Advanced Malware Analysis and Intelligence
Mahadev Thukaram
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
DESCRIPTION
Advanced Malware Analysis and Intelligence teaches you how to analyze malware like a pro. Using static and dynamic techniques, you will understand how malware works, its intent, and its impact. The book covers key tools and reverse engineering concepts, helping you break down even the most complex malware.
This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to understanding and analyzing advanced malware threats. The book explores how malware is created, evolves to bypass modern defenses, and can be effectively analyzed using both foundational and advanced techniques. Covering key areas such as static and dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, malware campaign tracking, and threat intelligence, this book provides step-by-step methods to uncover malicious activities, identify IOCs, and disrupt malware operations.
KEY FEATURES
● Covers everything from basics to advanced techniques, providing practical knowledge for tackling real-world malware challenges.
● Understand how to integrate malware analysis with threat intelligence to uncover campaigns, track threats, and create proactive defenses.
● Explore how to use indicators of compromise (IOCs) and behavioral analysis to improve organizational cybersecurity.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Gain a complete understanding of malware, its behavior, and how to analyze it using static and dynamic techniques.
● Reverse engineering malware to understand its code and functionality.
● Identifying and tracking malware campaigns to attribute threat actors.
● Identify and counter advanced evasion techniques while utilizing threat intelligence to enhance defense and detection strategies.
● Detecting and mitigating evasion techniques used by advanced malware.
● Developing custom detections and improving incident response strategies.
Duration - 20h 5m.
Author - Mahadev Thukaram.
Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G.
Published Date - Sunday, 19 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 BPB ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Mahadev Thukaram
Digital Voice Madison G
BPB Publications
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. DESCRIPTION Advanced Malware Analysis and Intelligence teaches you how to analyze malware like a pro. Using static and dynamic techniques, you will understand how malware works, its intent, and its impact. The book covers key tools and reverse engineering concepts, helping you break down even the most complex malware. This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to understanding and analyzing advanced malware threats. The book explores how malware is created, evolves to bypass modern defenses, and can be effectively analyzed using both foundational and advanced techniques. Covering key areas such as static and dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, malware campaign tracking, and threat intelligence, this book provides step-by-step methods to uncover malicious activities, identify IOCs, and disrupt malware operations. KEY FEATURES ● Covers everything from basics to advanced techniques, providing practical knowledge for tackling real-world malware challenges. ● Understand how to integrate malware analysis with threat intelligence to uncover campaigns, track threats, and create proactive defenses. ● Explore how to use indicators of compromise (IOCs) and behavioral analysis to improve organizational cybersecurity. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Gain a complete understanding of malware, its behavior, and how to analyze it using static and dynamic techniques. ● Reverse engineering malware to understand its code and functionality. ● Identifying and tracking malware campaigns to attribute threat actors. ● Identify and counter advanced evasion techniques while utilizing threat intelligence to enhance defense and detection strategies. ● Detecting and mitigating evasion techniques used by advanced malware. ● Developing custom detections and improving incident response strategies. Duration - 20h 5m. Author - Mahadev Thukaram. Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G. Published Date - Sunday, 19 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 BPB ©.
Language:
English
Copyright Page
Duration:00:01:20
Dedication Page
Duration:00:00:17
About the Authors
Duration:00:03:49
About the Reviewer
Duration:00:00:44
