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