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Innovate Faster with ProtoBoost: The Ultimate AI-Driven Prototyping Platform

Introduction: A New Era of Innovation with ProtoBoost

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, speed and innovation are everything. Startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises are under constant pressure to transform ideas into tangible, testable products — quickly and efficiently. That’s where ProtoBoost, the next-generation AI-driven prototyping platform, steps in. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, ProtoBoost revolutionizes how ideas are validated, designed, and brought to life.

Whether you’re building a mobile app, SaaS product, or a complex digital solution, rapid prototyping with AI can save you countless hours and thousands of dollars. With ProtoBoost, turning your vision into a working prototype is no longer a weeks-long process — it can happen in minutes.

Before diving deeper, check out the ProtoBoost Overview video to see this game-changing platform in action.

What is ProtoBoost?

ProtoBoost is an innovative AI-powered platform that transforms product ideas into interactive prototypes with remarkable speed and precision. Designed for both technical and non-technical users, ProtoBoost offers a seamless and intuitive way to create functional UI/UX mockups without writing a single line of code.

Key features include:

AI Prototype Generator: Converts written ideas into structured prototypes in seconds.

Drag-and-drop Interface: Customize layouts, features, and flows easily.

Integration-Ready: Export files to design tools or hand off directly to developers.

Real-Time Collaboration: Work with teams or clients in real-time for faster decision-making.

Whether you’re a solo founder or part of a product team, ProtoBoost removes the traditional bottlenecks in the prototyping phase — making innovation smarter, faster, and more accessible.

Why AI-Driven Prototyping is a Game Changer

The conventional prototyping process can be slow, expensive, and filled with guesswork. From initial sketches to wireframes, then interactive designs — it’s often a multi-week endeavor. But AI-driven prototyping flips the script.

Here’s how ProtoBoost uses artificial intelligence to change the game:

Idea to Interface in Minutes: Just describe your app or product concept in natural language, and ProtoBoost’s AI does the heavy lifting.

Smarter Suggestions: Based on your input, the AI predicts relevant UI components, user flows, and features.

Error Reduction: By automating repetitive tasks, AI minimizes human error and increases consistency.

This results in rapid prototyping with AI that’s not only faster but also more accurate and scalable — ideal for testing ideas before investing heavily in development.

Key Benefits of Using ProtoBoost

Let’s break down why ProtoBoost is becoming a must-have tool for modern product teams and creators:

1. Speed to Market

ProtoBoost accelerates the early product development cycle dramatically. What used to take weeks of design sprints now takes minutes — thanks to intelligent automation and AI suggestion engines.

2. Cost Efficiency

Traditional prototyping often requires hiring UX designers or relying on developers for early builds. ProtoBoost cuts down these costs by giving you a fully interactive prototype, instantly.

3. Ease of Use

No design or coding experience? No problem. ProtoBoost’s user-friendly interface allows anyone — from marketers to founders — to create and iterate on product ideas.

4. Better Collaboration

Stakeholders can leave comments, suggest changes, and approve designs all within the platform. The result? Fewer misunderstandings, faster feedback loops, and better products.

Read More: Innovate Faster with ProtoBoost: The Ultimate AI-Driven Prototyping Platform

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Ireland Business Visa: Unlock Global Opportunities from India to Europe

Ireland is one of Europe’s most attractive business destinations for global entrepreneurs and professionals. With a strong economy, low corporate taxes, and a welcoming business environment, Ireland is increasingly drawing the attention of Indian investors, startups, and corporate executives. If you're looking to explore business ventures, attend meetings, or establish commercial ties, applying for an Ireland business visa is your first step.

The process is straightforward when guided correctly, and the potential rewards—from European market access to innovative partnerships—make it well worth the effort.

Why Choose Ireland for Business?

Ireland is home to many international companies and is considered a global hub for technology, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. According to IDA Ireland, over 1,700 multinational companies operate in Ireland, and the country ranks among the top nations in Europe for ease of starting a business.

Its strategic location offers a direct gateway to the European Union, making it ideal for Indian businesses looking to scale internationally. The Ireland business visa allows professionals to explore new opportunities, attend trade events, and engage in short-term commercial activities without needing a work permit.

What is the Ireland Business Visa?

The Ireland business visa is issued under the Short Stay ‘C’ Visa – Business Category. It is ideal for individuals visiting Ireland for purposes such as:

Attending meetings or conferences

Negotiating business deals

Signing contracts

Exploring potential investments

Participating in trade shows

This visa typically allows a stay of up to 90 days and can be granted for single or multiple entries.