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:01:09
Preface
Duration:00:14:22
Table of Contents
Duration:00:20:37
1. Understanding the Cyber Threat Landscape
Duration:00:00:05
Introduction
Duration:00:01:36
Structure
Duration:00:00:14
Objectives
Duration:00:01:35
Overview of the evolving cyber threat landscape
Duration:00:20:05
Motivations for cyber-attacks
Duration:00:14:21
Impact of cyber threats on individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure
Duration:00:03:16
Importance of advanced malware analysis and intelligence
Duration:00:03:32
Conclusion
Duration:00:01:25
Points to remember
Duration:00:00:50
Exercises
Duration:00:01:37
Key terms
Duration:00:01:52
2. Fundamentals of Malware Analysis
Duration:00:00:05
Introduction to malware analysis
Duration:00:00:23
Essence of malware analysis
Duration:00:00:39
Purpose
Duration:00:03:37
Skillset for malware analysis
Duration:00:03:02
Types of malware analysis
Duration:00:03:02
Infection methods: How malware spreads
Duration:00:23:22
Anatomy of malware
Duration:00:28:47
Common malware techniques
Duration:00:01:01
Obfuscation
Duration:00:02:32
Encryption
Duration:00:03:16
Polymorphism
Duration:00:03:52
Metamorphism
Duration:00:03:33
Packing
Duration:00:02:59
Rootkit techniques
Duration:00:02:02
Malware distribution channels
Duration:00:03:14
Basic malware analysis tools
Duration:00:03:20
Malware analysis: The clash of behavior and code
Duration:00:03:56
Introduction to reverse engineering
Duration:00:03:12
Case studies
Duration:00:00:07
Log4j vulnerability
Duration:00:02:57
BlackCat ransomware
Duration:00:02:35
MetaStealer
Duration:00:02:26
Identifying malware: Signatures and indicators of compromise
Duration:00:00:27
Malware signatures
Duration:00:03:06
Limitations
Duration:00:01:26
Indicators of Compromise
Duration:00:04:09
Importance of fundamentals in advanced analysis
Duration:00:02:51
References
Duration:00:01:08
3. Introduction to Threat Intelligence
Duration:00:00:04
Threat intelligence and its importance
Duration:00:02:06
Sources of threat intelligence
Duration:00:05:16
Types of threat intelligence
Duration:00:08:56
Collecting, analyzing, and leveraging threat intelligence
Duration:00:00:48
Collection of threat intelligence
Duration:00:02:17
Analysis of threat intelligence
Duration:00:03:22
Leveraging threat intelligence
Duration:00:04:20
Integration of threat intelligence into advanced malware analysis processes
Duration:00:03:21
Threat intelligence tools
Duration:00:00:26
Threat Intelligence Platforms
Duration:00:03:50
Malware analysis tools
Duration:00:06:44
Dark web monitoring tools
Duration:00:03:23
Threat intelligence feeds
Duration:00:02:27
Application and integration
Duration:00:00:33
Challenges and considerations
Duration:00:00:53
Threat hunting tools
Duration:00:04:02
4. Static Analysis Techniques
Duration:00:00:04
File structure analysis
Duration:00:00:33
Analyzing headers
Duration:00:02:44
Analyzing resources
Duration:00:02:58
Analyzing footer
Duration:00:03:21
Strings analysis
Duration:00:00:21
Extracting embedded strings
Duration:00:00:25
Significance of strings in malware analysis
Duration:00:04:25
Analyzing strings
Duration:00:00:21
PE header analysis
Duration:00:00:23
Anatomy of a PE header
Duration:00:07:11
Significance of PE header analysis
Duration:00:01:06
Entropy and its significance
Duration:00:00:32
Significance of entropy in malware analysis
Duration:00:02:45
Disassembly and decompilation
Duration:00:03:14
Identifying IoC through static analysis
Duration:00:04:24
Code obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques
Duration:00:06:58
Signature and heuristic analysis
Duration:00:03:38
Resource and memory allocation analysis
Duration:00:04:13
File and input/output operations analysis
Duration:00:04:06
Function and API calls analysis
Duration:00:04:48
Cross-reference analysis
Duration:00:04:22
Resource analysis
Duration:00:03:30
Registry and configuration analysis
Duration:00:03:55
Variable and data structure analysis
Duration:00:03:35
Control flow analysis
Duration:00:03:26
Symbol and export analysis
Duration:00:01:33
Purpose of symbol and export analysis
Duration:00:01:07
Tools and techniques
Duration:00:00:43
Constant analysis
Duration:00:00:44
Significance of constant analysis
Duration:00:01:30
Example
Duration:00:00:44
Flowchart analysis
Duration:00:01:07
Key components of flowchart analysis
Duration:00:00:58
Significance of flowchart analysis
Duration:00:00:40
5. Dynamic Analysis Techniques
Duration:00:00:04
Introduction to dynamic analysis
Duration:00:02:04
