Windows Malware Analysis for Hedgehogs – Beginner Training

Learn what truly matters from an actual analyst: malware reversing, clean vs malware, report writing, unpacking

Created by: Karsten Hahn
Principal Malware Researcher, Comp Sci M.Sc., Udemy Dozent

What Will I Learn?

• Triage and reverse engineering of potentially malicious samples
• Determine if a file is malicious, clean, potentially unwanted, grayware, corrupt or junk
• Write malware reports
• Know the common types of malware and how to identify them
• Know how and when to use a disassemblers, debuggers, meta data viewers
• Identify malware families
• Windows internals necessary for malware analysis, e.g., Windows registry
• Packer types, identification, basics of unpacking
• Analysis of native and .NET executables, installers, wrappers, scripts
• Basics of disinfection

Requirements

• You know how to program in at least one language (e.g. Python, C, C#, Java, ...)
• You are able to read x86 assembly

Target audience

• ideal for people with some IT experience or IT enthusiasts who are beginners in malware analysis and reverse engineering
• entry-level or aspiring malware analysts
• computer science graduates
• software developers
• SOC analysts
• hobby programmers