Malus Binary Analyses where Antivirii Cease
Abstract
In the ethereal world of information security, threats posed by virii, and malware to an organisation’s business critical assets, on the perimeter or otherwise, is a matter of great importance. Identifying potential vulnerabilities and the prevention of their being exploited is equally crucial. Ascertaining threats and discovering threat sources whilst developing solutions against the aforesaid threats is of significance. Methods there are, to guard against known threats, however a disparity there exists where unknown virii and malware fly under the radar of detection, and thereby exposing businesses to risk, and to compound the threat, their discovery and remediation are assigned to security teams with limited training, resources, and toolset. The Halla tool, the object of the research herein, seeks to bridge the observed chasm. Its design, construction, architecture, and deployment shall be examined whilst relevant works in the field shall be studied with their potential shortcomings stressed.