Malware Analysis and Detection Engineering: A Comprehensive Approach to Detect and Analyze Modern Malware

© Abhijit Mohanta, Anoop Saldanha 2020

A. Mohanta, A. SaldanhaMalware Analysis and Detection Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6193-4_6

6. Malware Components and Distribution

Abhijit Mohanta¹  and Anoop Saldanha²

(1)

Independent Cybersecurity Consultant, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

(2)

Independent Cybersecurity Consultant, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Malware is just like any other software. It goes through the same stages of development that regular software does. Malware development now uses development models that are no less than what’s employed by software companies around the world. With dedicated development teams and QA process, they’ve got it all.

At the same time, malware is no different from regular software when it comes to targeting ...