Learning Malware Analysis

4. Types Of Malware Analysis

To understand the working and the characteristics of malware and to assess its impact on the system, you will often use different analysis techniques. The following is the classification of these analysis techniques:

• Static analysis: This is the process of analyzing a binary without executing it. It is easiest to perform and allows you to extract the metadata associated with the suspect binary. Static analysis might not reveal all the required information, but it can sometimes provide interesting information that helps in determining where to focus your subsequent analysis efforts. Chapter 2, Static Analysis, covers the tools and techniques to extract useful information from the malware binary using static analysis. ...