A look at the different techniques used by malware authors to evade antivirus detection, and how to protect yourself from these threats
3 min read · Jun 8, 2023
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Antivirus software is one of the most important tools for protecting your computer from malware. However, malware authors are constantly developing new techniques to evade detection by antivirus software. This article will discuss some of the most common antivirus evasion techniques, and how you can protect yourself from these threats.
One of the most common ways that antivirus software detects malware is by using signature-based detection. This means that the antivirus software has a database of known malware signatures, and it compares new files against this database to see if they match any known malware.
Malware authors can evade signature-based detection by changing the code of their malware so that it no longer matches any known signatures. This can be done by using a variety of techniques, such as obfuscation, encryption, or polymorphism.
