Practical Malware Analysis - Michael Sikorski

Malware analysis is big business, and attacks can cost a company dearly. When malware breaches your defenses, you need to act quickly to cure current infections and prevent future ones from occurring.

For those who want to stay ahead of the latest malware,Practical Malware Analysis will teach you the tools and techniques used by professional analysts. With this book as your guide, you’ll be able to safely analyze, debug, and disassemble any malicious software that comes your way.

You’ll learn how to:

• Set up a safe virtual environment to analyze malware
• Quickly extract network signatures and host-based indicators
• Use key analysis tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and WinDbg
• Overcome malware tricks like obfuscation, anti-disassembly, anti-debugging, and anti-virtual machine techniques
• Use your newfound knowledge of Windows internals for malware analysis
• Develop a methodology for unpacking malware and get practical experience with five of the most popular packers
• Analyze special cases of malware with shellcode, C++, and 64-bit code.
• Table of Contents
  Introduction
  Chapter 0: Malware Analysis Primer
  Part 1: Basic Analysis
  Chapter 1: Basic Static Techniques
  Chapter 2: Malware Analysis in Virtual Machines
  Chapter 3: Basic Dynamic Analysis
  Part 2: Advanced Static Analysis
  Chapter 4: A Crash Course in x86 Disassembly
  Chapter 5: IDA Pro
  Chapter 6: Recognizing C Code Constructs in Assembly
  Chapter 7: Analyzing Malicious Windows Programs
  Part 3: Advanced Dynamic Analysis
  Chapter 8: Debugging
  Chapter 9: OllyDbg
  Chapter 10: Kernel Debugging with WinDbg
  Part 4: Malware Functionality
  Chapter 11: Malware Behavior
  Chapter 12: Covert Malware Launching
  Chapter 13: Data Encoding
  Chapter 14: Malware-Focused Network Signatures
  Part 5: Anti-Reverse-Engineering
  Chapter 15: Anti-Disassembly
  Chapter 16: Anti-Debugging
  Chapter 17: Anti-Virtual Machine Techniques
  Chapter 18: Packers and Unpacking
  Part 6: Special Topics
  Chapter 19: Shellcode Analysis
  Chapter 20: C++ Analysis
  Chapter 21: 64-Bit Malware
  Appendix A: Important Windows Functions
  Appendix B: Tools for Malware Analysis
  Appendix C: Solutions to Labs
  You can see it here :
  http://kienmanowar.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/practical-malware-analysis/
  Special thank to Kienmanowar for link.