Viruses, like Woody Allen in ‘Zelig’ have the ability to change their identity and look and feel. One method of doing this is called ‘Self-Modification.’ Understanding self-modification requires understanding the dominant way anti-virus software identifies evil code. The process is called scanning for virus signatures. This is less sophisticated than the term implies. Anti-virus software […]
Day: August 18, 2015
How Viruses Hide: Self-Modification
