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Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch
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Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch

by Fahad Ali Sarwar
June 2021
Intermediate to advanced
214 pages
4h 29m
English
Packt Publishing
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Section 3: Malware Development

In this section, we will move on to a new topic. We will start with the malware development process and how you can create your own malware using Python. The ability to create your own malware is a very important aspect of ethical hacking. In Chapter 6, Malware Development, we will use socket programming to create a very basic malware remote access tool. This will allow you to develop malware that can be used to hack into victim machines. In Chapter 7, Advanced Malware, we will develop more advanced features in the malware such as the ability to steal sensitive files from victim machines, and so on. In Chapter 8, Post Exploitation, we will discuss the aspects of post-exploitation, that is, things to do on a ...

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