Systems and methods for automated malware artifact retrieval and analysis

摘要

An automated malware analysis method is disclosed which can perform receiving a first universal resource locator identifying a first intermediate network node, accessing the first intermediate network node to retrieve a first malware artifact file, storing the malware artifact file in a data storage device, analyzing the malware artifact file to identify a second universal resource locator within the malware artifact file, and accessing a second intermediate network node to retrieve a second malware artifact file.

主权项

1. A computerized method for automatically intercepting communications passing through a command and control node, comprising:
receiving a target resource identifier, the target resource identifier specifying:
an address for a command and control node; anda location of a malware artifact electronically stored at the command and control node,wherein the malware artifact comprises a command or data being exchanged between an attacker computing device and a victim computing device; receiving the malware artifact at an analyzer device separate from the command and control node and the victim computing device; determining whether the malware artifact is at least partially obfuscated; decoding the malware artifact to reverse at least one obfuscating transformation if the malware artifact is at least partially obfuscated; storing the malware artifact in an electronic data store; and analyzing the decoded malware artifact at the analyzer device to determine whether it contains a command or data stored therein.