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A New Era of Malware Analysis
By Stas Gaivoronskii, a Malware Analyst at ANY.RUN
Malware is a constant threat to organizations around the world. Open an email and you may lose a lot of
money, data, and reputation. Different tools can help to overcome these situations.
After the attack cybersecurity analytics usually collect and investigate a malicious program to find out its
type and functions. The best way to do this safely is by sandboxing.
There are several tools that researchers use for investigating malware. However, malicious programs get
smarter, and they can identify a virtual machine. Botnets, Trojans, RATs, and others focus on small
details that can ruin the whole analysis: they require user interaction, specific software versions, etc.
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