Dive into the world of malware analysis through this comprehensive lecture series from the University of Cincinnati's CS7038 course. Learn essential skills from setting up virtual environments to advanced static and dynamic analysis techniques. Explore malware taxonomy, online research methods, and tools like VirtualBox and Immunity Debugger. Master assembly language, data encoding, and memory layout concepts. Analyze various malware carriers including PDF and MS OLE documents. Gain hands-on experience with attack simulations, code analysis, and runtime debugging to develop a robust understanding of malware behavior and detection strategies.