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Learning Malware Analysis

You're reading from Learning Malware Analysis Explore the concepts, tools, and techniques to analyze and investigate Windows malware

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2018

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ISBN-13 9781788392501

Length 510 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Malware Analysis

Author (1):

Monnappa K A

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Malware Analysis FREE CHAPTER

2. Static Analysis

3. Dynamic Analysis

4. Assembly Language and Disassembly Primer

5. Disassembly Using IDA

6. Debugging Malicious Binaries

7. Malware Functionalities and Persistence

8. Code Injection and Hooking

9. Malware Obfuscation Techniques

10. Hunting Malware Using Memory Forensics

11. Detecting Advanced Malware Using Memory Forensics

12. Other Books You May Enjoy

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2. Memory Acquisition

Memory acquisition is the process of acquiring volatile memory (RAM) to non-volatile storage (file on the disk). There are various tools that allow you to acquire the memory of a physical machine. The following are some of the tools that allow you to acquire (dump) the physical memory onto Windows. Some of these tools are commercial, and many of them can be downloaded for free after registration. The following tools work with both x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bits) machines:

Comae Memory Toolkit (DumpIt) by Comae Technologies (free download with registration):https://my.comae.io/
Belkasoft RAM Capturer (free download with registration):https://belkasoft.com/ram-capturer
FTK Imager by AccessData (free download with registration):https://accessdata.com/product-download
Memoryze by FireEye (free download with registration):https://www.fireeye.com/services/freeware/memoryze.html
Surge Collect by Volexity (Commercial): https://www.volexity.com/products-overview/surge/
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Authors (1)

Monnappa K A

Monnappa K A

Monnappa K A works for Cisco Systems as an information security investigator focusing on threat intelligence and the investigation of advanced cyber attacks. He is a member of the Black Hat review board, the creator of Limon Linux sandbox, the winner of the Volatility plugin contest 2016, and the co-founder of the Cysinfo cybersecurity research community. He has presented and conducted training sessions at various security conferences including Black Hat, FIRST, OPCDE, and DSCI. He regularly conducts training at the Black Hat Security Conference in USA, Asia, and Europe.

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