A Roadmap to Learning Malware | How to Get Started!

[@denissorn]

How is C# low level lanaguage from the PoV of abstraction? Yes, on can write 'unsafe' code, but it normally runs on top of CLR, and has GC even when compiled to native code (Similar like Go). It's like Java with some extras. Tho not sure what has happened in Java world over a decade or so.

[@CosmodiumCS]

you are totally right! i am less familiar with this language and my assumptions were wrong

[@smackdownboy]

Thank you. First time watching on your channel. You have talked about every aspect of malware development. Great guidence, keep it up! 👍

[@CosmodiumCS]

glad it helped! hope you stick around and check out some of the other content! :)

[@autolysisrecords1821]

Holy Moly! I came across an incredible resource! Thank you!

[@CosmodiumCS]

‘Course!

[@voidx41]

A great video for a beginner like me who is trying to get started with malware. Thanks and keep up the good work! ❤

[@diegocastillo6470]

Another beginner here. Nice to see more people interested on the topic. Last week I went to the book store looking for hacking/malware books but it seems like in my country not a lot of people are interested, there's hardly 1 publisher I could find and just like 4-5 books which are not available on every place. I asked around and apparently I'm the first person asking for cybersec books on many places. Bommer.

[@voidx41]

@@diegocastillo6470 where you from?

[@diegocastillo6470]

@@voidx41 Cali, Colombia, and the only publisher I found in spanish is from Spain. And you?

[@voidx41]

@@diegocastillo6470 I have English books if you want them not in spanish regarding malware

[@bugzorc]

​@diegocastillo6470 and he never answered 😢😊

[@war-c0mmander]

C, assembly, ghidra(windows), linux(remnux), virtualization(Virtualbox, WMware)

[@KaleyForWeb]

finally someone summarized this ... thanks

[@armincal9834]

What about rust?

[@N0RT0X]

This video is so good, man. Keep up the good work!

[@CosmodiumCS]

Thanks, will do!🫡

[@Bbla-oz7qd]

​​@@CosmodiumCSHi brother. What do you think about AI amd automation stuff and future job of malware analysis/ reverse engineering? Does it worth to learn?

[@001vamp]

this video needs more views fr

[@VortexFlickens]

It did

[@KenderGuy]

I'm one of the rustaceans fun language to work with imo, it fits my way of conceptualizing what I want it to do I don't see why people would complain which arbitrary category it's in, it's still a systems programming language as you said

[@iftyahmed2905]

best video i ever find thank you brother

[@CosmodiumCS]

Glad it helped!

[@cryptovadkan7496]

Hi! I have a question, I'm going to a programming school which focuses only on C, and there's a little of C++ as well. I will be able to learn C 10-12 hours a day. The school will take me about 15 months. My question is: do you think I should focus mainly on programming (C) during that time? Or maybe you would advise me to learn C for 8 hours and then for few hours something else?

[@cryptovadkan7496]

Should I maybe work on some project on my own during that time?

[@unknownuser7776]

10-12hours per day is a lot of time

[@unknownuser7776]

yea u should focus on only 1 lanauge at a time else you will be confused in syntax

[@cryptovadkan7496]

and should I learn anything else other than C in the beginning, like CCNA or something like that? Or something else? I can spend 8 hours programming and 2-3 hours a day on something else, but I don't know what would be the best@@unknownuser7776

[@BlackGridCyber]

Thank you,, this is gem

[@CosmodiumCS]

You’re a gem 🥂

[@ninocrudele]

love your videos! a maybe silly question but I love it, how do you do the voice equalizer effect on the bottom right corner? :)

[@CosmodiumCS]

Haha thanks! There’s an obs plugin

[@pavelbudnik712]

Hello, the video is excellent. I have a question...what language should I start learning to start with if I want to be extremely skilled at creating malware and viruses in maybe two or three years?

[@CosmodiumCS]

Start with C, in 2 years you will be an absolute wizard at computing with an incredible understanding of memory and the operating system you are working with

[@werren894]

hacking require no coding, because coding is for malware developer, hacker is information scientist.

[@CosmodiumCS]

you had me in the first half haha! coding is definitely not required to learn hacking (just look at bug hunters 🤷‍♂️) but developing malware is just another form of hacking. they aren't that separate

[@werren894]

@@CosmodiumCS yes i know it just low or high level approach, but i hate buzzword like bug hunter because they are mostly netsec in practice, they won't exploit anything, but hacking actually require coding, mobile hacking, reversing, hacktivist like journalism, etc.

