shree-debug/Malware-Analysis-Projects-for-Beginners

# Malware-Analysis-Projects-for-Beginners ## Static Analysis of a Simple Malware Sample Objective: Understand the basics of static analysis by examining a known malware sample without executing it. Tasks: Extract strings, analyze the PE header, study the imports and exports, and identify any embedded resources. ## Dynamic Analysis in a Controlled Environment Objective: Learn how to safely execute and monitor malware in a virtual machine to observe its behavior. Tasks: Set up a sandbox environment, use tools like Process Monitor, Wireshark, and RegShot to monitor system changes and network activity, and create a detailed report on the malware's actions. ## Analyzing a Ransomware Sample Objective: Understand the inner workings of ransomware, including its encryption mechanisms and ransom note delivery. Tasks: Identify the encryption algorithm used, analyze the code responsible for file encryption, and determine how the ransomware communicates with its command-and-control server. ## Behavioral Analysis of a Keylogger Objective: Study how a keylogger operates and records keystrokes. Tasks: Capture the keylogger's process using tools like Procmon, identify how it logs keystrokes and where it stores the captured data, and explore any evasion techniques it uses. ## Network Traffic Analysis of a Trojan Objective: Analyze the network traffic generated by a Trojan to understand its communication patterns and potential data exfiltration. Tasks: Execute the Trojan in a controlled environment, use Wireshark to capture network traffic, identify the protocols used, decode any communication, and map out the command-and-control infrastructure.