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Learning Malware Analysis: Explore the concepts, tools, and techniques to analyze and investigate Windows malware
Understand malware analysis and its practical implementation
Key FeaturesExplore the key concepts of malware analysis and memory forensics using real-world examplesLearn the art of detecting, analyzing, and investigating malware threatsUnderstand adversary tactics and techniquesBook DescriptionMalware analysis and memory forensics are powerful analysis and investigation techniques used in reverse engineering, digital forensics, and incident response. With adversaries becoming sophisticated and carrying out advanced malware attacks on critical infrastructures, data centers, and private and public organizations, detecting, responding to, and investigating such intrusions is critical to information security professionals. Malware analysis and memory forensics have become must-have skills to fight advanced malware, targeted attacks, and security breaches.
This book teaches you the concepts, techniques, and tools to understand the behavior and characteristics of malware through malware analysis. It also teaches you techniques to investigate and hunt malware using memory forensics.
This book introduces you to the basics of malware analysis, and then gradually progresses into the more advanced concepts of code analysis and memory forensics. It uses real-world malware samples, infected memory images, and visual diagrams to help you gain a better understanding of the subject and to equip you with the skills required to analyze, investigate, and respond to malware-related incidents.
What you will learnCreate a safe and isolated lab environment for malware analysisExtract the metadata associated with malwareDetermine malware's interaction with the systemPerform code analysis using IDA Pro and x64dbgReverse-engineer various malware functionalitiesReverse engineer and decode common encoding/encryption algorithmsReverse-engineer malware code injection and hooking techniquesInvestigate and hunt malware using memory forensicsWho this book is forThis book is for incident responders, cyber-security investigators, system administrators, malware analyst, forensic practitioners, student, or curious security professionals interested in learning malware analysis and memory forensics. Knowledge of programming languages such as C and Python is helpful but is not mandatory. If you have written few lines of code and have a basic understanding of programming concepts, you’ll be able to get most out of this book.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to Malware Analysis Static Analysis Dynamic Analysis Assembly Language and Disassembly PrimerDisassembly Using IDADebugging Malicious BinariesMalware Functionalities and PersistenceCode Injection and HookingMalware Obfuscation TechniquesHunting Malware Using Memory Forensics Detecting Advanced Malware Using Memory Forensics
Key FeaturesExplore the key concepts of malware analysis and memory forensics using real-world examplesLearn the art of detecting, analyzing, and investigating malware threatsUnderstand adversary tactics and techniquesBook DescriptionMalware analysis and memory forensics are powerful analysis and investigation techniques used in reverse engineering, digital forensics, and incident response. With adversaries becoming sophisticated and carrying out advanced malware attacks on critical infrastructures, data centers, and private and public organizations, detecting, responding to, and investigating such intrusions is critical to information security professionals. Malware analysis and memory forensics have become must-have skills to fight advanced malware, targeted attacks, and security breaches.
This book teaches you the concepts, techniques, and tools to understand the behavior and characteristics of malware through malware analysis. It also teaches you techniques to investigate and hunt malware using memory forensics.
This book introduces you to the basics of malware analysis, and then gradually progresses into the more advanced concepts of code analysis and memory forensics. It uses real-world malware samples, infected memory images, and visual diagrams to help you gain a better understanding of the subject and to equip you with the skills required to analyze, investigate, and respond to malware-related incidents.
What you will learnCreate a safe and isolated lab environment for malware analysisExtract the metadata associated with malwareDetermine malware's interaction with the systemPerform code analysis using IDA Pro and x64dbgReverse-engineer various malware functionalitiesReverse engineer and decode common encoding/encryption algorithmsReverse-engineer malware code injection and hooking techniquesInvestigate and hunt malware using memory forensicsWho this book is forThis book is for incident responders, cyber-security investigators, system administrators, malware analyst, forensic practitioners, student, or curious security professionals interested in learning malware analysis and memory forensics. Knowledge of programming languages such as C and Python is helpful but is not mandatory. If you have written few lines of code and have a basic understanding of programming concepts, you’ll be able to get most out of this book.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to Malware Analysis Static Analysis Dynamic Analysis Assembly Language and Disassembly PrimerDisassembly Using IDADebugging Malicious BinariesMalware Functionalities and PersistenceCode Injection and HookingMalware Obfuscation TechniquesHunting Malware Using Memory Forensics Detecting Advanced Malware Using Memory Forensics
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Published June 29, 2018
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December 6, 2020
great for beginners. There is a reason I get this book for every new employee :)
September 15, 2019
Good overview
Goes for breadth on the subject and does a good job hitting on a lot of examples. This makes it easy to read and follow along. Definitely recommend for beginners or those with gaps that want to solidify their foundation.
Goes for breadth on the subject and does a good job hitting on a lot of examples. This makes it easy to read and follow along. Definitely recommend for beginners or those with gaps that want to solidify their foundation.
November 23, 2019
This book is okay but illustrates certain things in too much detail when in reality some documentation and an explanation of basic concepts paired with experimenting with the tool would serve this function better IMHO. Adequate.
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