Malware Analysis Lab

Understanding malware behavior and defense strategies

Analysis Techniques

Static Analysis

  • File Analysis
    • MD5/SHA Hashing
    • VirusTotal Integration
    • YARA Rules Creation
  • Code Analysis
    • Assembly Level Analysis
    • API Function Mapping
    • Control Flow Analysis
  • Binary Analysis
    • PE File Structure
    • Section Analysis
    • Import/Export Tables

Dynamic Analysis

  • Runtime Analysis
    • Process Monitoring
    • Registry Changes
    • File System Activity
  • Network Analysis
    • Traffic Patterns
    • C2 Communication
    • Protocol Analysis
  • Memory Analysis
    • Memory Dumps
    • Volatility Framework
    • Rootkit Detection

Recent Analysis Projects

  • RANSOMWARE

    WannaCry Analysis

    • Analyzed encryption mechanisms
    • Studied propagation methods
    • Documented kill-switch mechanism
  • TROJAN

    Banking Trojan Research

    • Reverse engineered C2 protocols
    • Analyzed data exfiltration methods
    • Studied evasion techniques

Lab Environment

Virtualization Setup

Isolated analysis environment with multiple VMs for different purposes.

VMware VirtualBox REMnux

Network Configuration

Segmented network setup for safe malware execution and analysis.

INetSim Wireshark PolarProxy

Analysis Tools

  • IDA Pro

    Advanced disassembler

  • x64dbg

    Windows debugger

  • Ghidra

    Software reverse engineering

Learning Resources

  • 📚 Practical Malware Analysis Book
  • 🎓 SANS FOR610 Course
  • 🌐 MalwareTech Blog