Code Obfuscation using pseudo-random number generators

John Aycock; Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Cárdenas; Daniel Medeiros Nunes de Castro

doi:10.1109/CSE.2009.43

Code Obfuscation using pseudo-random number generators

John Aycock
, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Cárdenas
, Daniel Medeiros Nunes de Castro

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Abstract

We describe a novel method for malicious code obfuscation that uses code already present in systems: a pseudorandom number generator. This can also be seen as an antidisassembly and anti-debugging technique, depending on deployment, because the actual code does not exist until run - it is generated dynamically by the pseudo-random number generator. A year's worth of experiments are used to demonstrate that this technique is a viable code obfuscation option for a malicious adversary with access to large amounts of computing power. © 2009 IEEE.

Original language	American English
Pages	418-423
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CSE.2009.43
State	Published - 4 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings - 12th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE 2009 - Duration: 4 Dec 2009 → …

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Conference	Proceedings - 12th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE 2009
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