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06-09-2008, 01:38 PM
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What is a signature?
What is a signature?
In terms of what an antivirus software or IDS looks for.
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06-09-2008, 01:43 PM
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it's a section of IP data which is used to identify a certain attack. It could be bits of the data payload itself, e.g. an http url, or a combination of illegal tcp header bits...
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06-09-2008, 08:37 PM
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So its a pattern in other words?
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