Labs

You’ll need a 64-bit computer and a 64-bit virtual machine in order to run the malware for these labs, as well as the advanced version of IDA Pro in order to analyze the malware.

Lab 21-1

Analyze the code in Lab21-01.exe. This lab is similar to Lab 9-2 Solutions, but tweaked and compiled for a 64-bit system.

Questions

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1. What happens when you run this program without any parameters?

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2. Depending on your version of IDA Pro, main may not be recognized automatically. How can you identify the call to the main function?

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3. What is being stored on the stack in the instructions from 0x0000000140001150 to 0x0000000140001161?

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4. How can you get this program to run its payload without changing the filename of the executable?

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5. Which two strings ...

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