Malware
malware:whale
Also: Whale virus
Early polymorphic malware that rewrote itself when replicating to a new file.
Early polymorphic malware that rewrote itself when replicating to a new file.
“Whale was found in 1990”
“Every time the Whale malware would replicate to a new file, it would rewrite itself.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | Polymorphic malware | Explicit | 74 |
Whale USES Polymorphic malware
Mikko says Whale used metamorphic or polymorphic algorithms and rewrote itself when replicating.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Mikko Hyppönen EP 74 Details
“These are viruses which would use metamorphic or polymorphic algorithms, including Whale.”
“Every time the Whale malware would replicate to a new file, it would rewrite itself.”