Certified Malware Developer (CMD)
This is beginner level course and certification on windows malware development. This is next step into the world of malware development, analysis and reverse engineering. This course contains videos, 50+ practice challenges and an examination to achieve the certificate.
Who are we?
PointerSec offers affordable cybersecurity courses and certifications. We also provide free cybersecurity education through our youtube channel "Tech69" which contains 700+ videos on most of offensive security topics.
We focus mainly on Offensive Security topics like Pentesting, Red Teaming, Malware Development, Reverse engineering, etc.
Prerequisites
- 50GB Storage either HDD/SSD
- 50GB Internet access
- Good CPU with atleast 4 cores and 8gb RAM
- Programming experience is not mandatory but it helps
- Curious to google everything
50+ Lab Challenges
Mastering Sophisticated Attack Strategies
Readily available code snippet modules
Crafting Stealthy and Persistent Threats
Videos
Pioneering Cutting-edge Exploitation Techniques
Your Certificate
You can achieve this certificate after completing the exam.
Curriculum
Introduction
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Join our Discord
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Setting up Lab Environment
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Setting up Rust Environment
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Rust Fundamentals
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Fundamentals - Part 1
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Fundamentals - Part 2
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Enumerating Processes
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Enumerating Threads
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Enumerating Operating System
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Enumerating DLLs
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Enumerating Token
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Creating DLL & Exporting a function
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Enumerating Clipboard
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Enumerating Process parameters & Environment Block
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Enumerating Network Shares
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File Operations
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Enumerating Registry
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Windows Named Pipes
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OS Command Execution
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Rusty Reverse Shell
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Shellcode Injection
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DLL Injection
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DLL Proxying / Forwarding
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Writing a Reflective PE Loader
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- Writing our own FillStructureFromArray function (12:13)
- Writing our own FillStructureFromMemory function (8:08)
- Parsing DOS Header (15:58)
- Parsing NT Header (15:52)
- Mapping sections (15:05)
- Fixing Imports (25:56)
- Fixing Base Relocations (13:54)
- Testing Metasploit Payloads (4:33)
- Writing our own ReadStringFromMemory function (6:59)
Bypassing AMSI
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API Hooking
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IAT Hooking
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Hiding any process from Task Manager
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Process Hollowing
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NTFS Transactions
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API Hashing
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Process Doppelganging
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PPID Spoofing
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DLL Hollowing
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Bypassing AppLocker
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Building a Simple Debugger
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- Introduction to Debugging (4:37)
- Creating a new DEBUG process (14:40)
- Attaching to the process and Waiting for DEBUGEVENT (16:13)
- Continuing the DEBUG EVENT and Detaching (11:03)
- Handling the DEBUG EVENTS (11:46)
- Setting Software breakpoints (16:54)
- Clearing Software breakpoints (19:44)
- Setting Hardware Breakpoints (15:51)
- Clearing Hardware Breakpoints (11:14)
AMSI Bypass via Hardware Breakpoints
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Windows Services basics
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Creating our malicious service for persistence
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Abusing Unquoted service paths
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Insecure Service Permissions
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Lab Challenges Walkthrough
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- Challenge1- Walkthrough (4:43)
- Challenge2 - Walkthrough (3:38)
- Challenge3 - Walkthrough (0:59)
- Challenge4 - Walkthrough (2:55)
- Challenge5 - Walkthrough (5:08)
- Challenge6 - Walkthrough (10:41)
- Challenge7 - Walkthrough (1:17)
- Challenge8 - Walkthrough (1:40)
- Challenge9 - Walkthrough (2:29)
- Challenge10 - Walkthrough (4:09)
- Challenge11 - Walkthrough (4:41)
- Challenge12- Walkthrough (2:51)
- Challenge13 - Walkthrough (4:17)
- Challenge14 - Walkthrough (3:42)
- Challenge15 - Walkthrough (3:41)
- Challenge16 - Walkthrough (4:36)
- Challenge17 - Walkthrough (2:31)
- Challenge18 - Walkthrough (2:54)
- Challenge19 - Walkthrough (4:06)
- Challenge20 - Walkthrough (1:27)
- Challenge21 - Walkthrough (1:13)
- Challenge22 - Walkthrough (1:21)
- Challenge23 - Walkthrough (2:07)
- Challenge24 - Walkthrough (2:13)
- Challenge25 - Walkthrough (3:14)
- Challenge26- Walkthrough (2:37)
- Challenge27 - Walkthrough (2:26)
- Challenge28 - Walkthrough (1:56)
- Challenge29 - Walkthrough (3:35)
- Challenge30 - Walkthrough (1:55)
- Challenge31 - Walkthrough (1:37)
- Challenge32 - Walkthrough (2:21)
- Challenge33 - Walkthrough (1:20)
- Challenge34 - Walkthrough (1:44)
- Challenge35 - Walkthrough (3:05)
- Challenge36 - Walkthrough (1:39)
- Challenge37 - Walkthrough (2:37)
- Challenge38 - Walkthrough (2:05)
- Challenge39 - Walkthrough (3:18)
- Challenge40 - Walkthrough (3:01)
- Challenge41 - Walkthrough (3:47)
- Challenge42 - Walkthrough (3:23)
- Challenge43 - Walkthrough (1:52)
- Challenge44 - Walkthrough (2:32)
- Challenge45 - Walkthrough (4:08)
- Challenge46 - Walkthrough (5:36)
- Challenge47 - Walkthrough (4:04)
- Challenge48 - Walkthrough (2:58)
- Challenge49 - Walkthrough (2:22)
- Challenge50 - Walkthrough (1:40)
All code snippets github repo
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Scheduling the Exam
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