Malware Analysis Course provides a structured introduction to reverse engineering, suspicious software investigation and the technical foundations needed to understand low-level program behaviour. Designed with a defensive cybersecurity perspective, the course brings together security concepts, operating systems, networking, programming and assembly fundamentals to help learners build a well-rounded foundation for further malware research.

The course begins by introducing reverse engineering and malware analysis before establishing essential cybersecurity knowledge. Learners explore firewalls, Windows security, demilitarised zones and VPNs in a security context. This foundation helps explain how systems and networks are protected and where software analysis fits within a broader defensive security strategy.

Attention then moves to malware identification, persistence concepts and commonly used analysis tools. Learners examine how suspicious software may be recognised and how persistence can affect compromised environments. The course also introduces CPU instruction execution, low-level functions and stacks, creating an accessible bridge towards understanding assembly and reverse engineering.

Linux forms another important part of the learning journey. Learners explore the Linux filesystem, logs, web server files, archives, permissions, processes, environment variables, networking and software management. These skills can support technical investigation by helping learners navigate systems, examine relevant information and understand how processes and files interact within an operating environment.

The course also develops essential networking knowledge for reverse engineering and malware analysis. Learners then explore C and C++ fundamentals, including integer and floating-point data, characters, Boolean values, logical operators, variable sizes, system architecture and arrays. These concepts help establish the programming knowledge needed to interpret how higher-level source code relates to lower-level machine behaviour.

The final section connects reverse engineering, assembly and software behaviour by comparing high-level code with machine code. This helps learners develop a clearer understanding of how compiled programs can be examined from a technical and analytical perspective.