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Avoiding Detection

Malware often tries to stay hidden so it cannot be easily detected. This script will hide the console window when the script is run:

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import ctypes #access Windows C functions
kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32 #kernel level
user32 = ctypes.windll.user32  #user level
  
user32.ShowWindow(kernel32.GetConsoleWindow(), False) #hide console
  
while True:
  pass
 
 
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Because you do not have a console window to close, you can kill this Python process using Task Manager when it is run:

A rudimentary method of hiding a script is to change an icon:

A more sophisticated method of hiding a script is to disable Task Manager (do not try this):

n.b. - exam browsers (such as NAPLAN) work this way