Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new strategies to defeat security solutions and improve the success of their attacks.
The increase in adoption of polymorphism and packing has made traditional signature-based detection at the client side (endpoint) obsolete. Backend systems struggle in analyzing modern malware since both static and dynamic analysis are limited when heavily obfuscated code or anti-sandboxing techniques are employed. In addition, the number of newly discovered threats is increasing, and faster detection systems are required to protect users around the world.
Post from: Trendlabs Security Intelligence Blog - by Trend Micro
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