SLDT, No Pill

Created the Monday 11 March 2019. Updated 1 year, 1 month ago.

The No Pill technique is a method used by malware to determine whether it is running on a physical machine or a virtual machine. This technique relies on the fact that the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) is assigned to a processor, rather than to an operating system. On a physical machine, the location of the LDT will be zero, whereas on a virtual machine, the location of the LDT will be non-zero.

By checking the location of the LDT, malware can determine whether it is running on a physical or a virtual machine. This information can be used by the malware to adjust its behavior accordingly. For example, the malware may choose to remain dormant on a virtual machine in order to avoid detection.

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• https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2009/10/how-does-malware-know-difference.html