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In computer science (or more often, in computer underground terms) <b>pollymorphic code</b> is the act of mutating code and at the same time keeping the original algorithm intact.

This is often used by [[computer virus|computer virii]]es and [[shellcode]] to keep their de/en-cryption-engines from being detected by [[anti virus software]] and [[Intrusion Detection Software]].

==== how it works ====