Wireshark: Malware and Forensics

Learn to use Wireshark for deep packet analysis, capturing, and forensics. Learn to detect and handle unusual traffic on a network and prevent malicious activity.

Syllabus

Introduction

Sniffing out the bad guys
What you should know

1. Recognizing Today’s Threats

Exploring cyberattacks and trends
Understanding malware and cyber threats
Packet analysis overview
Outlining the benefits of Wireshark
Using Tshark in the command line
Tap into your network
Create firewall rules
Challenge: Email forensics
Solution: Email forensics

2. Diving into the Network

Baseline your network
Displaying data using filters
Creating complex filters
Generating a Capture filters
Using statistics
Save, export, and print
Coloring rules for malware
Using a ring buffer
Challenge: HTTP packets
Response: HTTP packets
Challenge: Firewall rules
Solution: Firewall rules

3. Examining Unusual Activity

OSI layer attacks
Indications of compromise
Ports related to malicious activity
Understanding port scans
Investigating attacks
Using VirusTotal
Challenge: Analyze netstat output
Solution: Analyze netstatoutput

4. Case Studies

Fast flux DNS
Evaluating Trojan behavior
Examining TOR browser activity
Challenge: Packets and filters
Solution: Packets and filters

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Lisa Bock

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