Obfuscation-based Malware Update: A comparison of Manual and Automated Methods

International journal of computers, communications and control

Cristian Barría¹  Claudio Cubillos¹  David Cordero²  Miguel Palma³  Daniel Cabrera⁴ 

[1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoValparaíso, Chile;Universidad Andrés BelloSantiago, Chile;Universidad Tecnológica de ChileSantiago, Chile;Universidad de ValparaísoValparaíso, Chile

关键词: Security;    Malware;    obfuscation techniques;    cyberspace;    antivirus;   

DOI  :  10.15837/ijccc.2017.4.2961

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Universitatea Agora

【 摘 要 】

This research presents a proposal of malware classification and its update based on capacity and obfuscation. This article is an extension of [4]a, and describes the procedure for malware updating, that is, to take obsolete malware that is already detectable by antiviruses, update it through obfuscation techniques and thus making it undetectable again. As the updating of malware is generally performed manually, an automatic solution is presented together with a comparison from the standpoint of cost and processing time. The automated method proved to be more reliable, fast and less intensive in the use of resources, specially in terms of antivirus analysis and malware functionality checking times.

【 授权许可】

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