Official (ISC)2 Guide to the SSCP CBK, 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

Malicious Code

Ken Dunham

Contents

Introduction to Windows Malcode Security Management

CIA Triangle: Applicability to Malcode

Malcode Naming Conventions and Types

CARO-Like Naming Standards

Cross-Referencing Malcode Names

Common Malware Enumeration

Public Multiscanners

VGrep

Malcode Types

Vector

Payload

Virus

Logic Bomb

Worm

Trojan

Dropper

Keylogger

Bot

File Infector

Macro Viruses

Boot Sector Virus

Windows Rootkit

Adware, Spyware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs

Polymorphic

Proof of Concept

Brief History of Malcode

The Internet Worm

Notable Firsts

Polymorphism and Virus Creation Kits

Michelangelo

Mac Viruses

Hacktivism Moving toward Cyberwar and Cyberterrorism?

1994: Virus Hoaxes

1995: Turning of the Tide and a New Threat, Macro ...