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Topic 5.4 of In-Depth Malware Analysis
Four fileless execution techniques, WMI event subscription persistence, registry-resident payloads, multi-technology attack chain analysis, detection evidence sources, and the Astaroth case study.
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 — Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047)
ATT&CK entry for WMI abuse including event subscription persistence with real-world examples.
Sysmon Configuration — SwiftOnSecurity
Production-ready Sysmon configuration covering WMI activity (Events 19/20/21), process creation, and network connections.
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.
