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# Awesome Malware Analysis
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[![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
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A curated list of awesome malware analysis tools and resources. Inspired by
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[awesome-python](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python) and
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[awesome-php](https://github.com/ziadoz/awesome-php).
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- [Awesome Malware Analysis](#awesome-malware-analysis)
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- [Malware Collection](#malware-collection)
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- [Anonymizers](#anonymizers)
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- [Honeypots](#honeypots)
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- [Malware Corpora](#malware-corpora)
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- [Open Source Threat Intelligence](#open-source-threat-intelligence)
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- [Tools](#tools)
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- [Other Resources](#other-resources)
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- [Detection and Classification](#detection-and-classification)
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- [Online Scanners and Sandboxes](#online-scanners-and-sandboxes)
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- [Domain Analysis](#domain-analysis)
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- [Browser Malware](#browser-malware)
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- [Documents and Shellcode](#documents-and-shellcode)
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- [File Carving](#file-carving)
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- [Deobfuscation](#deobfuscation)
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- [Debugging and Reverse Engineering](#debugging-and-reverse-engineering)
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- [Network](#network)
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- [Memory Forensics](#memory-forensics)
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- [Windows Artifacts](#windows-artifacts)
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- [Storage and Workflow](#storage-and-workflow)
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- [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
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- [Resources](#resources)
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- [Books](#books)
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- [Twitter](#twitter)
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- [Other](#other)
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- [Related Awesome Lists](#related-awesome-lists)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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- [Thanks](#thanks)
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## Malware Collection
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### Anonymizers
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*Web traffic anonymizers for analysts.*
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* [Anonymouse.org](http://anonymouse.org/) - A free, web based anonymizer.
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* [OpenVPN](https://openvpn.net/) - VPN software and hosting solutions.
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* [Privoxy](http://www.privoxy.org/) - An open source proxy server with some
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privacy features.
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* [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) - The Onion Router, for browsing the web
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without leaving traces of the client IP.
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### Honeypots
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*Trap and collect your own samples.*
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* [Conpot](https://github.com/glastopf/conpot) - ICS/SCADA honeypot.
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* [Dionaea](http://dionaea.carnivore.it/) - Honeypot designed to trap
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malware.
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* [Glastopf](http://glastopf.org/) - Web application honeypot.
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* [Honeyd](http://honeyd.org/) - Create a virtual honeynet.
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* [HoneyDrive](http://honeydrive.org/) - Honeypot bundle Linux distro.
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* [Kippo](https://github.com/desaster/kippo) - Medium interaction SSH honeypot.
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* [Mnemosyne](https://github.com/johnnykv/mnemosyne) - A normalizer for
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honeypot data; supports Dionaea.
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* [Thug](https://github.com/buffer/thug) - Low interaction honeyclient, for
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investigating malicious websites.
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### Malware Corpora
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*Malware samples collected for analysis.*
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* [Clean MX](http://support.clean-mx.de/clean-mx/viruses.php) - Realtime
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database of malware and malicious domains.
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* [Contagio](http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/) - A collection of recent
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malware samples and analyses.
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* [Exploit Database](https://www.exploit-db.com/) - Exploit and shellcode
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samples.
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* [theZoo](https://github.com/ytisf/theZoo) - Live malware samples for
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analysts.
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* [maltrieve](https://github.com/krmaxwell/maltrieve) - Retrieve malware
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samples directly from a number of online sources.
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* [Zeltser's Sources](https://zeltser.com/malware-sample-sources/) - A list
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of malware sample sources put together by Lenny Zeltser.
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* [Zeus Source Code](https://github.com/Visgean/Zeus) - Source for the Zeus
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trojan leaked in 2011.
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* [Malshare](http://malshare.com) - Large repository of malware actively
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scrapped from malicious sites.
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* [VirusShare](http://virusshare.com/) - Malware repository, registration required.
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* [ViruSign](http://www.virusign.com/) - Malware database that detected by many anti malware programs except ClamAV.
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## Open Source Threat Intelligence
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### Tools
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*Harvest and analyze IOCs.*
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* [Combine](https://github.com/mlsecproject/combine) - Tool to gather Threat
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Intelligence indicators from publicly available sources.
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* [IntelMQ](https://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/support/incident-handling-automation) -
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A tool for CERTs for processing incident data using a message queue.
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* [IOC Editor](https://www.mandiant.com/resources/download/ioc-editor/) -
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A free editor for XML IOC files, from Mandiant.
