Certified Malware Analysis Professional

Course details

Malware analysis is the study or process of determining the functionality, origin and potential impact of a given malware sample such as a virus, worm, trojan horse, rootkit, or ;Through this course, complicated concepts in malware analysis are explained in simple language so that everyone can understand the fundamental concepts; this is enhanced by many examples of using tools to analyze malware manually and automatically.

Why should one take Malware Analysis Professional Certification?
This Course is intended for professionals and graduates wanting to excel in their chosen areas. It is also well suited for those who are already working and would like to take certification for further career progression.

Earning Vskills Malware Analysis Professional Certification can help candidate differentiate in today's competitive job market, broaden their employment opportunities by displaying their advanced skills, and result in higher earning potential.

Who will benefit from taking Malware Analysis Professional Certification?
Job seekers looking to find employment in IT security, or IT departments of various companies, students generally wanting to improve their skill set and make their CV stronger and existing employees looking for a better role can prove their employers the value of their skills through this ;
 
Benefits of Certification

• Government certification
• Certification valid for life
• Lifelong e-learning access
• Learning Hours: 15+ hrs

 
How It Works

1. Select Certification & Register
2. Receive Online e-Learning Access (LMS)
3. Take exam online anywhere, anytime
4. Get certified & Increase Employability

Test Details

• Duration: 60 minutes
• No. of questions: 50
• Maximum marks: 50, Passing marks: 25 (50%).
• There is NO negative marking in this module.
• Online exam.

 
TABLE OF CONTENT

Malware Analysis Basics and Lab Setup

• What Is Malware and the Need for Malware Analysis
• Types of Malware
• Malware Analysis Methodology
• How to Set Up Your Lab?
• Why a Snapshot Is Useful?
• Some Warnings

Dynamic Malware Analysis

• Why Dynamic Analysis?
• Monitoring System Processes
• Analyzing Network Traffic
• Detecting Local Changes
• What Is a Debugger?
• Basic Features of OllyDbg
• Malware Analysis Using OllyDbg

Static Malware Analysis

• Why Static Analysis?
• x86 Instruction Set
• Introduction to File Formats
• Extracting Useful Information from Malware Binary
• Finding Imports and Linked Files
• How a Disassembler Can Help Us?
• Basic Features of IDA Pro
• Malware Analysis Using IDA Pro

Malware Evasion Techniques

• Anti-Debugging
• Anti-Disassembly
• Anti-Virtual Machines
• Data Encoding
• Polymorphism
• More Evasion Techniques

Malware Functionalities

• Backdoors
• Keyloggers and Information Stealers
• Downloaders
• Ransomware
• Rootkits

Malware Advanced Techniques

• Privilege Escalation
• Persistence Methods
• Data Encoding
• Covert Launching Techniques

Advanced Dynamic Malware Analysis

• Using a Debugger
• An Overview of the Windows Environment
• User Mode Debugging
• Malware Analysis Using OllyDbg
• Features of OllyDbg
• Kernel Mode Debugging
• Malware Analysis Using WINDBG
• Features of WINDBG

Advanced Static Malware Analysis

• Advanced Notes on the x86 Architecture
• How a Disassembler Can Help Us
• Loading and Navigating Using IDA Pro
• Functions in IDA
• IDA Pro Graphic Features
• Analysing Malware Using IDA Pro

Malware Detection and Defence

• Malware Detection Techniques
• Steps to Clean a Compromised Network
• How Intrusion Detection Systems Work
• An Introduction to Snort
• How to Setup Snort?

Evasive Malware

• How Do Packers Work?
• How to Detect Packed Malware?
• How to Unpack a Malware Program?
• Examples of Unpacking a Malware Program

Updated on 20 December, 2023