Ethical Hacking: The Complete Malware Analysis Process

Learn how to detect, analyze, and defeat different types of malware, from viruses and worms to Trojans and backdoors.

Introduction

• Understanding what malware is and how it behaves
• What you should know

1. Introduction to Malware

• Types of malware
• The evolution of malware
• How malware is delivered
• How malware works
• How malware achieves persistence
• Digging into rootkits
• Automating malware with botnets
• Virus construction kits
• Contemporary malware construction
• The MITRE ATT&CK repository

2. Malware Detection

• Indicators of compromise
• Checking for anomalous behavior
• Sandboxing malware

3. Advanced Techniques

• Hiding malware
• Malware that changes its spots
• Polymorphic malware
• Using cryptography in ransomware
• Understanding advanced persistent threats
• Analyzing Win32.Sodin
• Analyzing black and grey energy

4. Reverse Engineering Malware

• Using reverse engineering to understand code
• Considering malware in families
• Automated malware analysis
• Analyzing BlackEnergy and GreyEnergy
• Analyzing packers
• Disassembly with Ghidra

Conclusion

• What's next