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Rules of Engagement

The following rules apply to all contetants:

• 1. Contestants can work in teams of up to 4 people



• 2. Modified malicious programs must be functionally the same as the original

You can modify mutexes, filenames, process names, IP addresses, etc as long as the code functions the same


• 3. Modified exploit samples must still exploit the vulnerability it was intended for

Samples of vulnerable software will be provided to contestants to test their exploits against


• 4. Modified samples will be submitted to antivirus vendors



• 5. Race to Zero staff may analyse submissions to draw conclusions/trends, etc



• 6. Techniques used to perform mutations will not be submitted to antivirus vendors without contestants approval but may be used during our post-contest round-up presentation



• 7. Judges decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into unless beer is supplied