Menu

Blog

Sep 5, 2023

What Is Polymorphic Malware?

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, encryption

O.o!!!


Polymorphic malware leverages an encryption key to alter its shape, signature, and behavioral pattern. Using a mutation engine and a self-propagated code strain, it encrypts its code and changes how physical files are created. Many traditional cybersecurity solutions that rely on signature-based detection—a technique in which security systems identify a malware based on its known characteristics—fail to recognize or detect polymorphic threats.

A polymorphic attack typically involves the following stages.

Comments are closed.