Poweliks: the persistent malware without a file Malware that resides in the registry only – a rare and rather new approach

When security researchers talk about malware, they usually refer to files stored on a computer system, which intends to damage a device or steal sensitive data from it. Those files can be scanned by AV engines and can be handled in a classic way. The following analysis is an example of malware which resides in the registry only, is persistent and is not present as a file which can be scanned easily.

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