Practical malware analysis the hands-on guide to dissecting malicious software

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 intro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sikorski, Michael
Other Authors: Honig, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco No Starch Press 2012
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:xxxi, 766 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781593272906