Neither Google Play nor Apple App Store shows any app named “Ichancy” or “Thmyl.” Downloading from unknown websites is a classic malware vector.
VirusTotal shows no known signatures – meaning it’s either brand new or so obscure that antivirus companies haven’t cataloged it yet.
Instead of chasing unknown names, here are five audited, no-log VPNs with strong privacy credentials:
| VPN Provider | Jurisdiction | No-Log Audit | Kill Switch | Price (Monthly) | |--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|------------------| | ProtonVPN | Switzerland | Yes (Securitum) | Yes | Free / $4.99 | | Mullvad | Sweden | Yes (Cure53) | Yes | $5.29 | | IVPN | Gibraltar | Yes (Cure53) | Yes | $6.00 | | NordVPN | Panama | Yes (Deloitte) | Yes | $3.69 | | ExpressVPN | BVI | Yes (KPMG) | Yes | $6.67 | ichancy vpn thmyl new
All of these can be found through official websites or app stores – not through random keyword searches.
Inside the machine, found a cron job running as root:
cat /etc/crontab
* * * * * root /usr/local/bin/vpn_monitor.sh → script writable by user ichancy. Injected: Neither Google Play nor Apple App Store shows
echo "chmod +s /bin/bash" >> /usr/local/bin/vpn_monitor.sh
Waited for cron → /bin/bash -p gave root.
| Term | Possible Interpretation | Risk Level | |------|------------------------|-------------| | Ichancy | No registered trademark, GitHub project, or company record. Could be a deliberately unique name to evade detection. | High | | VPN | Claims to offer encryption & IP masking – but without transparency, likely fake. | High | | Thmyl | Might be a misspelling of “The MyL” or random characters. No SSL certificates, DNS records, or app stores listing. | Critical | | New | Suggests a recently launched version – often used to bypass earlier malware signatures. | High |
No legitimate VPN provider hides its corporate identity, server locations, privacy policy, or encryption standards. The total absence of information about “Ichancy VPN Thmyl New” is, in itself, a threat indicator. * * * * * root /usr/local/bin/vpn_monitor
The challenge provided an .ovpn file. Inspecting it:
cat ichancy_vpn.ovpn
Noted unusual route directives pushing traffic through a malicious or unintended gateway. Also observed tls-auth and weak cipher suites.