CSC 4250 - Malware Analysis and Defense

4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CSC 3210 - Computer Organization and Programming, CSC 2720 - Data Structures. Students must meet the Computer Science Major Eligibility Requirement in order to enroll in this course.
Description
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of malware analysis and defense techniques. Using hands-on experience students will attain an understanding of identifying the functionalities and behaviors of malicious software. Students will use a disassembler to decompose, execute, and trace each line of a program. They will also learn how to patch the executable file and modify its behavior for a more secure outcome. Students will also have the chance to examine the effects of different types of malicious software that run either natively on Windows or Linux platforms. Students will learn how to defend a system by tracing back the infection and identifying the vulnerability used to exploit and implant the malicious software within the system.