Malware Theory - How Packers Work, Polymorphism and Misconceptions

How do packers work? What is binary padding and why is not the same as polymorphism. What is polymorphism in packers? Why is a scantime crypter not a packer?
I answer those questions.

00:00 Intro
01:01 Why learn about packers?
01:36 Packer types
02:30 How packing works
03:50 Misconception: Packers inject stub into target
05:03 How packed files execute target file
06:11 Legit and malicious packers?
07:00 Misconception: Scantime crypter are packers
08:02 Target file placement in the stub
09:12 …

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