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Polymorphic Virus
For Polymorphic Virus we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Computer Virus and Information Security.
Polymorphic Virus (Computer Virus) 
A virus that can change its byte pattern when it replicates; thereby, avoiding detection by simple string-scanning techniques.
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Polymorphic Virus (Information Security)
A type of virus that changes its telltale code segments so that it " looks" different from one infected file to another, thus making detection more difficult.
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