<i>However, the techniques described in this blog are not technical and hence malware authors these days do not need technical skills to hide their creations from automated threat analysis systems. Furthermore, they are always researching and testing new ideas in order to fool automated threat analysis systems.</i><p>Let's see: the malware ecosystem has democratized the creation of malware: you don't need technical skills. The malware ecosystem is a totally free market where you don't need permission to try some variant.<p>The "A-V" industry, on the other hand, is pretty much top-down. Secretive, guild-like, announcing its verdicts from a position of absolute authority, marginalizing any non-approved research and discriminating against newcomers.<p>No surpise who's winning that race.