Malware Analyst's Cookbook and DVD: Tools and Techniques for Fighting Malicious Code

Acknowledgments

Michael would like to thank his current and past employers for providing an environment that encourages and stimulates creativity. He would like to thank his coworkers and everyone who has shared knowledge in the past. In particular, AAron Walters and Ryan Smith for never hesitating to engage and debate interesting new ideas and techniques. A special thanks goes out to the guys who took time out of the busy days to review our book: Lenny Zeltser, Tyler Hudak, and Ryan Olson.

Steven would like to extend his gratitude to those who spend countless hours behind the scenes investigating malware and fighting cyber-crime. He would also like to thank his fellow members of the Shadowserver Foundation for their hard work and dedication towards making the Internet a safer place for us all.

We would also like to thank the following:

• Maureen Spears and Carol A. Long from Wiley Publishing, for helping us get through our first book.

• Ilfak Guilfanov (and the team at Hex-Rays) and Halvar Flake (and the team at Zynamics) for allowing us to use some of their really neat tools.

• All the developers of the tools that we referenced throughout the book. In particular, Frank Boldewin, Mario Vilas, Harlan Carvey, and Jesse Kornblum, who also helped review some recipes in their realm of expertise.

• The authors of other books, blogs, and websites that contribute to the collective knowledge of the community.

—Michael, Steven, Blake, and Matthew