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Focal Point - Behavioral Malware Analysis

New - Learn the fundamental skills necessary to analyze malicious software from a behavioral perspective.

GK# 100221 Vendor# FP BMA

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Who Should Attend?

Threat operation analysts seeking a better understanding of malware
Incident responders who need to quickly address a system security breach
Forensic investigators who need to identify malicious software
Individuals who have experimented with malware analysis and want to expand their malware analysis techniques and methodologies

What You'll Learn

Set up a secure lab environment in which to analyze malicious software
Build and maintain a toolset of freely available, trusted tools
Classify different types of malware and describe their capabilities
Analyze malware samples of varying types to ascertain their specific behavioral characteristics and their impact on a system
Determine if a given sample is persistent and, if so, identify and remediate the persistence mechanism(s)
Identify when a sample is aware of its virtual environment and will require more advanced static or dynamic analysis

Prerequisites

Thorough understanding of Microsoft Windows
Experience with VMWare software although not required would be beneficial
Knowledge of networking protocols and Wireshark filtering is recommended but not required

Troubleshooting TCP/IP Networks with Wireshark

Follow-On Courses

Focal Point - Network Forensics and Investigation

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