This involves running the malware in your isolated VM to observe its behavior.
: Use tools like Strings or PEstudio to look for human-readable text within the code, such as IP addresses, URLs, or suspicious registry keys. 3. Basic Dynamic Analysis
: Generate a SHA-256 or MD5 hash of the ZIP file and its contents.
: Search for these hashes on VirusTotal to see if other security vendors have already flagged it as malicious.