About the Research
The techniques and data presented in this catalog are the results of our academic research paper.
Our paper also provides a measurement of real-world malware and a hunting aproach for finding undocumented persistence techniques.
Paper pdfCiting Our Work
We hope you find our work useful. You can copy the BibTeX entry below directly into your bibliography.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{vannielen2026sok,
title = {SoK: Systematization, Detection, and Hunting of Windows Malware Persistence Techniques},
author = {van Nielen, Jorik and Oliveri, Andrea and Starink, Jerre and Peter, Andreas and Huisman, Marieke
and Aonzo, Simone and Balzarotti, Davide and Continella, Andrea},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ASIACCS)},
year = {2026}
}