Mastering Malware Analysis: A malware analyst's practical guide to combating malicious software, APT, cybercrime, and IoT attacks

Mastering Malware Analysis: A malware analyst's practical guide to combating malicious software, APT, cybercrime, and IoT attacks
ISBN-10
1803230819
ISBN-13
9781803230818
Category
Computers
Pages
573
Language
English
Published
2022-09-30
Publisher
Packt Publishing Ltd
Authors
Alexey Kleymenov, Amr Thabet

Description

Learn effective malware analysis tactics to prevent your systems from getting infected Key Features Investigate cyberattacks and prevent malware-related incidents from occurring in the future Learn core concepts of static and dynamic malware analysis, memory forensics, decryption, and much more Get practical guidance in developing efficient solutions to handle malware incidents Book Description New and developing technologies inevitably bring new types of malware with them, creating a huge demand for IT professionals that can keep malware at bay. With the help of this updated second edition of Mastering Malware Analysis, you'll be able to add valuable reverse-engineering skills to your CV and learn how to protect organizations in the most efficient way. This book will familiarize you with multiple universal patterns behind different malicious software types and teach you how to analyze them using a variety of approaches. You'll learn how to examine malware code and determine the damage it can possibly cause to systems, along with ensuring that the right prevention or remediation steps are followed. As you cover all aspects of malware analysis for Windows, Linux, macOS, and mobile platforms in detail, you'll also get to grips with obfuscation, anti-debugging, and other advanced anti-reverse-engineering techniques. The skills you acquire in this cybersecurity book will help you deal with all types of modern malware, strengthen your defenses, and prevent or promptly mitigate breaches regardless of the platforms involved. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to efficiently analyze samples, investigate suspicious activity, and build innovative solutions to handle malware incidents. What you will learn Explore assembly languages to strengthen your reverse-engineering skills Master various file formats and relevant APIs used by attackers Discover attack vectors and start handling IT, OT, and IoT malware Understand how to analyze samples for x86 and various RISC architectures Perform static and dynamic analysis of files of various types Get to grips with handling sophisticated malware cases Understand real advanced attacks, covering all their stages Focus on how to bypass anti-reverse-engineering techniques Who this book is for If you are a malware researcher, forensic analyst, IT security administrator, or anyone looking to secure against malicious software or investigate malicious code, this book is for you. This new edition is suited to all levels of knowledge, including complete beginners. Any prior exposure to programming or cybersecurity will further help to speed up your learning process.

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