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Using Reverse Engineering to Handle Malware

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Sánchez Venegas, Carlos Andrés
Aguado Bedoya, Camilo
Díaz López, Daniel Orlando
García Ruíz, Juan Carlos Camilo
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Este artículo es producto del proyecto de investigación “Cyber Security Architecture for Incident Management” desarrollado en la Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito en el año 2018. Introducción: La ingeniería inversa permite deconstruir y extraer conocimiento de objetos. El uso de la inge-niería inversa en el análisis de malware es extremadamente útil para comprender las funcionalidades y los propósitos de una muestra sospechosa. Métodos: Este artículo utiliza Radare, la cual es una de las herramientas de código abierto más populares para ingeniería inversa con el objetivo de hacer frente a las amenazas de malware. Resultados: Se presenta un caso de uso relacionado al análisis de malware anti-sandbox, de forma que sea posible analizar el comportamiento de la muestra utilizando una sandbox. Además, se presenta otro caso de uso en el que se desarrolla un análisis en profundidad de una aplicación maliciosa de Android dirigida a la audiencia de un evento popular (Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2018), que permite demostrar la relevancia de las técnicas de ingeniería inversa en las estrategias de protección al usuario final. Conclusiones: Este artículo muestra cómo los resultados de un proceso de ingeniería inversa se pueden inte-grar con reglas Yara, lo que permite detectar malware, y también muestra una alternativa para generar auto-máticamente reglas Yara a través del generador yarGen. Originalidad: El uso de soluciones de ingeniería inversa de código abierto por parte de las agencias de seguri-dad del estado no ha sido discutido anteriormente, lo que hace de este artículo un elemento notable de apoyo hacia la modernización de las fuerzas militares. Limitación: Se comparten diferentes enfoques y perspectivas sobre las limitaciones en el uso de ingeniería inversa por parte de las agencias de seguridad del estado.Using Reverse Engineering to Face MalwareCarlos Sánchez Venegas, Camilo Aguado Bedoya, Daniel Díaz López, Juan Carlos García Ruiz
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Introduction: This paper is a product of the research Project “Cyber Security Architecture for Incident Management” developed in the Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito in the year 2018. Objetive: Reverse engineering involves deconstructing and extracting knowledge about objects. The use of reverse engineering in malware analysis is extremely useful in understanding the functionalities and purposes of a suspicious sample. Methods: This paper makes use of Radare which is one of the most popular open source tools for reverse engineering, with the aim of dealing with malware. Results: A use case related to hacking of anti-sandbox malware is presented, in such a way that it is possible to analyze the behavior of the sample using a sandbox. Additionally, another use case is presented, where an in-depth analysis of a malicious Android application aimed to the audience of a popular event (FIFA World Cup 2018) is developed, making it possible to demonstrate the relevance of reverse engineering techniques in end-user protection strategies. Conclusions: This paper shows how the results of a reverse engineering process can be integrated with Yara rules, allowing for the detection of malware on the fly, and it also shows an alternative to automatically generating Yara rules through the yarGen generator. Originality: Use of Open Source reversing solutions by Colombian Law Enforcement Agencies has not been discussed previously, making this paper a notable element toward the modernization of the Army. Limitation: Different approaches and perspectives about the limitations in the use of reverse engineering by Law Enforcement Agencies are also shared.
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URI: https://repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co/handle/001/1858
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