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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Before diving into this book, you should have a basic understanding of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, and x86/x64 Assembly. Familiarity with Windows internals and tools such as the Windows Sysinternals Suite will also be beneficial. While the book provides explanations and examples suitable for both intermediate and advanced readers, having a foundational knowledge of these concepts will enhance comprehension and enable you to fully grasp the techniques discussed throughout the chapters.

Software/hardware covered in the book	Operating system requirements
Mingw for Linux (GCC)	Kali Linux or Parrot Security OS
Oracle VirtualBox 7.0	Linux or Windows
Microsoft Sysinternals Suite	Windows 7, Windows 10
Process Hacker 2	Windows 7, Windows 10
x64dbg debugger	Windows 10
PE-bear	Windows 7, Windows 10

To create and manage virtual machines, you can use VMware products instead of Oracle VirtualBox; installation, configuration and other documentation can be found on the official VMware website: https://www.vmware.com/.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.

The author of the book tested all the examples in the book, and some research in the field of malware development has been published by the author on various blogs, in cybersecurity magazines, and at conferences. If some part of the code does not work as expected on your system, it is important to understand that successfully running the examples in the book depends on the configuration of your operating system, and in some cases even depends on the hardware of your computer.