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Rootkits For Dummies

Rootkits For Dummies


By Larry Stevenson, Nancy Altholz

ISBN: 978-0-471-91710-6
Format: Paper
Pages: 380 Pages
Pub. Date: January 2007

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Price: $29.99
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Introduction.

Part I: Getting to the Root of Rootkits.

Chapter 1: Much Ado about Malware.

Chapter 2: The Three Rs of Survivable Systems.

Part II: Resistance Is NOT Futile.

Chapter 3: Practicing Good Computer Hygiene.

Chapter 4: Staying Secure Online.

Chapter 5: Patching and Updating Your System and Software.

Chapter 6: Blurring the Lines of Network Security.

Part III: Giving Rootkits the Recognition They Deserve.

Chapter 7: Getting Windows to Lie to You: Discovering How Rootkits Hide.

Chapter 8: Sniffing Out Rootkits.

Chapter 9: Dealing with a Lying, Cheating Operating System.

Part IV: Readying for Recovery.

Chapter 10: Infected! Coping with Collateral Damage.

Chapter 11: Preparing for the Worst: Erasing the Hard Drive.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 12: Ten (Plus One) Rootkits and Their Behaviors.

Chapter 13: Ten (Plus Two) Security Sites That Can Help You.

Appendix: About the CD.

Index.

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