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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141304103321

Autore

Sikorski Michael

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : No Starch Press, c2012

ISBN

9781593274306

9781593272906

Descrizione fisica

XXXI, 766 p.; ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

HonigAndrew

Disciplina

005.8/4

Soggetti

Malware (Computer software)

Computer viruses

Debugging in computer science

Computer security

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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