Practical Malware Analysis

Malware Analysis Techniques

Most often, when performing malware analysis, you’ll have only the malware executable, which won’t be human-readable. In order to make sense of it, you’ll use a variety of tools and tricks, each revealing a small amount of information. You’ll need to use a variety of tools in order to see the full picture.

There are two fundamental approaches to malware analysis: static and dynamic. Static analysis involves examining the malware without running it. Dynamic analysis involves running the malware. Both techniques are further categorized as basic or advanced.

Basic Static Analysis

Basic static analysis consists of examining the executable file without viewing the actual instructions. Basic static analysis can confirm whether ...