⚠️ SAFETY WARNING: This is an EDUCATIONAL tool for testing antimalware software. All operations are SAFELY LIMITED to a test directory and have built-in safety limits.

This is a safe, educational malware simulation designed for:

• Testing antimalware/antivirus software
• Cybersecurity education and research
• Understanding malware behavior patterns in a controlled environment

✅ Isolated Test Environment: All operations are limited to ./test_worm_sandbox/ directory ✅ Memory Limits: Maximum 1GB memory usage ✅ File Limits: Maximum 1000 test files ✅ Thread Limits: Maximum 50 concurrent threads ✅ Iteration Limits: Maximum 10,000 iterations per pattern ✅ No System File Access: Never touches system files or directories ✅ No Network Calls: Network activity is simulated only (no actual connections)

This tool simulates various malware patterns for antimalware testing:

1. Memory Hogging: Simulates excessive memory allocation (limited to 1GB)
2. RAM Consumption: Simulates high RAM usage patterns
3. File Flooding: Creates multiple test files in isolated directory
4. Process Spawning: Simulates process creation patterns
5. Network Activity: Simulates network connections (no actual network calls)
6. Filesystem Scanning: Scans only the test directory

# Build the project
cargo build --release

# Run the simulation
cargo run --release

• ONLY FOR TESTING: Use only in isolated environments (VMs, containers, test machines)
• NO REAL DAMAGE: All operations are contained and limited
• EDUCATIONAL USE: Designed for cybersecurity education and antimalware testing
• CLEANUP: Test files are created in ./test_worm_sandbox/ and can be safely deleted

• ✅ Never deletes system files
• ✅ Never modifies files outside test directory
• ✅ Never makes actual network connections
• ✅ Never spawns real system processes
• ✅ All operations have hard limits
• ✅ Can be safely stopped at any time

This tool is designed to trigger antimalware detection by:

• Creating suspicious file patterns
• Simulating memory-intensive operations
• Generating network-like activity logs
• Creating multiple processes/threads
• Scanning filesystem patterns

Your antimalware software should detect these patterns as suspicious behavior.

To remove all test files:

rm -rf ./test_worm_sandbox/

Educational use only. Use responsibly and only in isolated test environments.