Malware Analysis Fundamentals
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.
Learning Journey Context
This course serves as an entry point into Information Technology, building foundational knowledge before moving on to advanced frameworks or specialized paths.
Relevant for professionals pursuing roles within Information Technology.
Quick Facts
What You’ll Learn
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.
Outcomes
- Course Overview : 1min.
- Introduction and Setting up Your Malware Analysis Lab : 19mins.
- Static Analysis: Identifying Malware : 24mins.
- Static Analysis: Analyzing Embedded Strings : 29mins.
- Static Analysis: Understanding the PE Header : 29mins.
- Lab 1: Static Analysis : 20mins.
- Dynamic Analysis Considerations : 13mins.
- Dynamic Analysis: Detecting Malware System Changes : 17mins.
- Dynamic Analysis: Monitoring Malware Behavior : 24mins.
- Lab 2: Dynamic Analysis : 12mins.
- Progressing Your Malware Analysis Skills : 6mins.
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