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Cybersécurité et Malwares vs Evading EDR: Which Should You Read?

Two cybersecurity books on Malware, compared honestly: who each is for, what each does best, and which to read first.

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4/52025

Détection, analyse et Threat Intelligence

Sébastien Larinier, Paul Rascagnères

Now in its 5th edition, the French-language reference for malware analysis by Sébastien Larinier and Paul Rascagnères, a well-known APT threat researcher, running from identification to Threat Intelligence across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

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4/52024

Evading EDR

The Definitive Guide to Defeating Endpoint Detection Systems

Matt Hand

A component-by-component teardown of how modern EDR sensors actually collect telemetry, and where each data source can be starved, blinded, or bypassed.

Read this if

French-speaking malware analysts and forensic investigators who want one comprehensive reference covering every major platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile) in a single volume, through to collecting and sharing Threat Intelligence.

Red teamers and detection engineers who want to reason about EDR from the sensor up rather than copy-pasting the bypass of the week.

Skip this if

Beginners with no systems or security background at all; the 687 pages cover broad, technical ground that assumes existing familiarity with systems administration and security fundamentals.

Anyone wanting a turnkey list of working bypasses. Skip this if you don't run Windows or won't sit through the internals.

Key takeaways

One of the few French-language references covering malware analysis across every major platform in one book, mobile included.
Rascagnères is a recognized APT threat researcher, so the content reflects real professional practice, not just academic theory.
A fifth edition with regular re-releases keeps the material broadly current, rare for a French-language technical book.

EDR is a collection of telemetry sources, not a monolith; evasion means knowing which source sees what.
Most durable bypasses attack the sensor's data collection, not its detection logic.
Vendor-agnostic understanding outlives any specific bypass, which vendors patch fast.

How they compare

Cybersécurité et Malwares and Evading EDR are both rated 4/5 in our catalog. Pick by topic preference and reading style rather than by rating.

Both books target advanced-level readers, so the choice is about topic, not difficulty.

Cybersécurité et Malwares and Evading EDR both cover Malware, so reading them in sequence reinforces the same material from different angles.

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