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Polymorphic Virus - technical definition
A virus
that can alter its byte pattern when it replicates, thereby avoiding detectioin
by simple string-scanning intrusion detection techniques.
See Also: Intrusion Detection System (IDS); Virus.
Symantec Security Response. Glossary. [Online, July 15, 2004.] Symantec
Security Response Website.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html.
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