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

Introduction

Thank you for picking up the Second Edition of our book, Hacking Exposed™: Malware and Rootkits. There have been many changes since the first edition of the book was published, and those changes and updates are reflected in this new edition without sacrificing the historical relevance of the information previously published in the First Edition. We build on the First Edition by citing the various improvements and changes in the techniques used by attackers and how security researchers have adapted to thwart the new malware technologies and methodologies being developed and used today.

In keeping with the spirit of the First Edition, we focus on the protections that do and do not work in solving the malware threat. As the original ...