Malwarez project grows virtual 3D organisms from vicious code

Ever had an urge to really get a visual on what masterfully written predatory code would look like if allowed to grow into a 3D organism? Okay, so maybe that hasn't been on the forefront of your mind recently, but there's no denying that Alex Dragulescu's Malwarez project is quite the source of eye candy. According to its maker, the aforementioned initiative is a "series of visualization of worms, viruses, trojans and spyware code," and their "frequency, density and grouping are mapped to the inputs of an algorithm that grows a virtual 3D entity." Who knew viruses could look so dreamy?

[Thanks, Danger Mouse]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 10:49AM]

Tribble.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:18AM]

but does it blend?

[Tiptup300 Posted Mar 12th 2008 4:25PM]

Am I the only one who read "Malwarez project grows virtual 3D Orgasms..."

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 10:49AM]

And it sho' does look nasty.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 10:55AM]

FEED ME SEYMOUR

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:11AM]

lol

Little Shop of Horrors... I like.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:05AM]

In other related news. Normal programs look exactly the same as worms.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:19AM]

Shhhh! You weren't supposed to tell anybody that! Now the magic is ruined...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:09AM]

Wow that looks awesome! xD

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:08AM]

Other than the initial input being based on malicious code, that looks an awful lot like my renderings:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/devinmoore/1523895519/in/set-72157601859714574/

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2008 7:58AM]

except his look a lot better. But aside from that, yeah. Much like how toyotas and fords both have four wheels in general.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:08AM]

I prefer this actually:

http://xkcd.com/350/

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 4:00PM]

you beat me to it.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:16AM]

It's just an algorithm You could write an algorithm to take any set of data and output it to look like the type of object you want. In other words, nothing to see here except what I thought was some nice looking bud at first.

[Superevil Posted Mar 12th 2008 2:40PM]

Holy crap you're right that does look like some (really) nice buds.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:40AM]

Looks pretty stony!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:45AM]

Now that I see this, it makes me think my wife's hibiscus may be infected.

[Judah Rosenthal Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:48AM]

Forget the social & scientific possibilities- can I have one as a screensaver?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 12:17PM]

Theres an awesome video of these graphics being generated at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8V416iWdbA ! At 0:44 I guess the code has spread?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 12:47PM]

DAMN
YOU!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 1:29PM]

Firefox + Greasemonkey + http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=rick+roll = Safety

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 12:48PM]

I dare say the linux kernel source looks a damn sight more vicious than any virus :)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 12:54PM]

What an intelligent design. Who thought up that idea.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 1:05PM]

well at least now I can stare in the face of my laptop's kiler, and finally get some closure

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 3:20PM]

I came here looking for something new. I didn't expect to see something I posted about weeks ago.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 12th 2008 3:24PM]

it kinda looks like at real virus ...
http://science.qj.net/Up-close-and-personal-3D-image-of-virus-at-4-5-angstrom-resolution/pg/49/aid/115471