Polymorphic engine
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polymorphic-engine-183-6923612
title:
Polymorphic engine
text:
A polymorphic engine is a software component that uses polymorphic code to alter the payload while preserving the same functionality. Polymorphic engines are used almost exclusively in malware, with the purpose of being harder for antivirus software to detect. They do so either by encrypting or obfuscating the malware payload. One common deployment is a file binder that weaves malware into normal files, such as office documents. Since this type of malware is usually polymorphic, it is also known
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encyclopedia
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Type of computer program
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic_engine
date created:
2004-09-12T15:20:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T08:54:20Z
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