Patching: Is It Always With the Best Intentions?

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Date:

01-09-2007
Vendor:

McAfee
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Required
Type:

Whitepapers
File size:

2.9 MB
Format:

PDF, Acrobat Reader
Pages:

10

Publisher’s description

Over the years malicious software has attempted every trick in the book when it comes to hooking into an operating system not only to remain persistent at the time of execution but also beyond system reboots. This paper will describe how hooking into the operating system has changed over the years, including some examples of the most 'Interesting' methods from MS DOS, early Windows versions and present-day contemporary methods.

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Patching: Is It Always With the Best Intentions?