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Topic 3.6 of Reversing Malicious Code
Inline trampoline hooking and IAT hooking — installation mechanics, trampolines, rootkit file hiding via NtQueryDirectoryFile, detection tools, and identifying hooks in x64dbg.
By the end of this topic, you will
Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial
Quadrant 2 · e-Content
Quadrant 3 · Web Resources
Downloadable reference material
External links
MITRE ATT&CK — Hijack Execution Flow: Import Address Table (T1574.006)
ATT&CK entry for IAT hooking with real-world examples and detection recommendations.
API Monitor — Hook-Based API Tracing Tool
Free tool that hooks hundreds of Windows APIs and logs all calls with arguments. Essential for observing hook behaviour during dynamic analysis.
Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment
Reversing Malicious Code
Covers x86 and x64 assembly analysis, control flow graphs, Windows API-level malware behaviour, DLL analysis, injection techniques, API hooking, and Living-off-the-Land attacks.
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.
