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Malware Analysis

Dissect malicious software safely. Master static and dynamic analysis, assembly basics, and reverse engineering to understand how malware works.

When antivirus fails, you need to know what the code is doing. This course teaches you to reverse engineer malware in a safe, isolated lab environment. You will perform Static Analysis to extract strings and signatures without running code, and Dynamic Analysis to observe behavior (registry changes, network beacons) while the malware runs. We cover x86 Assembly basics and using debuggers/disassemblers like Ghidra and IDA Pro to analyze compiled binaries.

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Complete Course Syllabus

  • 1
    Lab Setup
    Creating safe VMs and network isolation.
  • 2
    Static Analysis
    Hashing, strings, and PE header inspection.
  • 3
    Dynamic Analysis
    Monitoring process, file system, and network activity.
  • 4
    Assembly Primer
    Registers, stacks, and common instructions (MOV, JMP).
  • 5
    Code Reversal
    Using Ghidra to decompile binaries into logic.

Estimated completion time: 21 lessons • Self-paced learning • Lifetime access

Career Outlook

Estimated Salary
$120k - $170k

Career Paths

Malware Analyst $120k-$165k
Reverse Engineer $130k-$180k
Threat Hunter $115k-$160k

What You Will Learn

Build a safe, isolated malware analysis lab environment
Perform static analysis to identify packed code and strings
Conduct dynamic analysis to observe runtime behavior
Read basic x86 Assembly to understand logic flow
Use disassemblers like Ghidra to reverse engineer binaries

Skills You Will Gain

Reverse Engineering Assembly Language Static/Dynamic Analysis Debugging Sandboxing

Who Is This For

Incident Responders
Security Researchers
Anti-Virus Devs

Prerequisites

Coding concepts
OS Internals

Malware Analysis FAQs

Is it safe?

We teach strict sandboxing to prevent infection.

Hard to learn?

Assembly is challenging; requires patience.

Tools cost?

Ghidra is free (NSA); IDA Pro is expensive.

Coding?

Reading code (C/Assembly) is required.

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