Malware Analysis: Tools and Techniques

This bachelor thesis adresses present day topic of broad interest, the topic of malware. This term stands for malicous software as viruses, worms, trojans, spyware etc. Simply put a software with intent to do harm to the users of computers or mobile devices, to their steal information or gain access to their private computer systems. This thesis is divided into several chapters. First few of them are theoretical. First one describes malware in general. It defines what malware is and divides it into categories. Second chapter introduces a discipline of malware analysis. A discipline where malware, its components and behaviour is analysed in laboratory environment. This chapter contains general description of malware analysis, categories in which is this analysis divided, and rules of said analysis. Third chapter goes even further into malware analysis. It describes and identifies its indiviual techniques and tools. Last chapter is focused on practical usage of malware analysis. Theoretical knowledge of malware analysis, specifically knowledge of tools and techniques described in previous chapters is demonstrated on real, live example of malware. Thanks to demonstration of tools and techniques; funcionality, structure and life cycle of mentioned piece of malware is also being analyzed. Goal of this thesis is to bring reader closer to the topic of malware, with emphasis on area of malware analysis. This contains an explanation what an malware analysis is, what is its purpose. Next goal is to develop a summary of malware analysis basic tools and techniques. Thesis contribution is application of knowledge of techniques and tools on real malware analysis. With the help of malware analysis, this thesis demonstrates its individual tools and techniques on live example of malware. Other contributions are deriving from analysis itself. Funcionality, structure and life cycle of analysed piece of malware is also being explained