Practical malware analysis : the hands-on guide to dissecting malicious software / by Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sikorski, Michael.

Contributor:

Honig, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malware (Computer software).

Computer viruses.

Debugging in computer science.

Computer security.

Physical Description:

XXXI, 766 p.; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2012.

Summary:

There are more than 100 malicious computer attacks every second, resulting in tens of billions of dollars in economic damages each year. Among security professionals, the skills required to quickly analyze and assess these attacks are in high demand. Practical Malware Analysis provides a rapid introduction to the tools and methods used to dissect malicious software (malware), showing readers how to discover, debug, and disassemble these threats. The book goes on to examine how to overcome the evasive techniques?stealth, code obfuscation, encryption, file packing, and others?that malware author

Contents:

pt. 1. Basic analysis

pt. 2. Advanced static analysis

pt. 3. Advanced dynamic analysis

pt. 4. Malware functionality

pt. 5. Anti-reverse-engineering

pt. 6. Special topics.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781593274306

1593274300

OCLC:

1156147137