Brian Greenberg<p>🧬 Malware Is Evolving — And So Are the Languages It’s Written In — A new study highlights a growing tactic among malware developers: coding in uncommon languages to evade detection.</p><p>🔍 Key takeaways:<br>🔹 Obscure languages like Lisp, Rust, Haskell, Delphi, and Phix are harder for static analysis tools to parse.<br>🔹 These languages often produce fragmented memory layouts and more indirect execution paths, complicating reverse engineering.<br>🔹 Even the choice of compiler — like Tiny C or Embarcadero Delphi — impacts how easily malware can be flagged.<br>🔹 APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats) are increasingly adopting these strategies to fly under the radar.</p><p>💬 Security teams must broaden their detection capabilities and adapt tooling for these underrepresented programming environments.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ThreatIntel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThreatIntel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MalwareAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalwareAnalysis</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ReverseEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReverseEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/29/malware_obscure_languages/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/03/29/mal</span><span class="invisible">ware_obscure_languages/</span></a></p>