,Computer Security
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Mark Taub
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Figure 2-1 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-2 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-3 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-4 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-5 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-6 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-7 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-8 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-9 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-1 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-2 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-3 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-4 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-5 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 4-1 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 4-2 Screenshot of LOIC © Praetox Technologies
Figure 4-3 Screenshot of XOIC © Praetox Technologies
Figure 5-1 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 5-2 Screenshot of Counterexploitation © CEXX.ORG
Figure 5-3 Screenshot of SpywareGuide © 2003-2011, Actiance, Inc.
Figure 5-4 Screenshot of SpywareGuide © 2003-2011, Actiance, Inc.
Figure 5-5 Screenshot of SpywareGuide © 2003-2011, Actiance, Inc.
Figure 5-6 Screenshot of Norton Security © 1995 - 2019 Symantec Corporation
Figure 5-7 Screenshot of McAfee AntiVirus © 2019 McAfee, LLC
Figure 5-8 Screenshot of Avast © 1988-2019 Copyright Avast Software s.r.o
Figure 5-9 Screenshot of AVG © 1988-2019 Copyright Avast Software s.r.o
Figure 5-10 Screenshot of Malwarebytes © 2019 Malwarebytes
Figure 5-11 Screenshot of Windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 6-1 Screenshot of Netcraft © 1995-2019 Netcraft Ltd
Figure 6-2 Screenshot of WayBackMachine BETA © Internet Archive
Figure 6-3 Screenshot of Zenmap © NMAP.ORG
Figure 6-4 Screenshot of Cain © Cain and Abel
Figure 6-5 Screenshot of Shodan © 2013-2019 Shodan
Figure 6-6 Screenshot of Shodan © 2013-2019 Shodan
Figure 6-8 Screenshot of OphCrack © 2019 Slashdot Media
Figure 6-9 Screenshot of TeraBIT Virus Maker © TeraBIT Virus Maker
Figure 6-11 Screenshot of Yahoo © 2019 Verizon Media
Figure 6-12 Screenshot of Peoples Drug Store © 2019 Digital Pharmacist Inc.
Figure 7-2 New Africa/Shutterstock
Figure 7-4 Reed Kaestner/Getty Images
Figure 7-5 Screenshot of VeraCrypt © IDRIX
Figure 7-6 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 8-2 Chuck Easttom
Figure 9-1 Screenshot of Windows 10 Firewall © Microsoft 2019
Figure 9-2 Screenshot of Snort Installation © 2019 Cisco
Figure 9-7 Screenshot of Windows-style library © Microsoft 2019
Fundamentals
Fourth Edition
Dr. Chuck Easttom
,Computer Security Fundamentals, Fourth Edition Editor-in-Chief
Mark Taub
Copyright © 2020 by Pearson Education, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by Product Line Manager
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from Brett Bartow
the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein.
Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no Senior Editor
responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the
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information contained herein.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-577477-9 Development Editor
ISBN-10: 0-13-577477-2 Christopher Cleveland
Library of Congress control number: 2019908181
Managing Editor
ScoutAutomatedPrintCode Sandra Schroeder
Trademarks
Project Editor
All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been
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appropriately capitalized. Pearson cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this
book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
Indexer
Microsoft® Windows®, and Microsoft Office® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in
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the U.S.A. and other countries. This book is not sponsored or endorsed by or affiliated with the Microsoft
Corporation.
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Warning and Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or Technical Editor
fitness is implied. The information provided is on an “as is” basis. The author and the publisher shall have
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neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the
information contained in this book.
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Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information Cindy Teeters
contained in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services for any purpose all such
documents and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. Microsoft and/or its
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respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including
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all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular
purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers be liable for
any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or Compositor
profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection codeMantra
with the use or performance of information available from the services.
The documents and related graphics contained herein could include technical inaccuracies or typographical
errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers
may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described herein at any
time. Partial screen shots may be viewed in full within the software version specified.
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Credits
Figure Number Attribution/Credit Line
Figure 2-1 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-2 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-3 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-4 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-5 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-6 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-7 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-8 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 2-9 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-1 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-2 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-3 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-4 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 3-5 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 4-1 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 4-2 Screenshot of LOIC © Praetox Technologies
Figure 4-3 Screenshot of XOIC © Praetox Technologies
Figure 5-1 Screenshot of Command prompt © Microsoft 2019
Figure 5-2 Screenshot of Counterexploitation © CEXX.ORG
Figure 5-3 Screenshot of SpywareGuide © 2003-2011, Actiance, Inc.
Figure 5-4 Screenshot of SpywareGuide © 2003-2011, Actiance, Inc.
Figure 5-5 Screenshot of SpywareGuide © 2003-2011, Actiance, Inc.
Figure 5-6 Screenshot of Norton Security © 1995 - 2019 Symantec Corporation
Figure 5-7 Screenshot of McAfee AntiVirus © 2019 McAfee, LLC
Figure 5-8 Screenshot of Avast © 1988-2019 Copyright Avast Software s.r.o
Figure 5-9 Screenshot of AVG © 1988-2019 Copyright Avast Software s.r.o
Figure 5-10 Screenshot of Malwarebytes © 2019 Malwarebytes
Figure 5-11 Screenshot of Windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 6-1 Screenshot of Netcraft © 1995-2019 Netcraft Ltd
Figure 6-2 Screenshot of WayBackMachine BETA © Internet Archive
Figure 6-3 Screenshot of Zenmap © NMAP.ORG
Figure 6-4 Screenshot of Cain © Cain and Abel
Figure 6-5 Screenshot of Shodan © 2013-2019 Shodan
Figure 6-6 Screenshot of Shodan © 2013-2019 Shodan
Figure 6-8 Screenshot of OphCrack © 2019 Slashdot Media
Figure 6-9 Screenshot of TeraBIT Virus Maker © TeraBIT Virus Maker
Figure 6-11 Screenshot of Yahoo © 2019 Verizon Media
Figure 6-12 Screenshot of Peoples Drug Store © 2019 Digital Pharmacist Inc.
Figure 7-2 New Africa/Shutterstock
Figure 7-4 Reed Kaestner/Getty Images
Figure 7-5 Screenshot of VeraCrypt © IDRIX
Figure 7-6 Screenshot of windows © Microsoft 2019
Figure 8-2 Chuck Easttom
Figure 9-1 Screenshot of Windows 10 Firewall © Microsoft 2019
Figure 9-2 Screenshot of Snort Installation © 2019 Cisco
Figure 9-7 Screenshot of Windows-style library © Microsoft 2019
