Advanced Malware Analysis

CHAPTER3

Malware Deployment

 

Before malware can do any real damage, it must reach the target system. To reach a target system, the attackers use or abuse different technologies, some of which are legitimate while others are designed purely to deploy malware.

Malware deployment is just as important as the actual capabilities of malware. Without the deployment technology, malware, no matter how sophisticated, will be rendered useless. Think of malware as soldiers. For them to reach their target site, they must be deployed effectively and oftentimes under stealth. This is why capable countries invest in air, land, and sea deployment vehicles for the purpose of successfully carrying soldiers to their target destinations. This is the same concept ...