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Learning Malware Analysis

You're reading from   Learning Malware Analysis Explore the concepts, tools, and techniques to analyze and investigate Windows malware

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788392501
Length 510 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to Malware Analysis FREE CHAPTER 2. Static Analysis 3. Dynamic Analysis 4. Assembly Language and Disassembly Primer 5. Disassembly Using IDA 6. Debugging Malicious Binaries 7. Malware Functionalities and Persistence 8. Code Injection and Hooking 9. Malware Obfuscation Techniques 10. Hunting Malware Using Memory Forensics 11. Detecting Advanced Malware Using Memory Forensics 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

1. General Debugging Concepts


Before we delve into the features offered by these debuggers (IDA Pro, x64dbg, and DnSpy), It is essential to understand some of the common features that most debuggers provide. In this section, you will mainly see the general debugging concepts; in the subsequent sections, we will focus on the essential features of IDA Pro, x64dbg, and dnSpy.

1.1 Launching And Attaching To Process

Debugging normally begins by selecting the program to debug. There are two ways to debug a program: (a) attach the debugger to a running process, and (b) launch a new process. When you attach the debugger to a running process, you will not be able to control or monitor the process's initial actions, because by the time you have a chance to attach to the process, all of its startup and initialization code will have already been executed. When you attach the debugger to a process, the debugger suspends the process, giving you a chance to inspect the process's resources or set a breakpoint...

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