Hacking Exposed Malware & Rootkits: Security Secrets and Solutions, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I   Malware

CASE STUDY: Please Review This Before Our Quarterly Meeting

1   Malware Propagation

Malware Is Still King

The Spread of Malware

Why They Want Your Workstation

Intent Is Hard to Detect

It’s a Business

Significant Malware Propagation Techniques

Social Engineering

File Execution

Modern Malware Propagation Techniques

StormWorm

Metamorphism

Obfuscation

Dynamic Domain Name Services

Fast Flux

Malware Propagation Injection Vectors

Email

Malicious Websites

Phishing

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

Worms

Summary

2   Malware Functionality

What Malware Does Once It’s Installed

Pop-ups

Search Engine Redirection

Data Theft

Click Fraud

Identity Theft

Keylogging

Malware Behaviors

Identifying Installed Malware ...