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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788392501
Length 510 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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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

6. I/O Processing


While discussing the driverscan plugin, I had mentioned that driverscan gets module information from the DRIVER_OBJECT structure. Are you wondering what the DRIVER_OBJECT structure is? This will become clear soon. In this section, you will understand the interaction between the user-mode and kernel-mode components, the role of the device driver, and its interaction with the I/O manager. Typically, a rootkit consists of a user-mode component (EXE or DLL) and a kernel mode component (device driver). The user-mode component of the rootkit communicates with the kernel-mode components, using a specific mechanism. From a forensics standpoint, it is essential to understand how these communications work and the components involved. This section will help you understand the communication mechanism and lays the foundation for the upcoming topics.

Let's try to understand what happens when a user-mode application performs input/output (I/O) operations, and how it is processed at a high...

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