Overview of static methods of analysis malicious software

In today's world, the problem of losses from the actions of malicious software (or ordinary software, which has the characteristics of undeclared functions) continues to be extremely relevant. Therefore, the creation and modification of anti-virus solutions for protection and analysis of malware (software) is a relevant and promising area of research. This is due to the lack of a single, universal method that provides 100% finding malicious code. The paper considers the composition and main components of static analysis. The main methods of static analysis is identified, and relevant examples of almost all of them are given. Got concluded that the main advantages of static analysis are that by using a relatively simple set of commands and tools, it is possible to perform malware analysis and partially understand how it works. Attention is drawn to the fact that static analysis does not give 100% certainty that the investigated software is malicious. With this in mind, to provide a more meaningful analysis, you need to collect as much data as possible about the structure of the file, its possible functions, etc. Analysis of files for the possible presence of malicious code is provid