This is a podcast episode titled, Trawling the honeypot: What it’s like to discover a new malware strain. The summary for this episode is: <p>Being a malware reverse engineer isn’t always glamorous work. You spend a lot of time digging through junk emails.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But when you find something in there—well, that’s a whole different story.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On this episode of Security Intelligence, X-Force Malware Reverse Engineer Raymond Joseph Alfonso tells us about the time he discovered a curious new malware loader in the honeypot. And that leads to a bigger conversation about how hackers hide malicious code from view—and some of the new techniques they’re cooking up to stay hidden.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.</em>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Learn more about QuirkyLoader →<strong><em> </em></strong><a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/x-force/ibm-x-force-threat-analysis-quirkyloader" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/x-force/ibm-x-force-threat-analysis-quirkyloader</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Follow the Security Intelligence podcast on your preferred platform → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</p>