Malware Analysis Fundamentals
Pluralsight
Course Summary
The ability to analyze malware has become a necessary skill for anyone performing incident response. This course will teach the skills required to properly, quickly, and safely analyze malware by examining both its characteristics and behavior.
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Course Description
Since finding malware is a common occurrence for anyone that performs incident response, knowing how to properly analyze that malware is an essential skill. In this course, Malware Analysis Fundamentals, you'll gain the ability to analyze malware. First, you'll explore how to keep yourself and your systems safe when analyzing malware. Next, you'll discover how to get information on the malware by examining its characteristics. Finally, you'll learn how to execute malware and watch how it interacts with your system. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of malware analysis needed to safely and successfully determine what a malware sample does and the risk it presents.
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview- 1m 24s
—Course Overview 1m 24sIntroduction and Setting up Your Malware Analysis Lab- 19m 20s
—Introduction 1m 47s
—The Malware Analysis Process 4m 12s
—Virtual Machines as Malware Sandboxes 3m 49s
—Hiding Your Virtual Machine 4m 15s
—Demo: Configuring a Virtual Machine for Malware Analysis 3m 58s
—Conclusion 1m 16sStatic Analysis: Identifying Malware- 24m 49sStatic Analysis: Analyzing Embedded Strings- 29m 2sStatic Analysis: Understanding the PE Header- 29m 8sLab 1: Static Analysis- 20m 39sDynamic Analysis Considerations- 13m 53sDynamic Analysis: Detecting Malware System Changes- 17m 48sDynamic Analysis: Monitoring Malware Behavior- 24m 31sLab 2: Dynamic Analysis- 12m 59sProgressing Your Malware Analysis Skills- 6m 48s
