Exploit package analysis

From: Erin Carroll (amoeba_at_amoebazone.com)
Date: 07/28/05

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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:45:01 -0700

    All,

    Some of the fun of moderating this list is getting a wide exposure to
    aspects of pen-testing I have yet to tackle. One thing managing the list has
    prompted me to explore is exploit/code package analysis... thanks to all the
    spam I get to sift through :)

    In addition to worrying about my poker game, manly endowment & performance,
    and Rolex collection (once I get money from my friends in Nigeria), I get a
    lot of spams with attachments, usually .zip, that are obviously malware that
    I'd like to open up safely and see how they tick. I'm hoping to pick up some
    interesting pen-test techniques by looking at the current state of malware
    exploits to see how they work/reproduce/hide at the system level. While most
    of them I assume will be run-of-the-mill spambot or zombie generators,
    there's always a chance of running across a 0-day in the wild.

    My question to all of you is what are some basic sandbox tools you would
    recommend to pursue this? Does anyone work in a similar vein and has the
    experience been helpful in your pen-testing work? 

    --
Erin Carroll
"Do Not Taunt Happy-Fun Ball"
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