Android Malware Analysis - From Zero to Hero

This course will be your go-to guide on how to reverse engineer Android mobile applications and understand its components.

We will begin with a quick introduction on Android security, then we will setup our Kali lab with all the necessary tools, then learn about major mobile attack vectors before getting hands on with actually decompiling and decoding APK files in order to perform static analysis.

We will wrap up the course by performing dynamic analysis. The android applications used in this course have live malware, nothing is theoretical !

• Introduction 04:22

  • 1: Introduction Preview 02:51
  • 2: Why Android Preview 01:31

• Android Security Architecture 06:18

  • 3: Android Platform 01:24
  • 4: Android Security Architecture 01:54
  • 5: Android Security Features 01:46
  • 6: Google Security Services 01:14

• APK Anatomy 06:23

  • 7: Android Application Anatomy 02:53
  • 8: APK File Structure 02:11
  • 9: DEX File 01:19

• Mobile Malware Types 06:58

  • 10: Mobile Malware Types 06:58

• Setup Your Lab 02:51

  • 11: Setup Your Lab in Kali 01:50
  • 12: Tools Explained 01:01

• Where to Find Malicious APKs 13:18

  • 13: Acquire Malicious Apps1 04:37
  • 14: Create a Malicious Application 03:09
  • 15: Extract APKs From Your Phone 01:53
  • 16: Malware Distribution Mechanisms 03:39

• Malware Analysis Approaches 05:06

  • 17: Static vs Dynamic Malware Analysis 05:06

• Reverse Engineer a Mobile App 04:11

  • 18: Decode and Decompile Android Apps 02:58
  • 19: Unzip vs Decode 01:13

• Perform Static Analysis 27:11

  • 20: Analysis of Code4hk APK 12:59
  • 21: Analysis of COVID Spy Max APK 03:42
  • 22: Analysis of Trojan APK 07:44
  • 23: Dangerous Permissions 01:01
  • 24: Keyword Search Tecniques 01:45

• Inject Legit APKs with Malware 09:36

  • 25: Inject Whatsapp Application With a Payload 04:10
  • 26: Injecting a Legit APK and Analyze it using MobSF 05:26

• Execute Dynamic Analysis 11:48

  • 27: Download and Setup Genymotion 03:48
  • 28: Dynamic Analysis 03:50
  • 29: SSL Interception 04:10

Mobile devices have become part of our daily life and routine. Their use tremendously increased over the last couple of years, so that the have became ubiquitous. Given this fact, the number of malicious mobile applications is tremendously increasing. If you work in cybersecurity, it is imperative to expand your skillset on how to understand and analyze mobile malware

What you'll learn

• Perform static malware analysis

• Perform dynamic malware analysis

• Detect malicious and data exfiltration code

• Reverse engineer APKs

• Understand Android security architecture

• Understand Android attack surface

By the end of the course, you will be confident to utilize Kali tools to spot any data exfiltration or malicious behavior of Android applications.

• Cyber Security analysts
• Ethical hackers
• Engineering, IT, and computer science students

• Programming experience, mainly Java and XML

• Familiar with Kali Linux

• Basic cybersecurity knowledge

• Interest in malware analysis

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Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included