Originally published on the old depletionmode / 2of1 blog (archived copy).
A few weeks ago I entered the Seculert Malware Reversing challenge.
Basically they’re looking for good reversers to have a go at a piece of malware they provide.
And they’re offering 1,000 shek + a potential job interview (should you want one) for your efforts.
They’re a great company looking for some good talent.
Most of all it’s fun!
I managed to submit a ‘perfected’ solution. Unfortunately lost out on the main prize because I misunderstood exactly what they wanted but got there in the end 
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if you’re up for it have a go – the 1,000 shekel prize is still up for grabs until 1 Aug 2012.
A ‘perfected’ solution still nets you 500 shek so it’s certainly worth it.
You can see the rules of the challenge and download the binary (note: run it in a VM or don’t run it at all!) from here.
I’ll try post a writeup after the competition closes.