Basic Malware Packers: What are They and How to Analyze Them in ANY.RUN

Sneaking an .exe file into a system without the anti-virus being aware of it is like trying to get a server rack past a security guard — it’s just that big and conspicuous. 

To get around this problem, attackers use packers — utilities that compress files and, in case of run-time packers, also obfuscate the code. The goal is to make the source code impossible to detect and analyze. It’s like taking that same rack, putting it in a hydraulic …

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