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WHAT IF code elements could interact, block each other, collaborate synergistically, or even breed? View in LinkedIn

TRIAL AND ERROR MUTATIONS. "I build a loop through some maximum mutations, pick a random position. Check the syntax and bail if invalid if not I then test the output for the expected result. The idea is the function returns something like “2” but you want it to return “4” and the mutations will continue until it finds the expected value." https://lnkd.in/e2GhRte View in LinkedIn

TRANSITION FROM INANIMATE TO AUTONOMY. “The probability is in fact considerably better, if we consider the sum of all the data stored on computers in the world and the possibility of mutation into any virus. The chances are further boosted by the number of code sequences that are already partly homologous with potential viral code. These are ubiquitous as is evidenced by the common syndrome of virus scanning software erroneously identifying legitimate programs as viral." https://lnkd.in/g5hUBjg View in LinkedIn

SELF-MODIFYING CODE MUTATIONS. "If the program were to alter its code and then hit this altered code multiple times, it’s possible that the resulting instruction would be different each time.” https://lnkd.in/dScXnfT View in LinkedIn

POSSIBILITY VS PROBABILITY. "Several parties have attempted calculations of the likelihood of viruses evolving from "inanimate code" by random mutation. In general, the time estimated for such an event was several times the lifespan of the universe. Yet most studies shared significant flaws in that the calculations were based on a single instance of a random sequence of code evolving into a specific virus of the same length. This is clearly incorrect and on par with watching a dog, in the hope it will turn into a cat." https://lnkd.in/g5hUBjg View in LinkedIn

PERSISTENT ADAPTATION. "Thompson has already described a virus using the AT&T C compiler as a host that can infect other C compilers and persist across platforms, software upgrades and changes of operating system." https://lnkd.in/g5hUBjg View in LinkedIn

LITTLE OPPOSITION. "Polymorphic and metamorphic malware are evolving. Discovery in real-time or postmortem is difficult. Limited resources are applied." https://lnkd.in/ddUukF9 View in LinkedIn

CROSSING SPECIES BARRIERS. "Finally, it is not impossible for a viral species to cross computing platform barriers. A programmer may adapt a pre-existing virus for a new environment.” https://lnkd.in/g5hUBjg View in LinkedIn

ADVANCED POLYMORPHIC ENGINES "generate different instructions which do the same thing; swaps groups of instructions; creates calls to dummy routines; generates lots of conditionals jumps; embeds anti-debugging tricks; inserts junk instructions into real code." https://lnkd.in/d3T75KG View in LinkedIn

CODE BUILDER. "MSIL/Gastropod is a code-builder virus: It reconstructs its own host program with itself. This method allows the virus body to be placed to an unpredictable position within the host program." https://lnkd.in/d_2z5qc View in LinkedIn