Malzilla: Exploring scareware and drive-by malware

Yesterday included a SANS ISC diary post regarding a tool list useful for de-obfuscation. Amongst the entries was Malzilla.
Fortuitous timing I say!
My toolsmith column for July's ISSA Journal is a complete analysis of Malzilla's capabilities.

Malzilla is best described as a useful program for use in exploring malicious pages, allowing you to choose your own User Agent and referrer and use proxies. While it downloads Web content, it does not render it, so it is not a browser. Think of it as WGET with a user interface and some very specific talents. In Using Malzilla, we’ll take a close look at rogue AV tactics and exploit sites in order to study the infection process utilized.

Lenny Zeltser contributed great feedback regarding Malzilla for this piece, thus furthering the tool's credibility.
Give the article a read and add Malzilla to your arsenal.
Cheers.

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