[@erikkhan]

My first video in this journey and hopping to build a proper malware as my final year project . Lets see how much knowledge can i extract from ur channel. Is there a pth way on ur channel or just watch videos randomly

[@CosmodiumCS]

Sahweeet! I hope it’s beneficial to ya

[@stickmanstory7865]

How do you put malware on a flash drive

[@CosmodiumCS]

Try typing that into google ;)

[@mostafam3701]

Do you know a resource to learn the fundemental ?

[@CosmodiumCS]

My youtube channel ;)

[@tokyorockstarVALORANT]

Thanks for the roadmap, wanted to ask where should I go to learn c and c++

[@CosmodiumCS]

I originally learned it from sololearn. But there are tons of great resources for free online

[@tokyorockstarVALORANT]

@@CosmodiumCS ill check it out. cheers

[@Herwist-lizen-fast]

Quality content thx mate :)

[@CosmodiumCS]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Aqua99949]

best language of malware development?

[@CosmodiumCS]

The BEST is probably based on perspective but either C or Nim from my experience

[@User-uk6rk]

*C# is not low level.* I think he was being sarcastic or joking when he labeled it low-level.... or at least I hope he was.

[@CosmodiumCS]

See the pinned comment haha!

[@eugeniocorbalan375]

C# is a low level lang?

[@Luca2Chanell]

hi can you help with a crypter to bypass windows antivirus?

[@iconic_vide0s]

Bro! Can you tell me please DSA is important for Malware Development ? If is it important than how much ?

[@CosmodiumCS]

dsa? R u saying data structures and algorithms? Algorithms, not really. Data structures, yeah most def.

[@iconic_vide0s]

@@CosmodiumCS 1 or 2 data structure is enough? Like array and Linked List

[@SPECTRONT27]

Thanks

[@duaasaif4760]

Great video

[@anantP-ip8op]

Hello, can you make videos on malware analysis as well please. Nice content

[@CosmodiumCS]

Yeah def! I have a few live streams that cover the topic but I definitely will be making more

[@whoami-ty1kp]

Do I need to learn DSA for maldev?

[@CosmodiumCS]

Ehhh. Not exactly. DSA will make you a better developer in general, being able to understand complex constructs crosses over. But no, it is far from a requirement

[@whoami-ty1kp]

@@CosmodiumCS hey, I want to read malware samples but I have to download them. So do I need to know how to use ghidra?

[@DJ-jy5mu]

What about c# is it good

[@CosmodiumCS]

It’s great! Go for it, every language has its pros and cons, it’s up to you to weigh what you like and don’t like 🤙🏽

[@athiban2433]

Hello bro 👋 build efficient malware with java ?

[@CosmodiumCS]

Nooo, i hate java😆. Jokes aside u can build some pretty powerful malware in java, it also has some good applications for android

[@athiban2433]

​@@CosmodiumCSthankyou for your response bro 😊 I choose c/c++

[@Ivan.11]

Thanks!

[@CosmodiumCS]

fs!

[@alphonsemarcus3650]

How is C# a low level compiled language, is this a joke?

[@CosmodiumCS]

No ur totally right, C# is pretty heavily abstracted. I included it because it is a language close to the system (in regards to the dotnet framework)

[@Lapatate-s1l]

Rust is not a high level language though

[@User948Z7Z-w7n]

Any computer programming language that isn't a 1 to 1 mapping to machine language is a high level programming language.

[@GlenBeale]

zzzz this is gonna take long to learn bruva

[@abysmal7000]

fr brotha, I still got no idea where to begin, feels like I need to do 10000 different things before I can dip my toes into malware

[@GlenBeale]

@@abysmal7000 Yeah. I actually found a better guide and roadmap of what you need to learn. Type into google "How to become a Malware Analyst by Bit" it's a medium article and suggests books for all the topics. I believe it will take around 1-2 years of dedicated learning. Obviously, you can take shortcuts, but I hate lacking in fundamental knowledge.

[@abysmal7000]

@@quantumblurrr thanks that's the plan, learning networking basics atm

[@wowo6460]

The time is going to past anyway might as well learn

[@GlenBeale]

@@wowo6460 How do you not get distracted in the grind by things like gaming

[@AkiiiMatcha]

I have to complain… C# is low level and Rust is high level? This video is made to trigger ppl, I can’t

[@CosmodiumCS]

I completely get you! I’m far less familiar with C# and my assumptions were wrong. However, Rust is a high level language. It’s still a systems language, but its abstraction is what allows it to be more secure.