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* [ioc_writer](https://github.com/mandiant/ioc_writer) - Python library for
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working with OpenIOC objects, from Mandiant.
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* [MISP](https://github.com/MISP/MISP) - Malware Information Sharing
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Platform.
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* [threataggregator](https://github.com/jpsenior/threataggregator) -
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Aggregates security threats from a number of sources, including some of
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those listed below in [other resources](#other-resources).
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* [ThreatCrowd](https://www.threatcrowd.org/) - A search engine for threats,
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with graphical visualization.
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* [TIQ-test](https://github.com/mlsecproject/tiq-test) - Data visualization
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and statistical analysis of Threat Intelligence feeds.
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### Other Resources
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*Threat intelligence and IOC resources.*
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* [Autoshun](http://autoshun.org/) ([list](http://autoshun.org/)) - Snort
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plugin and blocklist.
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* [CI Army](http://www.ciarmy.com/) ([list](http://www.ciarmy.com/list/ci-badguys.txt)) -
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Network security blocklists.
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* [Emerging Threats](http://www.emergingthreats.net/) - Rulesets and more.
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* [FireEye IOCs](https://github.com/fireeye/iocs) - Indicators of Compromise
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shared publicly by FireEye.
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* [hpfeeds](https://github.com/rep/hpfeeds) - Honeypot feed protocol.
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* [Internet Storm Center (DShield)](https://isc.sans.edu/) - Diary and
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searchable incident database, with a web [API](https://dshield.org/api/)
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([unofficial Python library](https://github.com/rshipp/python-dshield)).
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* [malc0de](http://malc0de.com/database/) - Searchable incident database.
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* [Malware Domain List](http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/) - Search and share
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malicious URLs.
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* [OpenIOC](http://openioc.org/) - Framework for sharing threat intelligence.
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* [Palevo Blocklists](https://palevotracker.abuse.ch/blocklists.php) - Botnet
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C&C blocklists.
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* [ZeuS Tracker](https://zeustracker.abuse.ch/blocklist.php) - ZeuS
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blocklists.
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* [Critical Stack- Free Intel Market](https://intel.CriticalStack.com) - Free
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intel aggregator with deduplication featuring 90+ feeds and over 1.2M indicators.
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* [CRDF ThreatCenter](http://threatcenter.crdf.fr/) - List of new threats detected by CRDF anti-malware.
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* [Yara rules](https://github.com/Yara-Rules/rules) - Yara rules repository.
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## Detection and Classification
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*Antivirus and other malware identification tools*
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* [AnalyzePE](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/AnalyzePE) - Wrapper for a
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variety of tools for reporting on Windows PE files.
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* [chkrootkit](http://www.chkrootkit.org/) - Local Linux rootkit detection.
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* [ClamAV](http://www.clamav.net/index.html) - Open source antivirus engine.
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* [ExifTool](http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/) - Read, write and
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edit file metadata.
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* [hashdeep](https://github.com/jessek/hashdeep) - Compute digest hashes with
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a variety of algorithms.
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* [MASTIFF](https://github.com/KoreLogicSecurity/mastiff) - Static analysis
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framework.
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* [MultiScanner](https://github.com/MITRECND/multiscanner) - Modular file
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scanning/analysis framework
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* [nsrllookup](https://github.com/rjhansen/nsrllookup) - A tool for looking
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up hashes in NIST's National Software Reference Library database.
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* [packerid](http://handlers.sans.org/jclausing/packerid.py) - A cross-platform
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Python alternative to PEiD.
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* [PEiD](http://woodmann.com/BobSoft/Pages/Programs/PEiD) - Packer identifier
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for Windows binaries.
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* [PEV](http://pev.sourceforge.net/) - A multiplatform toolkit to work with PE
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files, providing feature-rich tools for proper analysis of suspicious binaries.
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* [Rootkit Hunter](http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/) - Detect Linux rootkits.
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* [ssdeep](http://ssdeep.sourceforge.net/) - Compute fuzzy hashes.
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* [totalhash.py](https://gist.github.com/malc0de/10270150) - Python script
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for easy searching of the [TotalHash.com](http://totalhash.com/) database.
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* [TrID](http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html) - File identifier.
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* [YARA](https://plusvic.github.io/yara/) - Pattern matching tool for
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analysts.
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* [Loki](https://github.com/Neo23x0/Loki) - Host based scanner for IOCs.
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* [Yara rules generator](https://github.com/Neo23x0/yarGen) - Generate yara rules based on a set of malware samples. Also contains a good_strings DB to avoid false positives.
