### Comment:
What are some common evasion techniques used by malware to avoid detection?

### REPLY:
Some common evasion techniques used by malware to avoid detection include packing or encrypting the malicious code, using rootkit techniques to hide the presence of the malware, employing anti-analysis techniques such as code obfuscation, polymorphism, or sandbox detection, and leveraging vulnerabilities or weaknesses in security software to disable or bypass them.