malware analysis
2024-08-05
Malware Analysis is the process of understanding the behavior and purpose of a malware sample.
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obfuscation
2024-08-05
Similar to encryption, obfuscation techniques can protect sensitive data from being read. Obfuscation is often deployed as a defense against reverse ...
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Payload Encryption
2024-08-05
Payloads are often encrypted within code to make it more difficult for security softare to detect the malicious activity of the file. Payload ...
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PE Sections
2024-08-05
Portable Executable Sections contain the code and data of an executable.
Sections may contain code, variables, or resource information.
Programs may ...
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Program Database
2024-08-05 pe windows
Program Database (PDB) is a file format on Windows systems used to store debugging information about a program.
PDB files commonly have a .pdb file ...
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Ransomware
2024-08-05
Ransomware is a type of malware that permanently blocks access to a victim’s personal data unless a ransom is paid.
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Sandbox Detection
2024-08-05
Sandboxing is a dynamic detection method in which the scrutinized file (or sample) is executed within a contained environment (sandbox). The behavior ...
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shellcode
2024-08-05
Shellcode is a small piece of code employed by malware that is used as the payload when exploiting software vulnerabilities. It is known as shellcode, ...
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Signature Detection
2024-08-05
A signature in the context of malware analysis and detection is a series of bytes, strings, or characteristics that uniquely identifies a sample as ...
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strings command
2024-08-05
strings is a program that finds and prints readable strings within a binary file. It is useful for determing the contents of non-text files. This is ...
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