Re: Inside AV engines?

[InfoSecBOFH <infosecbofh () gmail com>]

I think there have been some good suggestions... repacking for one., 
But for a pen-test, I think the way you are doing it, disable or even
add your dump directly to the don't scan list.  Its far easier for a
legitimate pen-test.

On 12/12/05, Jeroen <jeroen () isvet nl> wrote:
> For penetration testing on Wintel system, I often use netcat.exe and stuff
> like pwdump. More and more I need to disable anti-virus services before
> running the tools to avoid alarms and auto-deletion of the applications. It
> works but it isn't an ideal situation since theoretically a network can be
> infected while the AV-services are down. Recompiling tools is an option
> since the source of many tools I use is available. The question is (before I
> burn useless CPU cycles): can someone help me getting info about the inside
> of AV engines? Will addition of some rubbish to the code do the trick (->
> other checksum), do I need to change some core code or is it a mission
> impossible anyway? Who can help for example getting some useful research
> papers on the subject of detecting viruses and how to bypass mechanisms
> used? Any help will be appreciated.
>
>
> Greets,
>
> Jeroen
>
>
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