Importance of dynamic analysis
Duration:00:01:42
Differences between static and dynamic analysis
Duration:00:02:23
Sandbox analysis
Duration:00:00:35
Aspects of sandbox analysis
Duration:00:02:13
Benefits of sandbox analysis
Duration:00:01:18
Challenges of sandbox analysis
Duration:00:01:09
Behavior analysis
Duration:00:00:34
Aspects of behavior analysis
Duration:00:01:42
Benefits of behavior analysis
Duration:00:02:03
Challenges of behavior analysis
Duration:00:02:14
Memory analysis
Duration:00:00:38
Aspects of memory analysis
Duration:00:01:45
Benefits of memory analysis
Duration:00:01:11
Challenges of memory analysis
Duration:00:01:10
Code injection and hooking techniques
Duration:00:00:36
Code injection techniques
Duration:00:06:02
Hooking techniques
Duration:00:02:31
Extracting and analyzing dynamic IOCs
Duration:00:02:50
Tools for extracting dynamic IOCs
Duration:00:04:36
Significance of dynamic analysis
Duration:00:03:09
Challenges in dynamic analysis
Duration:00:04:18
6. Advanced Reverse Engineering
Duration:00:00:04
Introduction to advanced reverse engineering
Duration:00:03:10
Setting the stage for intricate code analysis
Duration:00:02:57
Code analysis and reconstruction
Duration:00:01:00
Disassembly
Duration:00:02:58
Function identification
Duration:00:36:19
Identifying code anomalies
Duration:00:19:14
Data flow analysis
Duration:00:04:06
Algorithmic understanding
Duration:00:04:57
Reconstruction for visualization
Duration:00:02:08
Anti-reverse engineering techniques
Duration:00:00:42
Packers and crypters
Duration:00:05:27
Anti-debugging techniques
Duration:00:02:58
Anti-analysis checks
Duration:00:04:01
Rootkit functionality
Duration:00:03:25
Self-modification
Duration:00:02:49
Environment-specific payloads
Duration:00:05:51
Importance of understanding anti-reverse engineering techniques
Duration:00:02:09
Code obfuscation and encryption
Duration:00:01:25
Code obfuscation
Duration:00:03:07
Advanced approaches for analyzing
Duration:00:01:36
Behavior-based analysis
Duration:00:04:13
ML and AI
Duration:00:04:45
Threat intelligence collaboration
Duration:00:04:46
Real-world case studies
Duration:00:00:11
Case study one: SolarWinds supply chain attack
Duration:00:01:44
Case study two: Ryuk ransomware
Duration:00:01:39
Case study three: NotPetya ransomware
Duration:00:01:40
Case study four: Stuxnet worm
Duration:00:02:20
7. Gathering and Analysing Threat Intelligence
Duration:00:00:05
Tracking and attributing malware campaigns
Duration:00:09:09
Malware types, families, variants, and their characteristics
Duration:00:00:25
Malware types
Duration:00:03:07
Malware families
Duration:00:02:39
Malware variants
Duration:00:03:24
Malware characteristics
Duration:00:03:09
Mapping malware infrastructure
Duration:00:03:23
Analyzing campaign tactics, techniques, and procedures
Duration:00:04:12
Using campaign analysis for proactive defense
Duration:00:03:52
Advantages of gathering and analyzing threat intelligence
Duration:00:03:20
8. Indicators of Compromise
Duration:00:00:04
Role of IOCs in cybersecurity and threat detection
Duration:00:03:04
Types of indicators of compromise
Duration:00:00:27
File-based IOCs
Duration:00:02:42
Network-based IOCs
Duration:00:03:12
Email-based IOCs
Duration:00:02:57
Registry-based IOCs
Duration:00:03:16
Memory-based IOCs
Duration:00:03:31
Behavioral IOCs
Duration:00:03:53
Behavioral artifacts IOCs
Duration:00:05:51
Digital certificates
Duration:00:04:41
User-Agent strings
Duration:00:02:05
Payload analysis IOCs
Duration:00:03:37
Endpoint security IOCs
Duration:00:03:56
User credential IOCs
Duration:00:03:55
Web application IOCs
Duration:00:04:35
Command and control IOCs
Duration:00:04:40
Infrastructure IOCs
Duration:00:04:43
Endpoint file IOCs
Duration:00:04:07
Analysis techniques
Duration:00:00:32
Signature-based detection
Duration:00:00:45
Anomaly-based detection
Duration:00:00:39
Heuristic analysis
Duration:00:00:37
Behavioral analysis
Duration:00:00:40
Threat intelligence platforms
Duration:00:00:37
Network traffic analysis
Duration:00:01:03
Challenges and limitations
Duration:00:00:34
False positives and false negatives
Duration:00:00:49
Dependence on known threats
Duration:00:00:29
Rapidly changing tactics
Duration:00:00:31
Scalability and management issues
Duration:00:00:35
Contextual limitations
Duration:00:00:28
Privacy concerns
Duration:00:00:29
Resource intensity
Duration:00:01:00
Future trends
Duration:00:00:29
Integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Duration:00:00:36
Predictive analytics
Duration:00:00:34