Hackers are incorporating virtual machine detection into their Trojans, worms and other malware in order to thwart antivirus vendors and virus researchers. Researchers often use virtual machines to detect hacker activities, according to a note published by the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center. Virtual machines — software that mimics a computer’s hardware — are useful for virus-testing, and an increasing number of hackers build code that can detect when their virus is run on a virtual machine.
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Hackers Use New Tricks to Evade Detection
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 22, 2006 04:24 PMHackers are incorporating virtual machine detection into their Trojans, worms and other malware in order to thwart antivirus vendors and virus researchers. Researchers often use virtual machines to detect hacker activities, according to a note published by the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center. Virtual machines — software that mimics a computer’s hardware — are useful for virus-testing, and an increasing number of hackers build code that can detect when their virus is run on a virtual machine.