Criminals release dozens of slightly modified builds of the same malware each week, yet one antivirus signature catches almost all of them. What kind of signature is this?
Des criminels publient chaque semaine des dizaines de versions légèrement modifiées du même logiciel malveillant, et pourtant une seule signature antivirus les détecte presque toutes. De quel type de signature s'agit-il ?
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AA generic signature matching code the whole family sharesUne signature générique qui cible le code commun à toute la famille
BA hash signature matching one exact file taken from the familyUne signature par empreinte correspondant à un seul fichier exact de la famille
CA signature based on the file's nameUne signature fondée sur le nom du fichier
DA signature based on the file's creation dateUne signature fondée sur la date de création du fichier
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