Malware identification: signature-based, heuristic and behaviour-based detection

This week’s topics

Malware identification: signature-based, heuristic and behaviour-based detection

1. Malware identification: signature-based, heuristic and behaviour-based detection
2. Packed executables, PE headers, UPX and custom packers, entropy and unpacking

What you will be able to do

• 2.1 Explain the techniques used to identify malware.
• 2.2 Explain the characteristics of packed executables.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the techniques used to identify malware.

Study materials