CPSC 7326 - Malware Analysis

Three credit hours.

Malware, despite the wide-spread use of anti-malware tools, still persists to exist in large-scale. Malware outbreaks can cost businesses large sums of money through business disruption, harming reputation, and recovery efforts. This class offers a thorough analysis of Malware including cutting edge techniques to detect and deal with it. Topics covered include History and Prevalence of Malicious Code, Types of Malicious Code, Infection Mechanisms and Targets, Virus Propagation Mechanisms, Defending against Viruses, Worms and Worm Components, Impediments to Worm Spread, Super Worms, Malicious Mobile Code, Backdoors, Polymorphic Malware, Rootkits, Process for Malware Analysis.

Prerequisites: CPSC 4360/CPSC 5360 or Consent of Instructor.