Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis
Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis
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Topic 5.6 of In-Depth Malware Analysis
RAM acquisition methods, Volatility 3 essential plugins (pslist, psscan, malfind, dlllist, netscan, cmdline), malfind detection criteria, a ten-step analysis workflow, and extracting injected PE files from memory.
By the end of this topic, you will
Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial
EZ Bytes · quick recaps
Freeze Time Mid-Heist | Memory Forensics with Volatility 3 and Six Essential Plugins
82s
Video lesson
Quadrant 2 · e-Content
Quadrant 3 · Web Resources
Downloadable reference material
Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment
In-Depth Malware Analysis
Covers packed malware, manual unpacking, obfuscated PowerShell, fileless malware, code injection, API hooking, memory forensics with Volatility, sandbox analysis, and network signatures.
REMA: Complete Assessment
A comprehensive 120-question assessment covering the entire Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis curriculum: malware taxonomy and reverse engineering fundamentals, static and dynamic analysis, reversing malicious code, malicious web and document files, in-depth analysis of packed and fileless malware, and self-defending malware techniques.
Quadrant 5 · Play
Ungraded practice for Memory Forensics with Volatility: games and hands-on Skill Labs that use this topic, plus the crossword for In-Depth Malware Analysis. It never affects your unit assessment, and clearing a game or lab for the first time earns EZ Board points when you are signed in.
Crossword
In-Depth Malware Analysis
9 key terms from this unit. Free to play.
Race
Unpack Underpass
6 checkpoints from this unit. Free to play. Earn 30 EZ Board points on your first clear.
Discussion · 0 comments
This is the discussion thread for the lesson "Memory Forensics with Volatility" (Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis, Unit 5). Ask questions, share real-world examples, and help classmates who are stuck. Conversation starters. Try explaining one of these in your own words: - Acquire a memory dump from a VMware VM and from a live Windows system - Explain why psscan detects DKOM-hidden processes that pslist misses - Run malfind and interpret the output to identify injected code regions
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Open in forumMemLabs — Volatility CTF Challenges
Six beginner-to-intermediate memory forensics CTF challenges. Practice Volatility workflows on real memory dumps.