Learning Malware Analysis

Malware Functionalities and Persistence

Malware can carry out various operations, and it can include various functionalities. Understanding what a malware does and the behavior it exhibits is essential to understanding the nature and purpose of the malicious binary. In the last few chapters, you learned the skills and tools necessary to perform malware analysis. In this chapter and the next few chapters, we will mainly focus on understanding different malware behaviors, their characteristics, and their capabilities.