E-Book - Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software 1st Edition

📚 Practical Malware Analysis: The Step-by-Step Guide to Analyzing Malicious Software

Stay Ahead of the Latest Malware Threats In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, malware analysis is a crucial skill. Attacks can cost companies dearly, and when malware breaches your defenses, quick and effective action is essential. Practical Malware Analysis will equip you with the tools, techniques, and methodology used by professional malware analysts to dissect and neutralize malicious software.

Key Features:

✅ Learn how to safely analyze, debug, and disassemble malware
✅ Set up a secure virtual environment for malware analysis
✅ Extract network signatures and host-based indicators quickly
✅ Overcome common malware tricks like obfuscation, anti-debugging, and anti-virtual machine techniques
✅ Gain hands-on experience with real malware samples and disassemble them using industry-standard tools
✅ Understand Windows internals to enhance your analysis skills

What You Will Learn:

🔹 How to set up a safe, isolated environment for analyzing malware
🔹 Techniques for extracting network signatures and identifying host-based indicators
🔹 Use of key analysis tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and WinDbg
🔹 How to bypass anti-debugging and anti-disassembly protections
🔹 Understanding Windows internals to improve malware analysis
🔹 How to unpack malware and handle malware with special cases like shellcode and 64-bit code
🔹 Develop a comprehensive methodology for analyzing and defending against malware attacks

Who This Book Is For:

🔹 Malware analysts looking to improve their analysis skills
🔹 Security professionals tasked with defending networks from malware
🔹 Cybersecurity students interested in malware analysis
🔹 Incident responders seeking to understand and mitigate malware attacks

Table of Contents:

📖 Setting Up a Safe Malware Analysis Environment
📖 Extracting Indicators and Network Signatures
📖 Using Debugging Tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and WinDbg
📖 Overcoming Malware Protections (Obfuscation, Anti-debugging, etc.)
📖 Analyzing Windows Internals for Malware
📖 Unpacking and Analyzing Packaged Malware
📖 Special Cases: Analyzing Shellcode, C++, and 64-bit Malware
📖 Developing a Malware Analysis Methodology

With hands-on labs and in-depth dissections of real malware samples, Practical Malware Analysis provides everything you need to analyze, understand, and combat malware. Learn from the pros and stay ahead in the ever-evolving game of malware analysis.

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