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Course Overview

Documents are one of the main vectors of attacks for malware because of their widespread use. Everyone uses documents to create reports, memos and articles. In fact, everything we do for communication involves the use of documents. That is why this is a very popular way to infect computers. Documents are used as the first stage of a malware attack. Embedded in documents are scripts that will download a second-stage payload consisting of additional malware, ?ransomware,?remote access tools?and more. 

In this course, you will learn how to check and analyze malicious pdf and office documents for signs of?malicious artefacts?and?indicators of compromise. This is a?beginners course?and targeted to those who are absolutely new to this field. I?will take you from zero to a proficient level in analyzing malicious documents. You will learn using plenty of?practical walk-throughs. We will learn the basic knowledge and skills in analyzing documents. All the needed tools and where to download them will be provided.

By the end of this course, you will have the fundamentals of malware analysis of documents under your belt to further your studies in this field. Even if you do not intend to take up malware analysis as a career, still the knowledge and skills gained would enable you to check documents for dangers and protect yourself from these attacks.

The necessary resources for this course are in the "Resources" section of Video 1.1. You can also access them through this direct link - https://github.com/ec-council-learning/Malware-Analysis-of-Malicious-Documents

What You Will Learn

  • Analyze Malicious Documents.
  • Analyze Malicious PDF documents.
  • Analyze Malicious Microsoft documents.
  • Learn to Install Remnux Virtual Machine.
  • Learn to Extracting document Meta-Data.
  • Understand Basic Linux Commands Used in Malware Analysis.
  • Extract Embedded Objects and Javascript from PDF documents.
  • Extract VBA Macro Scripts from Office Documents.
  • Learn to De-obfuscate Javascript and VBA scripts.
  • Learn to Automate Analysis of Documents.
  • Viewing and Debugging Malicious Office Macros.
  • Identifying Maker and Origin of Malicious Documents.
  • Use Yara to Identify Malicious Patterns and Signatures.
  • Analyze Open Office XML Format Documents.
  • Analyze Structured Storage Format Documents.
  • Analyze Powershell scripts.
  • Learn to Estimate age and date of document creation.
  • Learn how to Detect Malware Artifacts and Indicators of Compromise.

Program Curriculum

  • Installing a Windows VM
  • Configuring Windows VM
  • Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Office 2013
  • Installing RemNux
  • Post-Install Configurations
  • Summary of Virtual Machines
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Malware Analysis Process
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Intro to Static Analysis and Lab on Analysing a PDF Document
  • Lab - Static Analysis of a Microsoft Document
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Introduction to Analysis of PDF Documents
  • PDF Objects
  • PDF Keywords
  • String and Data Encoding
  • PDF Analysis Tools
  • Lab: Using pdfid and pdf-parser
  • How to Fix Yara Include File Error
  • Lab: Using peepdf
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Principles of Performing JavaScript Analysis
  • De-obfuscating JavaScript
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Introduction to Lab Exercise
  • Lab Exercise Walkthrough
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Principles of Analysing Office Documents
  • Lab - Analysing Office Documents and Extracting VBA Macro Scripts
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Principles of VBA Script Analysis
  • VBA Script Analysis Walkthrough
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Principles of Using Debuggers in Document Analysis
  • Installing Lazy Office Analyzer
  • Lab: A Walkthrough on Debugging a Malicious Office Document
  • Chapter 9 Quiz

  • Introduction Lab Exercise: Analysing an Office Document
  • Lab Walkthrough: Document Analysis
  • Lab Walkthrough: Debugging A Malicious Office Document
  • Chapter 10 Quiz

Recap and Where to Get Malware Samples

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Instructor

Paul Chin

Paul Chin is a semi-retired college lecturer with more than 20 years’ experience in teaching computing and information technology. His interests range from reversing, coding to graphics design, apps, games development, music, health, spirituality, and well-being. In his spare time, he also plays the piano and keyboard. He enjoys teaching face-to-face and online and also loves educating and inspiring others to succeed and live the life of their dreams.

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