Help Net Security: Discover Hidden Malware Variants with Stairwell

A new feature in Help Net Security explores how defenders can uncover malware variants that are often missed by traditional detection tools — and how Stairwell’s file-centric approach is making it possible.

Highlights from the article:

• Why malware variants matter: Attackers reuse and repack code to bypass signature-based tools

• How Stairwell helps: Automatically clusters and maps variants to expose coordinated campaigns

• What’s different: Unlike behavior-based or log-driven tools, Stairwell focuses on what a file is, not just what it does