Table of contents: Preface: Metadata Pt. I. Foundations Ch. 1. Setting the Stage Ch. 2. Into the Catacombs: IA-32 Ch. 3. Windows System Architecture Ch. 4. Rootkit Basics Pt. II. System Modification Ch. 5. Hooking Call Tables Ch. 6. Patching System Routines Ch. 7. Altering Kernel Objects Ch. 8…