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Re:New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy by AYBABTME on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:24AM (#23697726)
How do AV software identify these "signatures"? Does it look for known strings, or does it do something smarter with some sort of behavior matching?
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Re:New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy by saagarjha on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @04:29AM (#23699211)
Usually both. They check known malware signatures and also look for suspicious behavior.
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