Schedule
All dates are subject to change
| Date | Class Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | Welcome & Introduction | |
| Thursday, January 20, 2022 | Malware Analysis Basics - Automated Tools | |
| Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | Lab 1 - Automated Tools | |
| Thursday, January 27, 2022 | Build Your Own: Malware Analysis Lab + Static Analysis | |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lab 2 - Analysis Lab: Static Analysis | Last Day to Withdraw without a 'W' (February 1st) |
| Thursday, February 3, 2022 | Behavioral Analysis | |
| Tuesday, February 8, 2022 | Lab 3 - Analysis Lab: Behavioral Analysis | |
| Thursday, February 10, 2022 | Behavioral Analysis: Networking Tools | |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2022 | Lab 4 - Win32 API | |
| Thursday, February 17, 2022 | Lab 4 - Win32 API | |
| Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | Lab Practical Exam 1 | |
| Thursday, February 24, 2022 | Assembly Programming: x86 and x64 ISA | |
| Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Lab 5 - x86 Assembly Programming | |
| Thursday, March 3, 2022 | Exam 1 Debrief Disassemblers, Debuggers, Decompilers |
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| Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | Debuggers (Demo with x64dbg) | |
| Thursday, March 10, 2022 | Lab 6 - Disassemblers and Debuggers | Due: Project 1 Proposal |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | No Class - Spring Break | |
| Thursday, March 17, 2022 | No Class - Spring Break | |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | Disassemblers (IDA) | |
| Thursday, March 24, 2022 | Lab 7 - Disassemblers (IDA) | Last Day to Withdraw (March 25th) |
| Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | Lab 7 - Disassemblers (IDA) | Project 1 Checkpoint Meetings |
| Thursday, March 31, 2022 | Anti-RE Techniques and Countermeasures | Project 1 Checkpoint Meetings |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | Lab 8 - Anti-RE Techniques | Project 1 Checkpoint Meetings |
| Thursday, April 7, 2022 | Lab 8 - Anti-RE Techniques | Project 1 Checkpoint Meetings |
| Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | Lab Practical Exam 2 | |
| Thursday, April 14, 2022 | Anti-RE 2 | |
| Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | Lab 9 - Anti-RE Techniques 2 | Due: Project 1 Report |
| Thursday, April 21, 2022 | Document Malware | |
| Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | Lab 10 - Document Malware | Due: Project 1 Recorded Video |
| Thursday, April 28, 2022 | Lab 10 - Document Malware | |
| Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | Bonus Topic - Fileless malware, Living Off the Land | Last Day of Class |