In today’s cyber threat landscape, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms are a crucial line of defense. They excel at flagging known threats using signature-based detection and behavioral heuristics. But cyber attackers aren’t sticking to the rulebook—they’re using new playbooks. Zero-day exploits, fileless malware, and custom-crafted threats are built to slip past traditional defenses unidentified. These unknown threats leverage advanced obfuscation and polymorphic techniques, leaving even the most advanced EDRs blind to their presence.
This creates a dangerous gap in visibility—one that attackers are more than happy to exploit.
While EDRs are great at identifying malware that fits a known profile, their effectiveness diminishes when they encounter something novel. That’s because EDRs depend on pre-defined indicators of compromise (IOCs) and historical attack patterns. When malware behaves in an unexpected way or uses encryption to mask its intent, EDRs may not raise an alert at all. This puts organizations at risk of targeted, stealthy attacks that sneak in and dwell unidentified—sometimes for months.
For Security Operations Center (SOC) teams, the implications are serious. Analysts are already buried under a deluge of alerts—many of them false positives. When something genuinely malicious evades identification, the consequences can be devastating. SOC teams often find themselves reacting to incidents well after the fact, with limited information and even fewer resources. This reactive posture leads to extended investigation times, increased dwell time, and a higher risk of data breaches. Meanwhile, analyst fatigue and burnout become real operational risks, compounding the problem.
The bottom line? SOC teams need more than just faster alerts—they need smarter, deeper analysis that uncovers what traditional solutions miss.
CodeHunter fills this critical visibility gap by going beyond signatures and surface-level heuristics. Instead of depending on what a file looks like or how similar it is to known malware, CodeHunter focuses on what the code is designed to do. Using a combination of patented static, dynamic, and AI-based analyses, CodeHunter automatically reverse engineers malware to identify malicious actions even when the malware is obfuscated, encrypted, or entirely novel.
This means it can uncover threats traditional EDRs overlook: zero-days and custom-built malware attacks included.
For SOC teams, CodeHunter is more than a backup—it’s a force multiplier. When a suspicious file makes it past the EDR, CodeHunter automatically analyzes it and delivers high-confidence intelligence in minutes. Analysts get a clear picture of the threat, including behavioral indicators, severity, and potential impact—without wasting time sifting through low-fidelity alerts.
This enables faster triage, better prioritization, and quicker incident response. It also means fewer manual investigations, less alert fatigue, and more time spent on proactive defense.
CodeHunter is designed to integrate smoothly with leading EDR platforms. It works alongside your existing solution to enhance their capabilities—not replace them. By closing the gap between known and unknown threats, CodeHunter gives your SOC team the visibility and confidence they need to operate at peak performance.
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