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Malware analysis is big business, and attacks can cost a company dearly. When malware breaches your defenses, you need to act quickly to cure current infections and prevent future ones from occurring.

For those who want to stay ahead of the latest malware,
Practical Malware Analysis will teach you the tools and techniques used by professional analysts. With this book as your guide, you'll be able to safely analyze, debug, and disassemble any malicious software that comes your way.

You'll learn how to:
–Set up a safe virtual environment to analyze malware
–Quickly extract network signatures and host-based indicators
–Use key analysis tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and WinDbg
–Overcome malware tricks like obfuscation, anti-disassembly, anti-debugging, and anti-virtual machine techniques
–Use your newfound knowledge of Windows internals for malware analysis
–Develop a methodology for unpacking malware and get practical experience with five of the most popular packers
–Analyze special cases of malware with shellcode, C++, and 64-bit code

Hands-on labs throughout the book challenge you to practice and synthesize your skills as you dissect real malware samples, and pages of detailed dissections offer an over-the-shoulder look at how the pros do it. You'll learn how to crack open malware to see how it really works, determine what damage it has done, thoroughly clean your network, and ensure that the malware never comes back.

Malware analysis is a cat-and-mouse game with rules that are constantly changing, so make sure you have the fundamentals. Whether you're tasked with securing one network or a thousand networks, or you're making a living as a malware analyst, you'll find what you need to succeed in
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Michael Sikorski is a malware analyst, researcher, and security consultant at Mandiant. His previous employers include the National Security Agency and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Mike frequently teaches malware analysis to a variety of audiences including the FBI and Black Hat.
Andrew Honig is an Information Assurance Expert for the Department of Defense. He teaches courses on software analysis, reverse engineering, and Windows system programming. Andy is publicly credited with several zero-day exploits in VMware's virtualization products.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ No Starch Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Mar. 2012
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593272901
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593272906
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.1 x 4 x 23.5 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 369,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
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Customers find the book comprehensive, guiding readers through various steps of malware analysis. They appreciate its content, with one customer noting its amazing diagrams.
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Customers find the book comprehensive and well-structured, guiding readers through various steps of malware analysis.
Very nice book full of details. The only drawback is that a book like this becomes outdated in few weeks due to technical advancement in the field....Read more
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...demanding, but this takes you step by step through the code, with amazing diagrams and visual guides. There's no waffle either.Read more
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Customers find the content of the book amazing.
...If you're looking to get into malware analysis, this is probably the best book out there at the moment (Malware Analysts Cookbook is also great).Read more
This book is amazing. It is the first book you will need to get into malware analysis, and one of the books you will always need to have handy....Read more
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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Awesome!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2022
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    Just get it! It is a big book. Loads of stuff, but well writen and very helpful

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent introduction to malware analysis
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2013
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    Currently working my way through this book. It progresses at a good pace and explains a complex subject well. The authors clearly have a wealth of practical experience in this area and this comes through in the explanations, examples and labs. If you're looking to get into malware analysis, this is probably the best book out there at the moment (Malware Analysts Cookbook is also great).

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Essential Malware Analysis Guide
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    This book is an essential if you work in the computer security field and are required to understand and examine Malware. Students studying Malware Analysis should consider this as a must read. The book is very comprehensive and is very well laid out.

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    Very nice book full of details
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    Very nice book full of details. The only drawback is that a book like this becomes outdated in few weeks due to technical advancement in the field. Recommended.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    I have reverse engineered several zero-day malware specimens with the ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2017
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    I have reverse engineered several zero-day malware specimens with the help of this book. I am now excited whenever unsolicited email arrives in my inbox!

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2017
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    This book is amazing, i read a lot of books but this one is the best who read this he understands everything.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Don't hesitate
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2015
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    This book is amazing. It is the first book you will need to get into malware analysis, and one of the books you will always need to have handy. Simply a must-have.

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  • 2 out of 5 stars
    This is a big stumbling block for budding malware researchers like me, hoping to develop those skills
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 January 2018
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    A very well structured book, guiding the reader through the various steps of malware analysis. However, and this is a big problem, it is old. It recommends Windows XP as the operating system of choice for a malware analysis machine and a lot of the software is either no longer available, does not run on Windows 7 (a compromise between XP and Windows 10) or is now only available commercially. This is a big stumbling block for budding malware researchers like me, hoping to develop those skills. I got up to Chapter 3 and stopped, thoroughly disheartened. The authors (who did a fantastic job with this book some 7-8 years ago) really need to update it. This version will unfortunately languish in my Kindle repository, mostly unread.

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    Świetne dla początkujących
    Reviewed in Poland on 1 January 2026
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    Super ciekawa i informatywna. Niestety dużo nieaktualnych informacji już w 1 rozdziale ale to nic

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    A must book for all Malware and Security Researchers
    Reviewed in India on 25 November 2017
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    The best book that I have ever read, every topic has a complete coverage of what one should know about the Malware. The best book that every Malware Research should have. I have no words to express my thanks to the authors. A thousand dollar course for few dollar. It worth more than what you pay.

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    Excellent book
    Reviewed in Canada on 18 December 2016
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    This is a very well-done book. The downloadable content and extensive labs at the end of each chapter are entertaining and give the hands-on opportunity to make the information tangible and useful. It's a 766 page book and around 250 pages are comprehensive walk-through solutions to the labs.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Top livre à avoir
    Reviewed in France on 11 February 2022
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    Le meilleur livre pour commencer à apprendre le reverse, les malware, tout ce qui est bas niveau

    Je le recommande vivement

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    Questionable advertisememt
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on 8 March 2026
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    Not very useful as all labs are now inacessible including the mirrors on github. Definitely the publisher which keeps advertising the book should provide better information beyond the marketing and indicate that you have no actual access to practical content.

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