Malware Analysis: Advanced Techniques And Resources

If you’re interested in malware analysis, I shared Arabic videos two years ago, and I hope to return with advanced videos in the future: Malware Analysis Videos

You Should Know:

Essential Malware Analysis Tools & Commands

1. Static Analysis

Strings Extraction:

strings malware.exe | grep -i "http|registry|key"

PE File Analysis (PEiD, CFF Explorer):

peid malware.exe 
objdump -x malware.bin

2. Dynamic Analysis

Sysinternals Suite (ProcMon, Process Explorer):

procmon.exe /AcceptEula /BackingFile log.pml

Wireshark for Network Traffic:

wireshark -k -i eth0 -f "host malicious-domain.com"

3. Sandbox Execution

Cuckoo Sandbox Setup:

cuckoo submit --url malicious-file.exe

Hybrid Analysis (Online):

curl -X POST -F "[email protected]" https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/api/v2

4. Memory Forensics (Volatility)

Dump Process Memory:

volatility -f memory.dmp --profile=Win10x64 pslist

Extract Malicious DLLs:

volatility -f infected.raw --profile=Win7SP1 dlllist -p 1337

5. YARA Rules for Detection

rule RAT_Agent { 
strings: 
$s1 = "C2_Server" 
$s2 = { 6A 40 68 00 30 00 00 6A 14 } 
condition: 
any of them 
}

What Undercode Say

Malware analysis requires a mix of static and dynamic techniques. Tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, and x64dbg help reverse-engineer binaries, while sandboxes like Cuckoo and Any.Run provide behavioral insights. Always analyze malware in isolated environments (VMware, VirtualBox) with network monitoring (tcpdump, Wireshark).