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  • Reflecting on my journey

    Only a couple more weeks left until I have finished this journey I started 4 years ago. Back then it felt as if all signs pointed toward having me pursue a different career path.  Once I had the inkling that I wanted to pursue a different career I reached out to friends in family in…

  • A Hint of Dynamic Analysis

    This week I have started dynamic analysis. This consists of using Process Monitor, Process Explorer, WireShark, and INetSim. As outlined in my previous blog posts I have set up an isolated virtual environment and I have taken safety precautions before launching the malware. What is key to this analysis is setting up snapshots prior to…

  • I’m dealing with Trojans!

    While performing static analysis I learned that security vendors identified the files I am working with as Trojans.  This made me wonder what a Trojan is and how it works. In this blog post I will share the information I have found regarding this. Similar to its name a Trojan virus is software that fools…