Performing Firmware Malware Analysis When to Use - A compromised IoT device or router needs firmware analysis to identify implanted backdoors - Investigating UEFI/BIOS rootkits that persist across OS reinstallations - Analyzing firmware updates for supply chain compromise or malicious modifications - Extracting and examining embedded Linux filesystems from IoT device firmware images - Verifying firmware integrity after a suspected hardware or firmware-level compromise Do not use for standard operating system malware; use PE/ELF analysis tools for OS-level malware on conventional systems. Prer…