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## Online Scanners and Sandboxes
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*Web-based multi-AV scanners, and malware sandboxes for automated analysis.*
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* [Anubis](https://anubis.iseclab.org/) - Malware Analysis for Unknown Binaries and Site Check.
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* [AVCaesar](https://avcaesar.malware.lu/) - Malware.lu online scanner and
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malware repository.
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* [Cuckoo Sandbox](http://cuckoosandbox.org/) - Open source, self hosted
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sandbox and automated analysis system.
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* [cuckoo-modified](https://github.com/brad-accuvant/cuckoo-modified) - Modified version
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of Cuckoo Sandbox released under the GPL. Not merged upstream due to legal
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concerns by the author.
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* [DRAKVUF](https://github.com/tklengyel/drakvuf) - Dynamic malware analysis
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system.
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* [Hybrid Analysis](https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/) - Online malware
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analysis tool, powered by VxSandbox.
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* [Jotti](http://virusscan.jotti.org/en) - Free online multi-AV scanner.
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* [Malheur](https://github.com/rieck/malheur) - Automatic sandboxed analysis
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of malware behavior.
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* [Malwr](https://malwr.com/) - Free analysis with an online Cuckoo Sandbox
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instance.
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* [MASTIFF Online](https://mastiff-online.korelogic.com/) - Online static
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analysis of malware.
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* [Metascan Online](https://www.metascan-online.com/en) - Free file scanning with multiple antivirus engines.
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* [Noriben](https://github.com/Rurik/Noriben) - Uses Sysinternals Procmon to
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collect information about malware in a sandboxed environment.
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* [Recomposer](https://github.com/secretsquirrel/recomposer) - A helper
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script for safely uploading binaries to sandbox sites.
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* [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com/) - Free online analysis of malware
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samples and URLs
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* [Zeltser's List](https://zeltser.com/automated-malware-analysis/) - Free
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automated sandboxes and services, compiled by Lenny Zeltser.
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## Domain Analysis
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*Inspect domains and IP addresses.*
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* [Anubis](https://anubis.iseclab.org/) - Malware Analysis for Unknown Binaries and Site Check.
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* [Desenmascara.me](http://desenmascara.me) - One click tool to retrieve all the metadata as possible for a website and to assess its good standing.
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* [Dig](http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/) - Free online dig and other
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network tools.
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* [IPinfo](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/IPinfo) - Gather information
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about an IP or domain by searching online resources.
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* [Sucuri SiteCheck](https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/) - Free Website Malware and Security Scanner.
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* [TekDefense Automator](http://www.tekdefense.com/automater/) - OSINT tool
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for gatherig information about URLs, IPs, or hashes.
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* [Whois](http://whois.domaintools.com/) - DomainTools free online whois
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search.
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* [Zeltser's List](https://zeltser.com/lookup-malicious-websites/) - Free
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online tools for researching malicious websites, compiled by Lenny Zeltser.
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## Browser Malware
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*Analyze malicious URLs. See also the [domain analysis](#domain-analysis) and
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[documents and shellcode](#documents-and-shellcode) sections.*
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* [Firebug](http://getfirebug.com/) - Firefox extension for web development.
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* [Java Decompiler](http://jd.benow.ca/) - Decompile and inspect Java apps.
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* [Java IDX Parser](https://github.com/Rurik/Java_IDX_Parser/) - Parses Java
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IDX cache files.
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* [JSDetox](http://www.relentless-coding.com/projects/jsdetox/) - JavaScript
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malware analysis tool.
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* [jsunpack-n](https://code.google.com/p/jsunpack-n/) - A javascript
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unpacker that emulates browser functionality.
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* [Malzilla](http://malzilla.sourceforge.net/) - Analyze malicious web pages.
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* [RABCDAsm](https://github.com/CyberShadow/RABCDAsm) - A "Robust
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ActionScript Bytecode Disassembler."
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* [swftools](http://www.swftools.org/) - Tools for working with Adobe Flash
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files.
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* [xxxswf](http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/2011/12/xxxswfpy.html) - A
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Python script for analyzing Flash files.
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## Documents and Shellcode
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*Analyze malicious JS and shellcode from PDFs and Office documents. See also
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the [browser malware](#browser-malware) section.*
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* [AnalyzePDF](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/AnalyzePDF) - A tool for
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analyzing PDFs and attempting to determine whether they are malicious.
