Getting started with malware analysis for absolute beginners
A few months ago I did some basic malware analysis as part of an incident responder training. As I was completely new to the field of malware analysis, I learned a lot of new things. This primer is my way of sharing my experiences as a beginner in the field. In this write-up, I want to describe some of the basics and point enthusiastic beginners like myself in the direction of more self-education resources.
I use the following broad, pragmatic definition of malware: malware is basically anything malicious that potentially has a negative impact on a system.
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