You're reading from Malware Development for Ethical Hackers Learn how to develop various types of malware to strengthen cybersecurity

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801810173

Length 390 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Mr. Zhassulan Zhussupov

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Malware Behavior: Injection, Persistence, and Privilege Escalation Techniques FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: A Quick Introduction to Malware Development

3. Chapter 2: Exploring Various Malware Injection Attacks

4. Chapter 3: Mastering Malware Persistence Mechanisms

5. Chapter 4: Mastering Privilege Escalation on Compromised Systems

6. Part 2: Evasion Techniques

7. Chapter 5: Anti-Debugging Tricks

8. Chapter 6: Navigating Anti-Virtual Machine Strategies

9. Chapter 7: Strategies for Anti-Disassembly

10. Chapter 8: Navigating the Antivirus Labyrinth – a Game of Cat and Mouse

11. Part 3: Math and Cryptography in Malware

12. Chapter 9: Exploring Hash Algorithms

13. Chapter 10: Simple Ciphers

14. Chapter 11: Unveiling Common Cryptography in Malware

15. Chapter 12: Advanced Math Algorithms and Custom Encoding

16. Part 4: Real-World Malware Examples

17. Chapter 13: Classic Malware Examples

18. Chapter 14: APT and Cybercrime

19. Chapter 15: Malware Source Code Leaks

20. Chapter 16: Ransomware and Modern Threats

21. Index

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Significant examples of malware source code leaks

As we can see, different techniques and code snippets from source code leaks work as expected nowadays. But which leaks are the most important? As we will see in the final chapter, all modern threats have taken best practices from classic malware.

Malware source code leaks have been significant events in the cybersecurity landscape, providing valuable insights into the TTPs used by cybercriminals. These leaks have occurred for various reasons, including accidental exposure, insider threats, and deliberate disclosures by hacking groups. Here are some significant examples of malware source code leaks:

Zeus Trojan source code leak (2011): In 2011, the source code for the infamous Zeus Trojan, also known as Zbot, was leaked online. Zeus was a sophisticated banking Trojan designed to steal financial information from infected systems. The leak of Zeus’s source code led to the proliferation of numerous variants and spin-offs...