Analysis of a Suspicious Program

We should always think twice before running an unknown program downloaded from the Internet. Of course not every application is dangerous, but it's all too easy to find a malicious program which will exploit our naivety - and that could cost us dearly. Let's see how we can analyse the behaviour of an unknown program before we run it.

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hakin9 is a magazine about hacking and IT security, covering techniques of breaking into computer systems, defence and protection methods and is useful for both professionals (system administrators, security specialists) and hobbyists.

The magazine is of Polish origin, it's also translated and published in other countries and language versions: in English (on-line version); in German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium), in French (France, Canada, Luxembourg, Belgium, Morocco), in Spanish (Spain, Argentina, Portugal, Mexico), in Italian (Italy), in Czech (Czech Republic and Slovakia), in Polish (Poland).

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