Tag: static analysis
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VB2019 paper: Static analysis methods for detection of Microsoft Office exploits
Though the typical malware attack in 2020 arrives by email and is executed via the enabling of Office macros, some attacks exploit (patched) vulnerabilities in Office that allow for the execution of malicious code when someone merely opens the file. In a paper presented at VB2019 in London, McAfee researcher Chintan Shah presented methods for…
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VB2018 paper and video: Android app deobfuscation using static-dynamic cooperation
The two most common methods for analysing potentially malicious files each have their shortcomings. Dynamic analysis only looks at what actually happens when the code is run and can thus be frustrated by anti-analysis techniques. Static analysis doesn’t have this shortcoming, but is hindered by obfuscation used in the file. In a paper presented at…
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VB2018 paper and video: Android app deobfuscation using static-dynamic cooperation
The two most common methods for analysing potentially malicious files each have their shortcomings. Dynamic analysis only looks at what actually happens when the code is run and can thus be frustrated by anti-analysis techniques. Static analysis doesn’t have this shortcoming, but is hindered by obfuscation used in the file. In a paper presented at…