Requirements for Ireland Business Visa

To apply for a business visa to Ireland from India, you must meet specific eligibility criteria and provide the following documents:

Key Documents:

A valid Indian passport (minimum 6 months validity)

Recent passport-size photographs

Visa application summary and signed declaration

Detailed cover letter explaining the purpose of visit

Invitation letter from an Irish business entity

Proof of ties to India (employment or business ownership)

Evidence of sufficient funds (bank statements, ITRs)

Return flight bookings and hotel reservations

Ensure that all documents are accurate, up to date, and translated into English if required.

Visa Processing and Validity

The standard processing time for an Ireland business visa is 10 to 15 working days, though it may vary based on individual applications and embassy workload.

You may apply for either a single-entry or multiple-entry visa, depending on the nature and frequency of your business travel.

Tips for a Smooth Visa Process

Apply well in advance of your planned travel date

Include a detailed travel itinerary and business agenda

Ensure financial proofs reflect your ability to support your trip

Consult professionals to avoid documentation errors

Having expert support increases your chances of approval, especially when it comes to presenting your business intent clearly and convincingly.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How long can I stay on an Ireland business visa?

The Short Stay ‘C’ Business Visa allows a maximum stay of 90 days.

2. Can I work in Ireland on this visa?

No. The Ireland business visa is strictly for short-term business activities, not employment.

3. Do I need an invitation from an Irish company?

Yes, an invitation letter from a registered Irish business strengthens your application and is often mandatory.

4. Is this visa extendable?

No. Short Stay ‘C’ Visas cannot be extended. You must leave Ireland before the visa expires.

5. Is health insurance required?

Yes. You must show proof of valid travel and medical insurance for the duration of your stay.

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Original Post from Security Affairs Author: Pierluigi Paganini

Over the last few days, a new ransomware campaign infected several users around the world as part of the #OpJerusalem campaign.

SI-LAB analyzed this malware and noticed that it does not use sophisticated techniques. Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims. This means that a unique RSA private key can be used to decrypt all the files as well.

Jcry is a recent ransomware written in Go which increases its analysis. Criminals have been concerned about protecting their code, however the UPX packer can be easily overcome by allowing a more efficient threat analysis.

It’s also important to note that every time malware runs, a new unique key is generated. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

By getting this private key, files of each infected users can be recovered – since the key to decrypt the files is also unique.

The new ransomware dubbed JCry (extension used to rename encrypted files .jcry) is part of the OpIsrael 2019 — an annual coordinated cyber attack against the Israeli government and private websites created with the stated goal of “erasing Israel from the Internet” in protest against the Israeli government’s conduct in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Criminals have used common attack vectors in the past, such as website defacements and denial-of-service distributed attacks (DDoS). On April 7th, 2013, for instance, the most successful attack executed by Anonymous group using data leakage and DoS conditions against a huge number of Israeli websites was noted.

According to media (see this link), since the attack in 2013, the number of participants and supporters is decreasing.

Figure 1: #OpIsrael Participants statistics.

This time, a new attack is ongoing and is targeting private websites. The attacks happen one month before the common data of the campaign.

Last weekend, hundreds of popular Israeli websites were targeted by a cyber attack called #OpJerusalem. This attack has the goal of infecting Windows users with the JCry ransomware. In this case, the attack vector used to distribute the ransomware are defaced websites.

To carried out this attack, crooks modified the DNS record of a popular web accessibility plugin from nagich[.]com. When users access a website using that plugin, a malicious script is loaded instead of the legitimate plugin.

Ido Naor, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, was who share this threat on Saturday, March 2nd, at VirusBay.

An Israeli website nagish[.]co[.]il was compromised and one of its subdomains (embedded in dozens of websites (including gov and media) became temporary water holes for Israeli residents. We are still investigating, but its important to share the sample and protect your users.

— Ido Naor (@IdoNaor1) March 2, 2019

“After they replaced the IP of the domain, they simply redirected the traffic to a page called update.html where a script was looking for the victim’s USER-AGENT. Once found, it was comparing parts of it with the string “Windows”. If it wasn’t Windows, the script would only show a defacement page. Else, a fake Adobe update was suppose to be served to the victim. Due to a fail in the code (the comparison if condition), the code was never able to reach the download link, so actually the attack was shooting blank.” – researcher says.

How ransomware is distributed

After the website is compromised, a script was placed to perform the next task:

If a javascript variable was equal to a specific string “Windows”, a malicious Adobe update message is triggered delivering the JCry ransomware.

Otherwise, a defacement page is displayed.

The Israeli website nagish[.]co[.]il was compromised and used in these attacks. Criminals left the following message: #OpJerusalem, Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.

