The main threat researcher of Unit 42, Alex Hinchliffe, and commercially available compressor, packer and protector tools that can be applied to compile programs, the “same” program will produce more variations and arrangements of the same fingerprints.”
Polymorphic malware also often uses encryption to hide its payload, making detection and analysis more complex.
Devaluable malware technology
Some obvious trends reflect the “slump” of both types of malware and hacking techniques that are outdated, mainly because their effectiveness has declined due to advances in security defenses and practices.
