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Malware Analysis and Introduction to Assembly Language

IBM

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Malicious software, or malware, is typically delivered over a network and is designed to cause disruption to a computer, client, server, or network. Disruptions can include leaked private information, unauthorized access to information or systems, blocked user access, interference with security and privacy, or numerous other variations of attacking systems.
Malware analysis dissects malware to gather information about the malware functionality, how the system was compromised so that you can defend against future attacks. 

Assembly is a low-level language that is used to communicate with the machine. Assembly programming is writing human-readable machine codes or machine instructions that are directly read by the computer. All high-level languages compiled programs like C or C++ can be broken down, analyzed, and understood using Assembly language with the help of a debugger. This process is known as reverse engineering.  Understanding what an executable program does is easy if you have direct access to the source code. But if not, such as the case with malware, learning Assembly can be helpful.

In this course, through video demonstrations, hands-on reverse engineering, and capture-the-flag type activities, you will be introduced to the processes and methods for conducting malware analysis of different file types. You will analyze native executable files, and analyze popular files like PowerShell, JavaScripts, and Microsoft Office documents.

Then you will learn the fundamentals of Assembly language, basic Win32 Assembly programming concepts, and how Reverse Engineers use Assembly to analyze malware.

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Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

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IBM Security Learning Services

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IBM Security

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Malware analysis overview and process

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 11 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Virtual Machine Setup

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 33 min), 10 readings, 1 quiz

4 videos

Lab setup5mLab setup demo9mFlare-VM2mCapture the Flag exercise demo16m

10 readings

Virtual Machine setup overview15mVirtual Machine setup steps10mVM Setup Exercise 1: Install VirtualBox or VMWare1hVM Setup Exercise 2: Download and install Windows Guest (Windows 10)1hVM Setup Exercise 3: Install Guest tools30mVM Setup Exercise 4: Install Flare-VM30mVM Setup Exercise 5: Install REMnux guest 30mVM Setup Exercise 6: Install Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader30mCapture the Flag exercises and Analytic Tools5mDownload exercise and sample files20m

1 practice exercise

Flare-VM knowledge check6m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Static and Dynamic analysis

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 35 min), 5 readings, 7 quizzes

5 videos

Static analysis5mStatic analysis demo12mDynamic analysis4mDynamic analysis demo part 18mDynamic analysis demo part 25m

5 readings

Module demos5mCapture the flag exercise: Static Analysis1hCTF exercise5mCapture the flag exercise: Dynamic Analysis1hCTF exercise5m

7 practice exercises

Static analysis knowledge check10mStatic analysis demo knowledge check6mCTF exercise: Static Analysis5mDynamic analysis knowledge check7mDynamic analysis demo knowledge check5mCTF exercise: Dynamic Analysis5mModule 3 assessment30m

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Manual code reversing

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 19 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

Week5

Week 5

3 hours to complete

Analyze PowerShell, JavaScript, and macro-enabled documents

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 26 min), 7 readings, 7 quizzes

4 videos

Analyzing PowerShell scripts6mAnalyzing JavaScripts part 14mAnalyzing JavaScripts part 28mAnalyzing macro-enabled documents7m

7 readings

Module demos5mCapture the flag exercise: Analyze PowerShell scripts1hCTF exercise5mCapture the flag exercise: Analyze JavaScripts30mCTF exercise5mCapture the flag exercise: Analyze Macro-enabled documents30mCTF exercise5m

7 practice exercises

Analyzing PowerShell scripts knowledge check3mCTF exercise: Analyze PowerShell scripts5mAnalyzing JavaScripts knowledge check3mCTF exercise: Analyze JavaScripts5mAnalyzing macro-enabled documents knowledge check3mCTF exercise: Analyze Macro-enabled documents5mModule 5 assessment15m

Week6

Week 6

1 hour to complete

Analyze ELF file format

1 hour to complete

3 videos (Total 17 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

Week7

Week 7

3 hours to complete

Analyze ASPX Webshell and JAR files

3 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 21 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

Week8

Week 8

1 hour to complete

Introduction to Assembly Language

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 26 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes

5 minutes to complete

Digital Badge

5 minutes to complete

1 reading

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