Just want to talk about some different guides and tools I have been experiencing with. And just some tips on how to avoid some of the rabbit holes when first setting up the system.

Credit:

• https://malwareunicorn.org/#/workshops ——— download the sniffer VM from workshop rev101 and I do not recommend the windows10 VM, and I will talk about the later chapter.
• https://softlay.net/operating-system/windows-7-download.html ——— I highly recommend windows7 for the sake of simplicity and compatibility with the tools and examples.
• I also have another Windows XP machine that has been configured for malware analysis, the oringinal thought was intrigued by the book https://www.notion.so/kiwids/Practical-Malware-Analysis-Notes-57f0bdc637de4667a02414af7409cf3e .

Current Lab.

Windows XP:

Pros:

• Brings us back that childhood memories, Don't we miss those times?
• TBD

Cons:

• A lot of troubleshooting when it comes to compatibilities with the tools and malware samples.
• But I would say it is still a very good learning experience.
• .NET framework was not included. And I was setting there trying to figure out which is the correct/compatable .NET framework XP SP3 can run. Because according to the book, the software ApateDNS requires .NET framework, and the DNS spoof would be hard to configure if w/out it.

Windows 7:

Pros:

• Best windows OS ever designed.
• Runs smoothly.