Thursday, August 16, 2007
Metamorphic malware sets new standard in antivirus evasion
Mutating computer viruses have been around for some time, but one type of malware possesses the ability to constantly rewrite its own code to successfully evade the most sophisticated antivirus systems. Noah Schiffman explains how metamorphic malware works, how it differs from polymorphic malware and which defense strategies are best for enterprises.