{"product_id":"9781491994702","title":"Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalicious mobile code is a new term to describe all sorts of destructive  programs: viruses, worms, Trojans, and rogue Internet content. Until  fairly recently, experts worried mostly about computer viruses that  spread only through executable files, not data files, and certainly not  through email exchange. The Melissa virus and the Love Bug proved  the experts wrong, attacking Windows computers when recipients did  nothing more than open an email. Today, writing programs is easier than  ever, and so is writing malicious code.  The idea that someone could write malicious code and spread it to 60  million computers in a matter of hours is no longer a fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe good news is that there \u003ci\u003eare \u003c\/i\u003eeffective ways to thwart Windows  malicious code attacks, and author Roger Grimes maps them out in\u003ci\u003eMalicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows.\u003c\/i\u003e His opening  chapter on the history of malicious code and the multi-million dollar  anti-virus industry sets the stage for a comprehensive rundown on  today's viruses and the nuts and bolts of protecting a system from them.  He ranges through the best ways to configure Windows for maximum  protection, what a DOS virus can and can't do, what today's biggest  threats are, and other important and frequently surprising information.  For example, how many people know that joining a chat discussion can  turn one's entire computer system into an open book?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalicious Mobile Code\u003c\/i\u003e delivers the strategies, tips, and tricks  to secure a system against attack. It covers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe current state of the malicious code writing and cracker community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow malicious code works, what types there are, and what it can and cannot do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon anti-virus defenses, including anti-virus software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow malicious code affects the various Windows operating systems,  and how to recognize, remove, and prevent it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMacro viruses affecting MS Word, MS Excel, and VBScript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJava applets and ActiveX controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnterprise-wide malicious code protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoaxes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe future of malicious mobile code and how to combat  such code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese days, when it comes to protecting both home computers and company  networks against malicious code, the stakes are higher than ever.\u003ci\u003eMalicious Mobile Code\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential guide for securing a system from catastrophic loss.","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166029988080,"sku":"9781491994702","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491994702_p0.jpg?v=1763661568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491994702","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}