Malware Analysis Overview

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🦠 Malware Analysis: Techniques, Tools, and Types

In this project, I explore Malware Analysis, a vital skill in cybersecurity that helps identify, study, and mitigate threats posed by malicious software. This guide covers everything from understanding different types of malwares to using various tools for in-depth analysis.

A Practical Guide to Malware Analysis

Want to learn how to identify and analyze malware effectively?
This presentation will guide you through:

✅What Malware is – The definition, types, and common characteristics of malware
✅ The Malware Analysis Process – Step-by-step analysis methods
✅ Types of Malwares – Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Ransomware, and more
✅ Tools for Malware Analysis – How to use powerful tools like:

  • Virus Total – Scans malware with multiple antivirus engines to detect known threats.

  • PE View – Views the structure and details of Windows executable files.

  • PEiD – Detects packers, cryptos, and compilers protecting the malware.

  • PE-Explorer – Analyzes executable files and reveals their internal components.

  • Malware Analysis Labs VM – Provides a controlled environment to safely isolate malware without risking your main system.

  • Private Windows Server – Ensures a secure, dedicated environment for malware testing.


💡 Whether you're new to malware analysis or enhancing your skills, this guide is beginner-friendly and practical!

Click here to view Full Presentation:

Cybersecurity Project3.pdf


Helpful Sources: 

  • You Tube Channel: Keen Buffer



  •  https://www.heaventools.com/overview.htm


Sources:

  1. Malware Analysis and Techniques – Keen Buffer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=verKqNVshS4. Accessed May 2, 2025.
  2. PE Explorer. (n.d.). Portable executable file analysis. Heaventools Software. Retrieved from https://www.heaventools.com/overview.htm
  3. VirusTotal Overview, from RedesZone, virustotal.png (1268×664), Accessed May 2, 2025.

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