Malware Analysis Basics and Lab Setup

• What Is Malware and the Need for Malware Analysis
• Types of Malware
• Malware Analysis Methodology
• How to Set Up Your Lab?
• Why a Snapshot Is Useful?
• Some Warnings

Dynamic Malware Analysis

• Why Dynamic Analysis?
• Monitoring System Processes
• Analyzing Network Traffic
• Detecting Local Changes
• What Is a Debugger?
• Basic Features of OllyDbg
• Malware Analysis Using OllyDbg

Static Malware Analysis

• Why Static Analysis?
• x86 Instruction Set
• Introduction to File Formats
• Extracting Useful Information from Malware Binary
• Finding Imports and Linked Files
• How a Disassembler Can Help Us?
• Basic Features of IDA Pro
• Malware Analysis Using IDA Pro

Malware Evasion Techniques

• Anti-Debugging
• Anti-Disassembly
• Anti-Virtual Machines
• Data Encoding
• Polymorphism
• More Evasion Techniques

Malware Functionalities

• Backdoors
• Keyloggers and Information Stealers
• Downloaders
• Ransomware
• Rootkits

Malware Advanced Techniques

• Privilege Escalation
• Persistence Methods
• Data Encoding
• Covert Launching Techniques

Advanced Dynamic Malware Analysis

• Using a Debugger
• An Overview of the Windows Environment
• User Mode Debugging
• Malware Analysis Using OllyDbg
• Features of OllyDbg
• Kernel Mode Debugging
• Malware Analysis Using WINDBG
• Features of WINDBG

Advanced Static Malware Analysis

• Advanced Notes on the x86 Architecture
• How a Disassembler Can Help Us
• Loading and Navigating Using IDA Pro
• Functions in IDA
• IDA Pro Graphic Features
• Analysing Malware Using IDA Pro

Malware Detection and Defence

• Malware Detection Techniques
• Steps to Clean a Compromised Network
• How Intrusion Detection Systems Work
• An Introduction to Snort
• How to Setup Snort?

Evasive Malware

• How Do Packers Work?
• How to Detect Packed Malware?
• How to Unpack a Malware Program?
• Examples of Unpacking a Malware Program

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