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ISBN10: 0072228180 | ISBN13: 9780072228182

ISBN10: 0072228180
ISBN13: 9780072228182
By David Harley, Robert Slade and Urs Gattiker

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Defend your system against the real threat of computer viruses with help from this comprehensive resource. Up-do-date and informative, this book presents a full-scale analysis on computer virus protection. Through use of case studies depicting actual virus infestations, this guide provides both the technical knowledge and practical solutions necessary to guard against the increasing threat of virus attacks.

Viruses Revealed

Part 1 - The Problem

Chapter 1. Baseline Definitions

Chapter 2. Historical Overview

Chapter 3. Malware Defined

Chapter 4. Virus Activity & Operation

Chapter 5. Virus Mechanisms

Part II - System Solutions

Chapter 6. Anti-Malware Technology Overview

Chapter 7. Malware Management

Chapter 8. Information Gathering

Chapter 9. Product Evaluation and Testing

Chapter 10. Incident Management

Chapter 11. User Management

Part III - Case Studies

Chapter 12. Case studies - the First Wave

Chapter 13. Case studies - the Second Wave

Chapter 14. Case Studies - Turning the Worm

Part IV - Social Aspects

Chapter 15. Virus Origin and Distribution

Chapter 16. Metaviruses and related nuisances

Chapter 17. Legal and Quasi-Legal Imperatives

Chapter 18. Responsibility

Chapter 19. Wrap-up chapter

Part V - Appendices

A) Virus L FAQ

B) Viruses & the Mac FAQ

C) Social Engineering FAQ

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