Invited Talk: Testing, Testing, 1 2 3: The History and Challenges of Testing Anti-Malware Software

Mark Kennedy, Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization and Symantec Corporation

Abstract: 

Many people believe that testing Anti-Malware is very straight forward—and they are right, if you want to test it poorly. Where do you get your samples? Do you use real machines or virtual ones? Do you just scan the samples or do you allow them to execute them? Is it ok to create your own samples?

These are just some of the difficult questions involved in proper testing. This talk will cover the evolution of Anti-Malware testing and the very complex issues involved in doing it right.

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BibTeX
@conference {250111,
author = {Mark Kennedy},
title = {Invited Talk: Testing, Testing, 1 2 3: The History and Challenges of Testing {Anti-Malware} Software},
year = {2013},
address = {Washington, D.C.},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = aug
}
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