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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
Modified samples that bypass all engines will be tested on XP SP0 machines for authenticity


• 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