Malware and Reverse Engineering Resources
A compiled list of resources, certifications, and training to help you on your Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering Journey
*Disclaimer: These resources are for your educational pursuits in learning Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering. It is highly discouraged to use these resources for anything other than educational pursuits and the author is not liable for what you do in your own time.... so be good.*
Malware Analysis Certifications
(GREM) Giac Reverse Engineering and Malware by SANS https://www.giac.org/certifications/reverse-engineering-malware-grem/
(PJMR) Practical Junior Malware Researcher by TCM Security https://certifications.tcm-sec.com/pjmr/
Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering Training
FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/reverse-engineering-malware-malware-analysis-tools-techniques/
FOR710: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Advanced Code Analysis https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/reverse-engineering-malware-advanced-code-analysis/
Cracking Lessons (CSL/CSP/MDV1/MDV2) https://www.crackinglessons.com
Practical Malware Analysis and Triage https://academy.tcm-sec.com/p/practical-malware-analysis-triage
Ultimate Malware Analysis by Zero2Automated https://lnkd.in/dN7v2zNj
Malware Analysis Fundamentals by Let's Defend https://lnkd.in/dSDUeyP7
CS6038/CS5138 Malware Analysis https://class.malware.re/
Malware Analysis CSCI 4976 by RPISEC https://github.com/RPISEC/Malware
Reverse Engineering 101/102 by Malware Unicorn https://malwareunicorn.org/workshops/re101.html#0 https://malwareunicorn.org/workshops/re102.html#0
Books:
Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software https://lnkd.in/dmyhKDBV https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Malware-Analysis-Hands-Dissecting/dp/1593272901
Malware Analysis Detection Engineering https://www.amazon.com/Malware-Analysis-Detection-Engineering-Comprehensive/dp/1484261925
Malware Analyst’s Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/Malware-Analysts-Cookbook-DVD-Techniques/dp/0470613033
Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering https://www.amazon.com/Reversing-Secrets-Engineering-Eldad-Eilam/dp/0764574817
(Threat Intel Book) Operationalizing Threat Intelligence https://www.amazon.com/Operationalizing-Threat-Intelligence-operationalizing-intelligence/dp/1801814686
Blogs:
https://exploitreversing.com/ - really good malware blogs
https://zeltser.com/malicious-software/ —Author of GREM (Great blog)
RE Microsoft Defender
https://github.com/0xAlexei/WindowsDefenderTools
RECON-BRX-2018-Reverse-Engineering-Windows-Defender-s-JavaScript-Engine.pdf
us-18-Bulazel-Windows-Offender-Reverse-Engineering-Windows-Defenders-Antivirus-Emulator.pdf
Malware/RE Practice Ranges
RE malware source code and samples (VXUnderground)
Malware Zoo with a large collection of malware in a single python database
Flare-On CTF collections
Tools
Flare-VM https://github.com/mandiant/flare-vm
Binary Ninja
Security Research Groups Within Companies:
Tyto athene
Cisco Talos
Palo Alto Unit42
Mandiant
CrowdStrike
Carbon Black
Google project zero
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