“How Rust is Revolutionizing Malware Development and Evasion Techniques”
Hello everyone,
In this blog post, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the various reasons why malware developers are increasingly opting for Rust over C and C++ in malware development.
Rust has been gaining popularity in fields malware development due to its unique advantages over C and C++. Here’s how Rust stands out, both from a technical perspective and from a hacker’s mindset:
Memory Safety
C/C++: Both C and C++ allow direct manipulation of memory, which makes them very powerful but also prone to common security issues like buffer overflows and dangling pointers. These vulnerabilities are often exploited by malware.
Rust: Rust enforces strict memory safety rules at compile time, making it much harder to accidentally write insecure code. It avoids buffer overflows and use-after-free errors by design.
- Example: In C, forgetting to free memory (or freeing it incorrectly) can cause memory leaks or crashes. In Rust, the ownership system automatically manages…
