py2exe Decompiling - Part 1, (Sat, Jan 1st)

This malware sample is written in Python and compiled to a .exe file with py2exe (we also wrote diary entries about Python malware compiled with PyInstaller).

Looking at the resources with pecheck.py, we see a PYTHON27.DLL resource and a PYTHONSCRIPT resource:

Executables compiled with py2exe for Python 2.7 can be reversed with unpy2exe.

Didier Stevens
Microsoft MVP Consumer Security
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