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'Polymorphic malware': The new headache for cops and users

Cybercriminals are now using 'polymorphic malware', a virus that constantly alters its code to evade detection. This evolving threat has made it even harder for investigators to crack cybercrime cases ...
Dark Reading

NullMixer Polymorphic Malware Variant Infects 8K Targets in Just a Month

A new version of the NullMixer dropper includes polymorphic loaders from malware-as-a-service (MaaS) and pay-per-install (PPI) providers on Dark Web markets, and it's being used to target ...
SiliconANGLE

Polymorphic malware and the rise of new ‘moving target’ defensive security

An old security technology that has gotten little attention is finally ready for a new closeup. It goes by the name polymorphic code — or alternatively, automated moving target defense or AMTD — and ...
Business Wire

HYAS Unveils EyeSpy Proof of Concept for New Type of Polymorphic, Intelligent and Fully Autonomous Malware

EyeSpy reads its target environment, autonomously determines available attack vectors, and generates, tests and adapts malware until it achieves attack goals. It reasons on its own, picks the best ...
Dark Reading

ChatGPT Could Create Polymorphic Malware Wave, Researchers Warn

The newly released ChatGPT artificial intelligence bot from OpenAI could be used to usher in a new dangerous wave of polymorphic malware, security researchers warn. One of the many spectacular tricks ...
CSOonline

Stopping malware that mutates on demand

New approaches to recognizing signature-evading, polymorphic viruses, worms, and bots Server-side polymorphism is a challenging problem for anti-malware software vendors. Much of today's malware, such ...
circleid.com

ChatGPT Used to Create Polymorphic Malware

ChatGPT, the newly released language model, has quickly gained popularity and is used for various tasks, from automation to music composition. While having useful features like fast and easy-to-use ...
The Verge

Google bulks up Android’s malware defenses to combat new tricks, including AI

Android’s Play Protect feature is being upgraded to support real-time scanning at the code level. Android’s Play Protect feature is being upgraded to support real-time scanning at the code level.
CSOonline

5 ways threat actors can use ChatGPT to enhance attacks

New research details how attackers can use AI-driven systems like ChatGPT in different aspects of cyberattacks including reconnaissance, phishing, and developing polymorphic code. The Cloud Security ...
CRN

ChatGPT Malware Shows It’s Time To Get ‘More Serious’ About Security

Security researchers this week posted findings showing that the tool can in fact be used to create highly evasive malware. With security researchers showing that OpenAI’s ChatGPT can in fact be used ...
InfoWorld

Stopping malware that mutates on demand

Server-side polymorphism is a challenging problem for anti-malware software vendors. Much of today’s malware, such as the Storm worm, creates tens of thousands of variants each month, a development ...