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The use of virtualization technology in the dynamic analysis of software code

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The problem of software code security analysis has been considered. The significance of using dynamic code analysis methods if the source code is unavailable has been justified. Modern approaches to the problem have been examined. A class of dynamic code analysis methods based on the virtualization technology has been selected. The methodology of using emulators in order to carry out the dynamic software code analysis has been presented.

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  1. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. Yu. Chernov & A. S. Konoplev

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Original Russian Text © A.Yu. Chernov, A.S. Konoplev, 2015, published in Problemy Informatsionnoi Bezopasnosti. Komp’yuternye Sistemy.

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Chernov, A.Y., Konoplev, A.S. The use of virtualization technology in the dynamic analysis of software code. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 49, 834–837 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411615080234

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