How Viruses Hide: Self-Modification
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.’
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.’
The billion (actually multi-billion) dollar question that dogs the anti-virus industry day-to-day is: “How are viruses hiding themselves on compromised machines and how can we
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