The source code of the webpage was published on GitHub and we can easily see a funny bug: the malware will never download because the printed message condition is wrong and always true.

(See code here).

Figure 2: Malicious code used in this campaign.

To lure the victims, the following image is presented with the message: “Your version of Adobe Flash Player is outdated – Update“. When the user clicks on Update, the malicious file is download.

Figure 3: When the user clicks on Update, the malicious file is download.

Figure 4: Malicious file “flashplayer_install.exe” is downloaded from hxxp://185.163.47.134.

If the browser user-agent used to access the page does not contain “Windows”, then the defacement message is presented and nothing else happens.

Figure 5: Defacement message when browser user-agent is not a Windows device.

After the download – Technical Analysis

SI-LAB analyzed this new ransomware in order to understand its behavior and techniques used by criminals.

If users download the exe file called flashplayer_install.exe, the infection process starts. As shown, the malware icon is the same used by common Adobe Flash Player executables, a trick used by crooks to lure victims.

Figure 6: Ransomware icon.

This first .exe is a dropper Winrar SFX (self-extracting archives). There are three archives inside it, namely:

Figure 7: Archives inside flashplayer_install.exe — the dropper.

Enc.exe is the first stage this ransomware. It is responsible to encrypted all the target files from user’s devices.

Dec.exe is the executable responsible to decrypt all files after the ransom payment. The last one, msg.vbs, has a simple message coded. Both two files (*.exe) are copied to the user’s Startup folder.

Figure 8: Files dropped.

As presented below, the ransomware was protected/packed by crooks. To do that, they used the UPX packer, which is easily unpacked.

Figure 9: UPX packer detected.

At a first glance, after unpacking the two files, all is unpacked and we can continue with malware analysis.

Figure 10:  Enc.exe — Nothing is packed now.

Deep dive in IDA

As shown, we can see that this malware was coded in Goland.

Figure 11: Goland was used to build the ransomware.

It’s important to note that Golang (Go) is a relatively new programming language, and it is not common to find malware written in it.

However, new variants written in Go are emerging, presenting a new big challenge to malware analysts. Applications written in Go are bulky and look much different under a debugger from those that are compiled in other languages, such as C/C++.

After some tricks, rename some functions to understand the malware was possible.

We can see that some cryptographic functions are declared — this is an important indicator that allows categorizing this threat as ransomware.

Figure 12: Cryptographic functions observed.

The malware has a built-in RSA public key used to encrypt all the target files.  JCry is designed to encrypt data and append filenames with “.jcry” extension (e.g., “file.jpg” is renamed to “file.jpg.jcry” and so on). Once data is encrypted, JCry opens a pop-up window and generates an html file (“JCRY_Note.html“) and drops a copy in every existing folder. We will observe this later.

The RSA public key used by ransomware every time to encrypt files is the following:

Figure 13: RSA public key used by ransomware to encrypt target files.

Since the key is hardcoded, we suspect that the private key may also be unique – since the public key is not variable. In this way, by obtaining a private key all the different files from each infected user’s can also be recovered.

In detail, the malware uses the crypto_cipher_NewGCM function to encrypt the target files. Next, the os__ptr_File_Write function is used to write the changes on disk (the file encrypted).

Figure 14: Functions used to encrypt target files.

The same function is used in the Dec.exe file to decrypt the files.

Figure 15: Functions used to decrypt target files.

Interesting that when analyzing the files, we were able to identify some indicators about the potential author(s) this ransomware (sh4dow).

Figure 16: Info about the malware author(s).

Executing the ransomware

At runtime four new threads are created responsible for encrypting all files on the infected user’s devices.

Figure 17: Threads created by ransomware to encrypt all target files and CPU performance.

After that, the files are encrypted and a new file extension is appended (.jcry).

Figure 18: .jcry extension is appended to the encrypted files.

After the encryption process has finished, a PowerShell is executed, and the executable Dec.exe is opened.

Figure: 19 Encryption process is terminated and the decryption file (Dec.exe) is opened.

The ransomware will also create a ransom note named JCRY_Note.html, which contains a victim’s unique key, a bitcoin address to send the $500 ransom payment, and a TOR site with the address http://kpx5wgcda7ezqjty.onion, which used to tell the attackers a payment has been made.

Figure 20: Ransomware note, bitcoin address, and victim unique key.

As can be seen below, when Dec.exe is executed via a Powershell process, the Enc.exe file is deleted.  Also, the file “PersonalKey.txt” is added, with the key to make the ransom payment.

Figure 21: Unique Personal Key generated by ransomware.

This activity can be observed on IDA as well.

