"FromTheRafters" wrote:

> Ant presented the following explanation :
>> WRT R Lopez's OP; it is very easy to create an executable that has a
>> unique signature on every download. There is no need for any special
>> encryption techniqes. One way would be to build an executable with a
>> section that is never used and fill it with random data. A script on
>> the server then generates a random section and puts the thing together
>> when the file is requested.
>
> Yes, I believe that I mentioned server side polymorphism.

So you did.

> Ray asked
> about malware which encrypts its own signature as opposed to malware
> which has its encryption or other polymorphism applied from without.

I'm not sure what he means by "the badware uses encryption to change
its signature". That would imply a virus. However, "badware" could
mean the controlling software that generates the usual type of malware
(real viruses are rare these days) - in which case my example applies.


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