Malware Obfuscation

Which type of encoding does this appear to be: Q2FuIHlvdSBkZWNpcGhlciB0aGlzIHRleHQ/Pw==

• SHA1

• RSA

• Base64

• CRC

The process of manipulating data in a way that renders it unreadable by humans is:

• Misrepresentation

• Obfuscation

• Data Hiding

• Evasion

Which of the following is NOT a form of data obfuscation?

• ROT13

• Data Highlighting

• Base64 Encoding

• Encryption

A ROT11 cipher would rotate the position of the alphabet how many spaces?

• 0x0B

• 12

• 00001111

• Nine

Hex value 0xFF converts to which binary value?

• 00000000

• 01100001

• 11111111

• 01010101

Hex value 0x2A converts to which decimal value?

• 33

• 45

• 51

• 42

Hex value 0x4C converts to which binary value?

• 00100111

• 00101100

• 11000010

• 00111100

What is the tool used to help convert encoded data to readable form?

• Swiss Army Chef

• SushiChef

• CyberChef

• ChefDecoder

Why do attackers use obfuscation when developing malware?

• Evade Anti-Virus

• Prevent Malware from being Reverse Engineered

• Evade Signature based Analysis

• All of the Above

What is one of the earliest forms of encryption?

• Genghis Kahn

• AES256

• Caesar Cipher

• DES