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* [diStorm](http://www.ragestorm.net/distorm/) - Disassembler for analyzing
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malicious shellcode.
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* [JS Beautifier](http://jsbeautifier.org/) - JavaScript unpacking and deobfuscation.
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* [libemu](http://libemu.carnivore.it/) - Library and tools for x86 shellcode
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emulation.
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* [malpdfobj](https://github.com/9b/malpdfobj) - Deconstruct malicious PDFs
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into a JSON representation.
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* [OfficeMalScanner](http://www.reconstructer.org/code.html) - Scan for
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malicious traces in MS Office documents.
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* [olevba](http://www.decalage.info/python/olevba) - A script for parsing OLE
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and OpenXML documents and extracting useful information.
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* [Origami PDF](https://code.google.com/p/origami-pdf/) - A tool for
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analyzing malicious PDFs, and more.
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* [PDF Tools](http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools/) - pdfid,
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pdf-parser, and more from Didier Stevens.
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* [PDF X-Ray Lite](https://github.com/9b/pdfxray_lite) - A PDF analysis tool,
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the backend-free version of PDF X-RAY.
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* [peepdf](http://eternal-todo.com/tools/peepdf-pdf-analysis-tool) - Python
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tool for exploring possibly malicious PDFs.
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* [Spidermonkey](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/SpiderMonkey) -
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Mozilla's JavaScript engine, for debugging malicious JS.
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## File Carving
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*For extracting files from inside disk and memory images.*
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* [bulk_extractor](https://github.com/simsong/bulk_extractor) - Fast file
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carving tool.
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* [EVTXtract](https://github.com/williballenthin/EVTXtract) - Carve Windows
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Event Log files from raw binary data.
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* [Foremost](http://foremost.sourceforge.net/) - File carving tool designed
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by the US Air Force.
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* [Hachoir](https://bitbucket.org/haypo/hachoir) - A collection of Python
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libraries for dealing with binary files.
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* [Scalpel](https://github.com/sleuthkit/scalpel) - Another data carving
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tool.
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## Deobfuscation
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*Reverse XOR and other code obfuscation methods.*
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* [Balbuzard](https://bitbucket.org/decalage/balbuzard/wiki/Home) - A malware
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analysis tool for reversing obfuscation (XOR, ROL, etc) and more.
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* [ex_pe_xor](http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/2014/04/expexorpy.html)
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& [iheartxor](http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/p/iheartxor.html) -
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Two tools from Alexander Hanel for working with single-byte XOR encoded
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files.
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* [NoMoreXOR](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/NoMoreXOR) - Guess a 256 byte
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XOR key using frequency analysis.
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* [unxor](https://github.com/tomchop/unxor/) - Guess XOR keys using
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known-plaintext attacks.
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* [XORBruteForcer](http://eternal-todo.com/var/scripts/xorbruteforcer) -
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A Python script for brute forcing single-byte XOR keys.
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* [XORSearch & XORStrings](http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/xorsearch/) -
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A couple programs from Didier Stevens for finding XORed data.
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* [xortool](https://github.com/hellman/xortool) - Guess XOR key length, as
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well as the key itself.
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## Debugging and Reverse Engineering
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*Disassemblers, debuggers, and other static and dynamic analysis tools.*
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* [Bokken](https://inguma.eu/projects/bokken) - GUI for Pyew and Radare.
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* [Evan's Debugger (EDB)](http://codef00.com/projects#debugger) - A
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modular debugger with a Qt GUI.
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* [GDB](http://www.sourceware.org/gdb/) - The GNU debugger.
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* [IDA Pro](https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/index.shtml) - Windows
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disassembler and debugger, with a free evaluation version.
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* [Immunity Debugger](http://debugger.immunityinc.com/) - Debugger for
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malware analysis and more, with a Python API.
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* [ltrace](http://ltrace.org/) - Dynamic analysis for Linux executables.
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* [objdump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objdump) - Part of GNU binutils,
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for static analysis of Linux binaries.
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* [OllyDbg](http://www.ollydbg.de/) - An assembly-level debugger for Windows
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executables.
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* [pestudio](https://winitor.com/) - Perform static analysis of Windows
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executables.
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* [Process Monitor](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx) -
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Advanced monitoring tool for Windows programs.
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* [Pyew](https://github.com/joxeankoret/pyew) - Python tool for malware
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analysis.
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* [strace](https://sourceforge.net/projects/strace/) - Dynamic analysis for
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Linux executables.
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* [Radare2](http://www.radare.org/r/) - Reverse engineering framework, with
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debugger support.
