Hack your antivirus software to stamp out future vulnerabilities

The Antivirus Hacker's Handbook guides you through the process of reverse engineering antivirus software. You explore how to detect and exploit vulnerabilities that can be leveraged to improve future software design, protect your network, and anticipate attacks that may sneak through your antivirus' line of defense. You'll begin building your knowledge by diving into the reverse engineering process, which details how to start from a finished antivirus software program and work your way back through its development using the functions and other key elements of the software. Next, you leverage your new knowledge about software development to evade, attack, and exploit antivirus software―all of which can help you strengthen your network and protect your data.

While not all viruses are damaging, understanding how to better protect your computer against them can help you maintain the integrity of your network.

• Discover how to reverse engineer your antivirus software
• Explore methods of antivirus software evasion
• Consider different ways to attack and exploit antivirus software
• Understand the current state of the antivirus software market, and get recommendations for users and vendors who are leveraging this software

The Antivirus Hacker's Handbook is the essential reference for software reverse engineers, penetration testers, security researchers, exploit writers, antivirus vendors, and software engineers who want to understand how to leverage current antivirus software to improve future applications.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Antivirus Basics

Chapter 1 Introduction to Antivirus Software

Chapter 2 Reverse-Engineering the Core

Chapter 3 The Plug-ins System

Chapter 4 Understanding Antivirus Signatures

Chapter 5 The Update System

Part II Antivirus Software Evasion

Chapter 6 Antivirus Software Evasion

Chapter 7 Evading Signatures

Chapter 8 Evading Scanners

Chapter 9 Evading Heuristic Engines

Chapter 10 Identifying the Attack Surface

Chapter 11 Denial of Service

Part III Analysis and Exploitation

Chapter 12 Static Analysis

Chapter 13 Dynamic Analysis

Chapter 14 Local Exploitation

Chapter 15 Remote Exploitation

Part IV Current Trends and Recommendations

Chapter 16 Current Trends in Antivirus Protection

Chapter 17 Recommendations and the Possible Future