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Preventing Ransomware

By Abhijit Mohanta , Mounir Hahad , Kumaraguru Velmurugan
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  1. Malware from Fun to Profit
    • Malware from Fun to Profit
    • 1. The malware story
    • 2. Windows operating system basics
    • 3. Malware components
    • 4. Types of malware
    • 5. How does antivirus name malware?
    • 6. Summary
    • Malware Analysis Fundamentals
    • 1. Static analysis
    • 2. Dynamic or behavior analysis
    • 3. Summary
    • Ransomware Distribution
    • 1. Attacks through emails
    • 2. Microsoft Word macros
    • 3. Web attacks
    • 4. Lateral movement
    • 5. Botnets and downloaders
    • 6. Summary
    • Ransomware Techniques for Hijacking the System
    • 1. Scareware and rogue security software
    • 2. ScreenLocker ransomware
    • 3. Browser locker
    • 4. Crypto ransomware
    • 5. Ransomware targeting infrastructure
    • 6. Boot ransomware
    • 7. Summary
    • Ransomware Economics
    • 1. Anonymity 
    • 2. Ransomware payment modes
    • 3. RaaS
    • 4. Other forms of ransom
    • 5. Summary
    • Case Study of Famous Ransomware
    • 1. Reveton
    • 2. VirLock – the hybrid ransomware
    • 3. GPCODE or PGPCoder
    • 4. CryptoLocker
    • 5. Cryptowall
    • 6. Locky
    • 7. Cerber
    • 8. Petya
    • 9. WannaCry
    • 10. NotPetya
    • 11. BadRabbit
    • 12. Ransomware on Android, macOS, and Linux
    • 13. Summary
    • Other Forms of Digital Extortion
    • 1. DoS attacks
    • 2. Data breach attacks
    • 3. Summary
    • Ransomware Detection and Prevention
    • 1. Desktop configuration
    • 2. Antivirus
    • 3. Exploit prevention on Windows
    • 4. Anti-bootkit
    • 5. Detection on a network
    • 6. Honeypots
    • 7. Analytics, machine learning, and correlation
    • 8. Data protection
    • 9. Process and compliance
    • 10. Summary
    • Incident Response
    • 1. Isolating the infected machine
    • 2. Notifying the law authorities
    • 3. Contacting the antivirus vendor
    • 4. Help from the web
    • 5. Forensics
    • 6. Summary
    • The Future of Ransomware
    • 1. The future of malware capabilities
    • 2. Future victims
    • 3. Summary
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