please feel free to contact me at lithium@malwaredatabase.net.