Analyzing the Zeus Banking Trojan - Malware Analysis Project 101

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📝 Notes:
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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:01 - Overview of Analysis
3:52 - Background Info & History
7:11 - Overview of Analysis Tools
14:05 - Download Zeus Banking Trojan
19:25 - Static Analysis
55:27 - Advanced Static Analysis
1:06:36 - Dynamic Analysis
1:29:33 - Writing YARA Rule
1:40:55 - Conclusion
🔗 Links & Commands:
Zeus Banking Trojan Binary (Be Careful!) - github.com/ytisf/theZoo/tree/...
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  • @ruzu.
    @ruzu.8 ай бұрын

    ive sat through a lot of cyber threat related presentations and this was great! very informative and you have a really good presenter voice.

  • @BreakingStupidity
    @BreakingStupidity11 ай бұрын

    Very cool and in depth analysis. Haven’t finished the video but already just loving finding all these tools for malware detection and analysis

  • @bishophunter6955
    @bishophunter695511 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy your channel keep them coming. what I was needing. Thank you

  • @faanross
    @faanross5 ай бұрын

    this is really incredible grant, hope there are future eps in the work!

  • @mattheworr7059
    @mattheworr70595 ай бұрын

    Thanks for breaking everything down! Great for beginners and pros alike

  • @dekra6242
    @dekra62429 ай бұрын

    Amazing Video! I learned a lot. Keep up the good work!

  • @lydiagachari8191
    @lydiagachari8191Ай бұрын

    Learnt a lot. Thank you!

  • @Hartley94
    @Hartley9411 ай бұрын

    Thank, informative.

  • @JoeMama-dg8cl
    @JoeMama-dg8cl11 ай бұрын

    great video finished it

  • @MrIntake
    @MrIntake11 ай бұрын

    As soon as i finished watching the build for a lab, talk about perfect timing :)

  • @collinsinfosec

    @collinsinfosec

    11 ай бұрын

    Perfect timing haha! Enjoy.

  • @guilherme5094
    @guilherme509411 ай бұрын

    👍Thanks !

  • @lexiriam
    @lexiriam7 ай бұрын

    first off, great video. Exciting to work with something live and be guided as we go. There are a few things that I would hope you may touch up on with your next video. Someone commented about defanging. That sounds important. As for me, I would like to know what to do with the malware files after one is done. Does one simply turn off the VM or does one send the files to the trash bin, recycle, and then shut down the FlareVM window, or can we just simply reset the Snapshot? I know it sounds silly to ask, but definitely would help. Keep up the great work and again, looking forward to more of your videos.

  • @ME-L3U
    @ME-L3U9 ай бұрын

    20:35, Another way to keep your anxiety in check is to remove the .exe file extension meaning if you accidentally double-clicked on the file it won't recognize it as an executable and it won't execute, and change the file extension anxiety free just use the command line or PowerShell to change the files .exe extension to the file name with no extension.

  • @AvinashKumar-fe8xb
    @AvinashKumar-fe8xb11 ай бұрын

    Mind blowing. keep bringing these kind of wholesome videos. It really inspired to me get started being a newbie.. 😍 Few question though 1. I wonder why didn't you mention defanging the binary before performing all the static analysis. 2. Will there be more in depth analysis of malware in future videos? Like dissecting source code, if it can be recovered in some way. So that we can understand how it actually deleted itself and placed itself inside google update .

  • @collinsinfosec

    @collinsinfosec

    11 ай бұрын

    Happy to help. 1. Great point. I didn't mention defanging for this sample, since it wasn't necessary. But this was an oversight on my end, for safe handling, always defang! 2. Yes, hopefully. There will be more content to come. I still yet to learn some advanced analysis techniques.

  • @mehervardhan2177

    @mehervardhan2177

    10 ай бұрын

    can you please suggest any malware course outside and what course are you learning @@collinsinfosec

  • @MarcBadalBatllori
    @MarcBadalBatllori10 ай бұрын

    Very COOL video, are you going to do it with AWS version too? It would be amazing to see how it's done in a cloud enviroment

  • @vitss02
    @vitss024 ай бұрын

    This is the best Trojan. I am glad that I was familiar with the author of this magnificent virus and was in his group back in 2011.

