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Published in Sep 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803240244

Length 572 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Malware Analysis

Authors (2):

Amr Thabet

Alexey Kleymenov

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 Fundamental Theory

2. Chapter 1: Cybercrime, APT Attacks, and Research Strategies FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: A Crash Course in Assembly and Programming Basics

4. Part 2 Diving Deep into Windows Malware

5. Chapter 3: Basic Static and Dynamic Analysis for x86/x64

6. Chapter 4: Unpacking, Decryption, and Deobfuscation

7. Chapter 5: Inspecting Process Injection and API Hooking

8. Chapter 6: Bypassing Anti-Reverse Engineering Techniques

9. Chapter 7: Understanding Kernel-Mode Rootkits

10. Part 3 Examining Cross-Platform and Bytecode-Based Malware

11. Chapter 8: Handling Exploits and Shellcode

12. Chapter 9: Reversing Bytecode Languages – .NET, Java, and More

13. Chapter 10: Scripts and Macros – Reversing, Deobfuscation, and Debugging

14. Part 4 Looking into IoT and Other Platforms

15. Chapter 11: Dissecting Linux and IoT Malware

16. Chapter 12: Introduction to macOS and iOS Threats

17. Chapter 13: Analyzing Android Malware Samples

18. Index

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