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In this edition of the Lab Matters webcast, Kaspersky Lab’s senior anti-malware researcher Kurt Baumgartner discusses the use of ROP (return-oriented programming) techniques in vulnerability exploit packs. Baumgartner talks about how exploit packs and infected web sites launch drive-by attacks and provides a glimpse at the obfuscation tricks used by cyber-criminals.
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Lab Matters: ROP Techniques in Exploit Kits