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Malware Analysis Fundamentals

The ability to analyze malware has become a necessary skill for anyone performing incident response. This course will teach the skills required to properly, quickly, and safely analyze malware by examining both its characteristics and behavior.

Beginner
3h 20m
(171)

Created by Tyler Hudak

Last Updated May 05, 2017

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Malware Analysis Fundamentals

The ability to analyze malware has become a necessary skill for anyone performing incident response. This course will teach the skills required to properly, quickly, and safely analyze malware by examining both its characteristics and behavior.

Beginner
3h 20m
(171)

Created by Tyler Hudak

Last Updated May 05, 2017

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What you'll learn

Since finding malware is a common occurrence for anyone that performs incident response, knowing how to properly analyze that malware is an essential skill. In this course, Malware Analysis Fundamentals, you'll gain the ability to analyze malware. First, you'll explore how to keep yourself and your systems safe when analyzing malware. Next, you'll discover how to get information on the malware by examining its characteristics. Finally, you'll learn how to execute malware and watch how it interacts with your system. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of malware analysis needed to safely and successfully determine what a malware sample does and the risk it presents.

Malware Analysis Fundamentals
Beginner
3h 20m
(171)
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Tyler Hudak - Pluralsight course - Malware Analysis Fundamentals
Tyler Hudak
9 courses 4.8 author rating 379 ratings

Tyler Hudak has more than 15 years of experience performing malware analysis, computer forensics, and incident response for multiple organizations. He loves sharing the knowledge he has gained on these topics in his presentations and classes!

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