Yara Basics - Exploring the Differences between Wide and ASCII Strings

Strings are one of the more important aspects of analyzing a file that you'll encounter as they provide significant insight into what the program is up to. In this video, part of the Yara Basics series, we'll discuss the difference between wide and ASCII strings and how to detect them with Yara. We'll look at their underlying structure using a hex editor (in IDA Pro), and we'll even explore the XOR modifier. Throughout this video you'll see the importance strings …

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