Learning Malware Analysis

5.1 Lab Requirements

Before you begin setting up a lab, you need a few components: a physical system running a base operating system of Linux, Windows, or macOS X, and installed with virtualization software (such as VMware or VirtualBox). When analyzing the malware, you will be executing the malware on a Windows-based virtual machine (Windows VM). The advantage of using a virtual machine is that after you finish analyzing the malware, you can revert it to a clean state.

VMware Workstation for Windows and Linux is available for download from https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/workstation-evaluation.html, and VMware Fusion for macOS X is available for download from https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/fusion-evaluation.html. VirtualBox ...