  • @rob2rox
    @rob2rox9 ай бұрын

    intro is the uac bypass method, loops until you press yes

  • @abdullahtanveer316
    @abdullahtanveer31611 ай бұрын

    Bro I need a Suggestion I just completed my bachelor's in computer science and now I want to do my MS in cyber security. but I'm confused there are a lot of domains and also university programs' list that make me more confused, can you help find the right program for my ms in cyber security

  • @dharsann6515
    @dharsann65159 ай бұрын

    It would be helpful if you send the analysis report link to download. I am in need of it. Thanks

  • @ftgljared
    @ftgljaredАй бұрын

    Im getting an invalid architecture error when trying to floss the executable into strings.txt

  • @grletgo9794
    @grletgo979410 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @ChadVanHalen5150
    @ChadVanHalen51506 ай бұрын

    This is really well done However my malware was not acting at all the same way as yours was, it didn't ask to run any app and it had maybe one or two processes in the process tree. When detonating on WireShark, multiple times, never got a peep out of it. Made sure I was running remnux and all that, and they were connected host to host, etc But, I was still able to run the process alongside you, which is what I was looking to do. Great experience to put on a resume.

  • @JustinLazlo

    @JustinLazlo

    2 ай бұрын

    Is it possible that it detected it was in a VM? Malware will often behave differently if it does.

  • @ftgljared

    @ftgljared

    Ай бұрын

    @@JustinLazlo Nice, I didnt know that

  • @EurekaTeklemariamHaile
    @EurekaTeklemariamHaile11 ай бұрын

    best video with least views

  • @joelogbechie2049
    @joelogbechie204910 ай бұрын

    That's a flarevm lab right ?

  • @omarashraf4914
    @omarashraf491410 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this wonderful project❤ Is this the last part of the project?

  • @collinsinfosec

    @collinsinfosec

    10 ай бұрын

    This is the last part of the project. Hope you enjoyed the series!

  • @omarashraf4914

    @omarashraf4914

    10 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed it very much, thank you May I share it with my friends on LinkedIn and mention you?

  • @collinsinfosec

    @collinsinfosec

    9 ай бұрын

    @@omarashraf4914 Absolutely!

  • @kishanpatel-uk8su
    @kishanpatel-uk8su5 ай бұрын

    Hey man, I don’t comment much on KZread videos but you helped me with my capstone project for school. Thank you for your content!

  • @PVredeemed
    @PVredeemed11 ай бұрын

    If I want to work in Cybersecurity should I get a bachelors degree in Cybersecurity or bachelors degree in Computer Science with a minor in Cybersecurity? I know you have a bachelors degree in CBS, but would you recommend it instead of CS now that you've gone through it? Thanks.

  • @collinsinfosec

    @collinsinfosec

    11 ай бұрын

    Hi, correct, I have a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity. I recommend a Bachelor's in either. Do whichever one you find more interesting. Computer science may be more beneficial if you do not want to limit your opportunities to just security-oriented jobs after graduating. Also, many computer science degrees are well-established compared to the "newer" field of cybersecurity. I do not regret getting my degree in cybersecurity. I still would have chosen my degree in cybersecurity because I knew before entering university that I wanted to pursue the industry.

  • @PVredeemed

    @PVredeemed

    11 ай бұрын

    @@collinsinfosec Ok. Thank you so much for the reply! You have cleared up a lot of confusion!

  • @PVredeemed

    @PVredeemed

    11 ай бұрын

    @@collinsinfosec would you recommend the cybersecurity bachelors program from texas a&m commerce? I tried to post the link to the catalog but my comment keeps getting deleted. Thanks

  • @ftgljared

    @ftgljared

    Ай бұрын

    @@PVredeemed go to wgu, thank me later, i graduated in 7 months

  • @PandoraApocalypse
    @PandoraApocalypse8 ай бұрын

    Bro teach me how to create a Home lab to test these malware and malicious pcap stuff

  • @firosiam7786
    @firosiam778611 ай бұрын

    I would like to see how malware obfuscate themselves to evade defender and all

  • @tanhowseng
    @tanhowseng9 ай бұрын

    I can’t believe this is free

  • @cvport8155
    @cvport815511 ай бұрын

    Please make vd about malware apk analysis

  • @SeniorScriptKitty
    @SeniorScriptKitty16 күн бұрын

    this is from 15 years ago surely translatable but still

  • @MuhammadArhamMahmood
    @MuhammadArhamMahmood2 ай бұрын

    can anyone send me report for this

  • @user-sx6ve5hr4x
    @user-sx6ve5hr4x11 ай бұрын

    Please sir, how do i contact you. It's very important and will be beneficial to you too

  • @collinsinfosec

    @collinsinfosec

    11 ай бұрын

    Email is probably the best option, grant@cybercademy.org.

  • @tannisk
    @tannisk9 ай бұрын

    25:24

  • @noorsmadi-li8rc
    @noorsmadi-li8rc11 ай бұрын

    I love your videos because they are very useful. I wish you success🤍