Simon Scannell’s ClamAV research explores creative heap memory exploitation methods, making it an excellent resource for learning about the topic. Simon also experiments with reusing application functionality to create side-channels. This allows Simon to overcome a significant obstacle: having no direct communication path between ClamAV and the hacker.

Quite frankly, Simon’s use of side-channels is inspiring; it demonstrates the hacker philosophy of being persistent and working in hyper-narrow constraints. In my enthusiasm for Simon’s work, I wrote a summary that ended up becoming a blog post - which I decided to share here. I hope you find this topic as fascinating as I did.