Is the sample actually malicious and/or an artifact of malicious activity?.

In other words, you suspect that you may have found something malicious, but you need to know more about it, including:

Malware analysis is broadly defined as the study or process of determining the functionality, origin, and potential impact of a given malware sample.

My goal here is to give a glimpse into this discipline–and maybe pique your curiosity. Entire books have been written on this subject. Because it’s such a vast subject, there will definitely be some aspects that I miss due to not having enough space to discuss it all. Today, let’s start with the basics and work our way up from there.Īs you read this blog, please bear in mind that this is a beginner’s introduction to malware categorization, analysis, and possible motivations for doing so.

It’s as broad as it is deep because there is no end to the amount of bad stuff available on the internet. Malware analysis is one of my favorite subjects.

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