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Mastering Malware Analysis - Second Edition

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Product type Book

Published in Sep 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803240244

Pages 572 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Malware Analysis

Authors (2):

Alexey Kleymenov

Amr Thabet

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 Fundamental Theory

2. Chapter 1: Cybercrime, APT Attacks, and Research Strategies

3. Chapter 2: A Crash Course in Assembly and Programming Basics

4. Part 2 Diving Deep into Windows Malware

5. Chapter 3: Basic Static and Dynamic Analysis for x86/x64

6. Chapter 4: Unpacking, Decryption, and Deobfuscation

7. Chapter 5: Inspecting Process Injection and API Hooking

8. Chapter 6: Bypassing Anti-Reverse Engineering Techniques

9. Chapter 7: Understanding Kernel-Mode Rootkits

10. Part 3 Examining Cross-Platform and Bytecode-Based Malware

11. Chapter 8: Handling Exploits and Shellcode

12. Chapter 9: Reversing Bytecode Languages – .NET, Java, and More

13. Chapter 10: Scripts and Macros – Reversing, Deobfuscation, and Debugging

14. Part 4 Looking into IoT and Other Platforms

15. Chapter 11: Dissecting Linux and IoT Malware

16. Chapter 12: Introduction to macOS and iOS Threats

17. Chapter 13: Analyzing Android Malware Samples

18. Index

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Static and dynamic analysis in kernel mode

Once we know how rootkits work, it becomes possible to analyze them. The first thing worth mentioning is that not all kernel-mode malware families just hide the presence of actual payloads – some of them can perform malicious actions on their own as well. In this section, we will familiarize ourselves with tools that can facilitate rootkit analysis to understand malware functionalities and learn some particular usage-related nuances.

Static analysis

It always makes sense to start from static analysis, especially if the debugging setup is not available straight away. In some cases, it is possible to perform both static and dynamic analysis using the same tools.

Rootkit file structure

Rootkit samples are usually drivers that implement the traditional MZ-PE structure with the IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE value specified in the subsystem field of the IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER32 structure. They use the usual x86 or x64 instructions that...

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Authors (2)

Alexey Kleymenov

Alexey Kleymenov started working in the information security industry in his second year at university and now has more than 14 years of practical experience at several international cybersecurity companies. He is a malware analyst and software developer who is passionate about reverse engineering, automation, and research. Alexey has taken part in numerous investigations analyzing all types of malicious samples, has developed various systems to perform threat intelligence activities in the IT, OT, and IoT sectors, and has authored several patents. Alexey is a member of the (ISC)² organization and holds the CISSP certification. Finally, he is a founder of the RE and More project, teaching people all over the world how to perform malware analysis in the most efficient way.

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Amr Thabet

Amr Thabet is a malware researcher and an incident handler with over 10 years of experience. He has worked in several Fortune 500 companies, including Symantec and Tenable. Currently, he is the founder of MalTrak, providing real-world in-depth training in malware analysis, incident response, threat hunting, and red teaming to help the next generation of cybersecurity enthusiasts to build their careers in cybersecurity. Amr is also a speaker and trainer at some of the top security conferences all around the world, including Blackhat, DEFCON, Hack In Paris, and VB Conference. He was also featured in Christian Science Monitor for his work on Stuxnet.

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