This video provides a thorough tutorial on using Process Monitor (ProcMon) to identify and analyze malicious activities in system processes. Here are the main points covered in the session:
- 🔍 Overview of ProcMon: The video begins with an introduction to ProcMon, explaining its functionality and interface. The tool captures detailed information about system processes, including file system, registry, and network activity.
- 🛠️ Setting Up ProcMon: The presenter demonstrates how to configure ProcMon for malware analysis, including setting up filters to focus on relevant data. This is crucial for reducing the noise in the data collected and honing in on potentially malicious activities.
- 📊 Analyzing Process Trees: The session covers how to use ProcMon’s process tree view to understand parent-child relationships between processes. This is vital for tracing the origins of suspicious activities and understanding how malware propagates through system processes.
- 🔗 Process Creation and File Operations:
- File Operations: Focuses on file creation, modification, and deletion activities, which are often indicators of malware attempting to manipulate system files or drop new payloads.
- Process Creation: Highlights the creation of new processes, which can be a sign of malware executing additional malicious payloads or scripts.