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[Go Back to Reverse Engineering Malware 102](https://securedorg.github.io/RE102/)

# Section 2: Information Gathering #

![alt text](https://securedorg.github.io/RE102/images/section2_intro.gif "intro")

You want to find as much information as you can before you begin the static and dynamic analysis.

As mentioned in RE101 please collect the information in this checklist. You can do this list in any order.

* File Context and Delivery
* File Information & Header Analysis
* Get Basic PE information
* Collect Strings
* Simple Web Search
* Check AV vendors
* Quick VM Detonation
* Capture network information

The next page will reveal the information you need.

[Section 1 <- Back](https://securedorg.github.io/RE102/section1) | [Next -> Information Results](https://securedorg.github.io/RE102/section2.1)
