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Question
You are analyzing an obfuscated malware sample that has been packed using a custom packer. The malware also uses XOR encoding to obfuscate key strings, making static analysis difficult. How would you proceed with the analysis? (Choose three)
Options
- AUse a dynamic analysis tool like a sandbox to observe the malware's behavior after unpacking.
- BUse a debugger to step through the unpacking process and observe memory locations where the
- CManually decode the XOR-encoded strings by identifying the key used in the encoding process.
- DDisassemble the packed binary to directly analyze its obfuscated code.
- EUse network monitoring tools to capture traffic generated by the malware.
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