Week 6: Persistence
How malware survives reboots and interruptions, and why removing it is harder than finding it
31 August 2027
Getting in once is not enough if the access does not last. This lecture covers the strategies malware uses to survive reboots and interruptions, and why removing a persistent infection is harder than finding one.
Outline#
- surviving reboots and interruptions
- maintaining access
- persistence strategies
- why removing malware is harder than finding it
Teaching team
- Professor Fulan Al-Fulani — Co-Convenor