The art of computer virus research and defense

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Szor Peter.
Published: Addison-Wesley,
Publisher Address: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Publication Dates: 2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxvii, 713 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0321304543 (pbk.)
Index Number: TP309
CLC: TP309.5
Call Number: TP309.5/S998
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Strategies of the attacker -- The fascination of malicious code analysis -- Malicious code environments -- Classification of infection strategies -- Classification of in-memory strategies -- Basic self-protection strategies -- Advanced code evolution techniques and computer virus generator kits -- Classification according to payload -- Strategies of computer worms -- Exploits, vulnerabilities, and buffer overflow attacks -- Strategies of the defender -- Antivirus defense techniques -- Memory scanning and disinfection -- Worm-blocking techniques and host-based intrusion prevention -- Network-level defense strategies -- Malicious code analysis techniques.