Anti-Virus Evasion

What is Anti-Virus Evasion?

Anti-virus evasion refers to the techniques used by attackers to bypass detection by anti-virus software. This process is crucial for penetration testers, red teams, and attackers who need to deliver payloads to compromised systems without triggering security alarms.

Anti-virus software works by scanning files for known signatures or suspicious behavior. As a result, attackers often rely on various techniques to hide the malicious nature of their payloads, such as obfuscation, encryption, and encoding.