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Malware Development Roadmap

Structured step-by-step path for students: from binary fundamentals to advanced offensive engineering.

01 Fundamentals
Recommended order: Binary & Hex Basics → C/C++ Memory Management → Assembly & Registers.
STEP 1.1 Cisco Binary Game Binary Game
STEP 1.2 Flippy Bit and the Attack of the Hexadecimals Hex Game
STEP 1.3 Book: Getting Started with C++ Book
STEP 1.4 Learning C for Malware Development Course
STEP 1.5 Video: Assembly Language Tutorial Deep Dive Video
STEP 1.6 OST2 — x86-64 Assembly (Arch1001) Course
STEP 1.7 x64 Assembly Online Playground Playground
02 Userland Malware
Recommended order: Win32 API Basics → Shellcode Execution → Process Injection & Loaders.
STEP 2.1 Introduction to Malware Development Course
STEP 2.2 MalDev Academy Course Course
03 Evasion & Analysis
Recommended order: Analysis Fundamentals → AV/EDR Bypass → Advanced Analysis.
STEP 3.1 Introduction to Malware Analysis Course
STEP 3.2 Intermediate Practical Malware Analysis Course
04 Kernel & Rootkits
Kernel drivers, system call hooking, DKOM & ring 0 execution.
STEP 4.1 WDK Setup & Kernel Driver Basics (In Development) Coming Soon
05 Advanced Topics
UEFI bootkits, reflective DLL loading & custom C2 implants.
STEP 5.1 Reflective DLL Loading & C2 Implants (In Development) Coming Soon