Static and Dynamic Analysis of Clop Ransomware

Computer malware and viruses have recently undergone rapid evolution, becoming more sophisticated and dangerous. This makes protecting one’s data extremely challenging. Without taking the necessary precautions, one runs the danger of succumbing to the most recent risks offered by these malware and computer virus attacks. Thus, we perform malware analysis, the goal of which is to identify the nature of the malware. The results obtained can be used as a base in the future to detect, contain and eliminate the threat. It also helps determine identifiable patterns that can alleviate and prevent future infections and threats.This paper summarizes our findings, particularly emphasizing the Clop ransomware. The research presented here investigates Clop’s behavior during execution in a specifically created virtual environment. We perform static and dynamic analysis using a variety of malware analysis tools and techniques.