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"A harrowing guide to where the bad guys hide, and how you can find them." --Dan Kaminsky, Director of Penetration Testing, IOActive
"An amazing resource. It is timely, focused, and what we need to better understand and defend against one of the greatest cyber threats we face." --From the Foreword by Lance Spitzner, President of the Honeynet Project
Don't let another machine become a zombie in the malware army
Defend against the ongoing wave of malware and rootkit assaults the failsafe Hacking Exposed way. Real-world case studies and examples reveal how today's hackers use readily available tools to infiltrate and hijack systems. Step-by-step countermeasures provide proven prevention techniques. Find out how to detect and eliminate malicious embedded code, block pop-ups and websites, prevent keylogging, and terminate rootkits. The latest intrusion detection, firewall, honeynet, antivirus, anti-rootkit, and anti-spyware technologies are covered in detail.
- Understand how malware infects, survives, and propagates across an enterprise
- Learn how hackers use archivers, encryptors, and packers to obfuscate code
- Implement effective intrusion detection and prevention procedures
- Defend against keylogging, redirect, click fraud, and identity theft threats
- Detect, kill, and remove virtual, user-mode, and kernel-mode rootkits
- Prevent malicious website, phishing, client-side, and embedded-code exploits
- Protect hosts using the latest antivirus, pop-up blocker, and firewall software
- Identify and terminate malicious processes using HIPS and NIPS
About the Author
Michael A. Davis is CEO of Savid Technologies, Inc., a technology and security consulting firm. He has worked with McAfee, Inc., as senior manager of Global Threats. Michael is a member of the Honeynet Project.
Sean M. Bodmer is director of government programs at Savid Corporation, Inc. He is an active honeynet researcher specializing in the analysis of signatures, patterns, and behaviors of malware and attackers. Sean works with the Honeynet Project and the Hacker Profiling Project.
Aaron LeMasters is a security researcher specializing in computer forensics, malware analysis, and vulnerability research. He spent five years defending the undefendable DoD networks and is now a senior software engineer at Raytheon SI.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was expecting an informative book covering various malware and what they do, methods of infection etc, bit like a library of viruses I suppose.
What I got was a scary book that explains the principles on which viruses and rootkits are built, some sample code for very old malware objects so you can follow the more technical bits as well as methods of protection, detection and best advise.
This was an amazing read by people who obviously know the subject inside out. I was totally impressed by this book and think it is an essential addition to anyone interested in malware and by extension security.
What I got was a scary book that explains the principles on which viruses and rootkits are built, some sample code for very old malware objects so you can follow the more technical bits as well as methods of protection, detection and best advise.
This was an amazing read by people who obviously know the subject inside out. I was totally impressed by this book and think it is an essential addition to anyone interested in malware and by extension security.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
The new breed of crackers...
23 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
While the first reviewer didn't like the emphasis on Rootkits as opposed to also including more info on Malware, there are already plenty of books concerning Malware in my opinion.
The delivery mechanism (Rootkits) seems to be less exposed and known about in the general public.
This book deals more with actually locating, and removing Rootkits (within reason) where as many of the recently published Rootkit guides deal more with implementation and structuring of Rootkits.
For the above average computer user as well as IT professional, I would highly recommend this book. It's not written in laymans terms but even someone who is an avid computer user could pick up many useful tips from this read. If you have any dreams of getting into the computer security field or if you do computer security on the side, this is an absolute must have for your library.
The newest generation of crackers and black hats are quickly moving to the Rootkit delivery system because of it's totally stealth characteristics and fast deployment system rendering todays AV and Anti-Malware programs virtually useless to protect the end user.
Personally I'd recommend everyone get or read this book since Rootkits ARE the wave of the future without a doubt.
The delivery mechanism (Rootkits) seems to be less exposed and known about in the general public.
This book deals more with actually locating, and removing Rootkits (within reason) where as many of the recently published Rootkit guides deal more with implementation and structuring of Rootkits.
For the above average computer user as well as IT professional, I would highly recommend this book. It's not written in laymans terms but even someone who is an avid computer user could pick up many useful tips from this read. If you have any dreams of getting into the computer security field or if you do computer security on the side, this is an absolute must have for your library.
The newest generation of crackers and black hats are quickly moving to the Rootkit delivery system because of it's totally stealth characteristics and fast deployment system rendering todays AV and Anti-Malware programs virtually useless to protect the end user.
Personally I'd recommend everyone get or read this book since Rootkits ARE the wave of the future without a doubt.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Filled in the Gaps
23 Nov 2010
Format:Paperback
Well, I am a "layperson" and found an abundance of interesting and informative material in this well written manual. A close relative works in the cyber security industry so I wanted to become conversant in the language and concepts of his day-to-day mission. Although some of the terms were "above my pay grade," I understood the material and learned far more than I ever have after reading online overviews of the same topics. I especially appreciated the chapters on anti-virus and host detections systems that explain the dynamic nature of the antivirus industry and ongoing programs designed to combat ever growing malicious threats. Our increasing dependence on computers dictate that we become more knowledgable about detecting malware, etc. This book certainly helped me undertand what I need to know and do to protect my computers!
A great read with good ideas!
13 Oct 2010
Format:Paperback
This book is succinct, yet detailed. It addresses the real-time emerging threat of not only malware and rootkits, but the individuals behind the development and deployment of them. They do a very good job of discussing possible countermeasures in each chapter which focus on specific issues and offer the common sense solutions which and IT professional should have no problem implementing. A friend recommended this to me, and I am glad he did!
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