Malware Analysis: Sandboxing
In this lab, you’ll practice running malware in a sandbox and analyzing the results. When you’re finished, you’ll have experience using open-source tooling to analyze malware and learn what information they can reveal. Lastly, we will introduce some sandbox evasion techniques that demonstrate the challenges modern sandboxes face.
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Challenge
Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
Challenge
Malware Triage With a Custom Sandbox
This challenge will discuss what online resources you have available to upload malware samples. We will go over which sandboxes are free and some other tools that can be used to begin triage. We will describe the methodology of building your own Sandbox using open-source tools like Capa, SpeakEasy, and Floss. Finally, we will upload some malware to our custom sandbox and analyze the output.
Challenge
Malware Development and Anti-Analysis Techniques
We will go over some anti-sandbox techniques commonly used today. These are commonly found in highly evasive samples used by APTs, cyber criminals and advanced red teams.
Challenge
The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.
Recommended prerequisites
- Fundamental understanding of software/applications and how they are used on Windows.
- Familiar with virtualization/containers and their usage for malware analysis .
- Familiar with concepts of what is malware and why it is used by malicious actors.