Malware Analysis
Duration:
1 Teaching Period
Unit Code:
COS20030
Contact Hours:
Recommended 10 hours of study per week
About this unit
This unit introduces students to various malware and their characteristics in an in-depth manner. Students will learn about the malware analysis methodology and the tools that assist with malware analysis.
Content
- Malware overview
- Malware types
- Traditional (virus, worm, logic bomb, trojan horse)
- Autonomous (adware, rootkit, bootkit, spyware)
- Remote-controlled (ransomware, bots, backdoor)
- Malware analysis types: static, dynamic
- Malware analysis methodology and tools