Exepacker blacklisting

2007-10-01

Gabor Szappanos

VirusBuster, Hungary

Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

The blacklisting of exepackers by AV products is a controversial subject with opinions among the AV community varying widely. Gabor Szappanos takes a balanced view and discusses the pros and cons of exepacker detection.

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