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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
Static malware analysis examines a file without executing it, using disassembly, strings, hashes, and headers to identify malicious capabilities and IOCs.
Static Malware Analysis Definition: Static malware analysis examines a file without executing it, using disassembly, strings, hashes, and headers to identify malicious capabilities and IOCs.
Static malware analysis is the examination of a suspicious file or binary without executing it, in order to understand its structure, capabilities, and indicators of compromise. Techniques include inspecting file headers and PE metadata, computing hashes, extracting strings, disassembling code, and reviewing imported functions. Because the sample never runs, static analysis is safer than dynamic analysis but can be defeated by packing, encryption, and obfuscation.
Static Malware Analysis is one of the topics you'll master in the CEH Boot Camp.
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