| Though rootkits have a fairly negative image, they can be
used for both good and evil. Designing BSD Rootkits arms you
with the knowledge you need to write offensive rootkits, to
defend against malicious ones, and to explore the FreeBSD
kernel and operating system in the process.
Organized as a tutorial, Designing BSD Rootkits will teach
you the fundamentals of programming and developing rootkits
under the FreeBSD operating system. Author Joseph Kong's
goal is to make you smarter, not to teach you how to write
exploits or launch attacks. You'll learn how to maintain
root access long after gaining access to a computer and how
to hack FreeBSD.
Kongs liberal use of examples assumes no prior
kernel-hacking experience but doesn't water down the
information. All code is thoroughly described and analyzed,
and each chapter contains at least one real-world
application.
Included:
The fundamentals of FreeBSD kernel module programming
Using call hooking to subvert the FreeBSD kernel
Directly manipulating the objects the kernel depends upon
for its internal record-keeping
Patching kernel code resident in main memory; in other
words, altering the kernel's logic while it's still running
How to defend against the attacks described
Hack the FreeBSD kernel for yourself!
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Biting the hand that feeds IT 
Published by: NO STARCH PRESS