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Python for Offensive PenTest
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Python for Offensive PenTest

by Hussam Khrais
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
176 pages
4h 16m
English
Packt Publishing
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Countermeasures

In this section, we'll discuss possible countermeasures for malware that is designed to interact with Twitter. Now, notice that I said a possible countermeasure, because this is not an easy job to do; and that's because of one of the following reasons:

  • Blocking Twitter
  • Terminating SSL

The first thing that may come to your mind is to simply block Twitter, and this will definitely prevent the attack. However, what if you work for a social marketing company or your daily job involves the use of Twitter? Then in this case, it's not an option. Also, it's not only limited to Twitter. Imagine that the target downloads an image from Instagram, and then, using stenography, the target parses a hidden text or hidden command within ...

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