Figure 22: Enc.exe file is deleted when Dec.exe file is executed.

Second round: Re-run the malware and validate if a new unique key is really generated

Re-run the malware, we see that another unique key is, in fact, generated. YES, different uniques keys are generated at each run (they are, in fact, unique).

Figure 23: Unique key generated during the second round.

Interesting, this time the malware was not able to eliminate the first stage (Enc.exe). More, the ransomware doesn’t start if PersonalKey.txt file is in the same folder. We need to delete it to launch the second round.

Figure 24: Access denied when malware tries to remove Enc.exe file (look at the left corner).

By accessing the TOR website, we observe that it contains a field that receives the address of the wallet and the unique key generated.

Figure 25: TOR website used by crooks to receive ransom payment.

As the 1FKWhzAeNhsZ2JQuWjWsEeryR6TqLkKFUt bitcoin address used for payment is the same for every victim, it would have been hard for the attackers to know who actually made the payment. It is not known whether the attackers would have provided a key after paying the ransom.

In addition, it’s possible to note that no payments were received for that bitcoin account at this time (March 5th, 2019)

Figure 26: Bitcoin wallet used by crooks.

Final Thoughts

Jcry is a recent ransomware written in Go which increases its analysis. Criminals have been concerned about protecting their code, however the UPX packer can be easily overcome by allowing a more efficient threat analysis.

It’s also important to note that every time malware runs, a new unique key is generated. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

By getting this private key, files of each infected users can be recovered – since the key to decrypt the files is also unique.

Further details, including Indicators of Compromise are reported in the analysis published by Pedro Tavares:

https://seguranca-informatica.pt/si-lab-the-story-of-the-jcry-ransomware-spread-in-opjerusalem2019-and-infecting-windows-users/#.XH9_5ehKg2w

About the author Pedro Tavares

Pedro Tavares is a professional in the field of information security working as an Ethical Hacker, Malware Analyst and also a Security Evangelist. He is also a founding member and Pentester at CSIRT.UBI and founder of the security computer blog seguranca–informatica.pt.

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(SecurityAffairs – OpJerusalem, hacking)

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Go to Source Author: Pierluigi Paganini [SI-LAB] #OpJerusalem 2019 – JCry ransomware is now infecting Windows users Original Post from Security Affairs Author: Pierluigi Paganini Over the last few days, a new ransomware campaign infected several users around the world as part of the #OpJerusalem campaign.

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Software cracking Part 1: How to Bypass Software Registration

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Software cracking Part 1: How to Bypass Software Registration

Introduction to Software Cracking

Software Cracking which is also known as breaking. It was introduced in the 1980s. Software cracking means to achieve a stolen serial number or a tool that performs the act of cracking. Keygens, Patch, and loader are some of the tools. Cracking software is illegal in most of the countries. To use cracked software might be legal. It is also known as reverse engineering.

What is Keygen?

Keygen is known as handmade product license generator that offers the ability to generate legitimate licenses in your name.

What is Patch?

A patch is a small PC application that modifies the system code of another application. This has the gain for a cracker to no longer consist of a large executable in a release when only a few bytes are modified.

What is Loader?

A loader modifies the startup glide of a program and does now not remove the protection, however, circumvents it. A well-known instance of a loader is a trainer used to cheat in games.

How to Bypass Software Registration

Requirements:

Windows

A debugger Program [IDA, Ollydbg, etc]

Test the Program:

First, run this system that you are attempting to opposite engineer and try to activate it with a random key to confirm that you need a valid software key to proceed. That is to confirm that we will give you the keys.

Run the Program in a Debugger:

Run ollydbg.

Open up the program you wish to bypass with ollydbg.

Click the play button to run the program with the debugger attached.

Right click the CPU window, and click Search For > All intermodular calls.

Search for high interest DLLs. GETDLGITEMTEXT, will be for dialog boxes, which get called when you try to enter a software key. By stepping into the function with the debugger, we can examine the registration specifically. SENDDLGITEM could be used as well.

Test to see which one works to break out of the activation loop by right clicking the DLL call and setting a breakpoint for all instances of that call.

Resume the program and enter any software key you feel like. If the debugger breaks (pauses the program’s execution) after entering your key, then you know you found DLL in step 5.

Press F8 back in the CPU window to force the next step until you get to the TEST EAX. EAX is the return of a value, which means that a check is being performed here. Upon examination, we can see that the EAX is checking for a number that is not equal to a null value. This means that if it is replaced with anything other than null, it will run.

Right-click the EAX and change it in hex value to 1, instead of 0.

Resume the program again, and you will have successfully activated the program.