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Why don't anti-viruses detect encrypted viruses in decryption?
Some viruses are encrypted so that the anti-virus can't identify them, but what I don't understand is: why wouldn't the anti-virus detect them, considering they have to decrypt themselves before ...
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How could an AV detect a virus that has a chance of not decrypting itself?
If I understand this correctly there is a chance the virus may not decrypt itself at all. How could an AV catch this?
In some cases, the decryptor may start with a header whose intent is
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How does a crypter for bypassing antivirus detection work?
I am talking about crypters used to encrypt files like viruses and keyloggers for the sole purpose of bypassing antivirus detection. How do they work?
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