Hacking exposed: malware & rootkits : security secrets and solutions

Arm yourself for the escalating war against malware and rootkitsThwart debilitating cyber-attacks and dramatically improve your organization's security posture using the proven defense strategies in this thoroughly updated guide. Hacking ExposedT Malware and Rootkits: Security Secrets & Solutions, Second Edition fully explains the hacker's latest methods alongside ready-to-deploy countermeasures. Discover how to block pop-up and phishing exploits, terminate embedded code, and identify and eliminate rootkits. You will get up-to-date coverage of intrusion detection, firewall, honeynet, antivirus, and anti-rootkit technology.- Learn how malware infects, survives, and propagates across an enterprise- See how hackers develop malicious code and target vulnerable systems- Detect, neutralize, and remove user-mode and kernel-mode rootkits - Use hypervisors and honeypots to uncover and kill virtual rootkits- Defend against keylogging, redirect, click fraud, and identity theft- Block spear phishing, client-side, and embedded-code exploits- Effectively deploy the latest antivirus, pop-up blocker, and firewall software- Identify and stop malicious processes using IPS solutions