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* [Udis86](https://github.com/vmt/udis86) - Disassembler library and tool
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for x86 and x86_64.
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* [Vivisect](https://github.com/vivisect/vivisect) - Python tool for
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malware analysis.
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## Network
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*Analyze network interactions.*
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* [Bro](https://www.bro.org) - Protocol analyzer that operates at incredible
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scale; both file and network protocols.
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* [CapTipper](https://github.com/omriher/CapTipper) - Malicious HTTP traffic
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explorer.
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* [chopshop](https://github.com/MITRECND/chopshop) - Protocol analysis and
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decoding framework.
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* [Fiddler](http://www.telerik.com/fiddler) - Intercepting web proxy designed
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for "web debugging."
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* [Hale](https://github.com/pjlantz/Hale) - Botnet C&C monitor.
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* [INetSim](http://www.inetsim.org/) - Network service emulation, useful when
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building a malware lab.
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* [Malcom](https://github.com/tomchop/malcom) - Malware Communications
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Analyzer.
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* [mitmproxy](https://mitmproxy.org/) - Intercept network traffic on the fly.
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* [Moloch](https://github.com/aol/moloch) - IPv4 traffic capturing, indexing
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and database system.
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* [NetworkMiner](http://www.netresec.com/?page=NetworkMiner) - Network
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forensic analysis tool, with a free version.
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* [ngrep](http://ngrep.sourceforge.net/) - Search through network traffic
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like grep.
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* [Tcpdump](http://www.tcpdump.org/) - Collect network traffic.
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* [tcpick](http://tcpick.sourceforge.net/) - Trach and reassemble TCP streams
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from network traffic.
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* [tcpxtract](http://tcpxtract.sourceforge.net/) - Extract files from network
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traffic.
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* [Wireshark](https://www.wireshark.org/) - The network traffic analysis
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tool.
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## Memory Forensics
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*Tools for dissecting malware in memory images or running systems.*
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* [DAMM](https://github.com/504ensicsLabs/DAMM) - Differential Analysis of
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Malware in Memory, built on Volatility
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* [FindAES](https://jessekornblum.livejournal.com/269749.html) - Find AES
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encryption keys in memory.
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* [Muninn](https://github.com/ytisf/muninn) - A script to automate portions
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of analysis using Volatility, and create a readable report.
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* [Rekall](http://www.rekall-forensic.com/) - Memory analysis framework,
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forked from Volatility in 2013.
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* [TotalRecall](https://github.com/sketchymoose/TotalRecall) - Script based
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on Volatility for automating various malware analysis tasks.
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* [VolDiff](https://github.com/aim4r/VolDiff) - Run Volatility on memory
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images before and after malware execution, and report changes.
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* [Volatility](https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility) - Advanced
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memory forensics framework.
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* [WinDbg](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852365) - Live
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memory inspection and kernel debugging for Windows systems.
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## Windows Artifacts
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* [python-evt](https://github.com/williballenthin/python-evt) - Python
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library for parsing Windows Event Logs.
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* [python-registry](http://www.williballenthin.com/registry/) - Python
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library for parsing registry files.
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* [RegRipper](https://regripper.wordpress.com/)
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([GitHub](https://github.com/keydet89/RegRipper2.8)) -
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Plugin-based registry analysis tool.
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## Storage and Workflow
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* [Aleph](https://github.com/trendmicro/aleph) - OpenSource Malware Analysis
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Pipeline System.
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* [CRITs](https://crits.github.io/) - Collaborative Research Into Threats, a
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malware and threat repository.
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* [Malwarehouse](https://github.com/sroberts/malwarehouse) - Store, tag, and
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search malware.
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* [MISP](https://github.com/MISP/MISP) - Malware Information Sharing
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Platform curated by [The MISP Project](http://www.misp-project.org/).
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* [Viper](http://viper.li/) - A binary management and analysis framework for
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analysts and researchers.
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## Miscellaneous
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* [DC3-MWCP](https://github.com/Defense-Cyber-Crime-Center/DC3-MWCP) -
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The Defense Cyber Crime Center's Malware Configuration Parser framework.
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* [REMnux](https://remnux.org/) - Linux distribution and docker images for
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malware reverse engineering and analysis.
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* [Santoku Linux](https://santoku-linux.com/) - Linux distribution for mobile
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forensics, malware analysis, and security.
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# Resources
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## Books
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*Essential malware analysis reading material.*
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* [Malware Analyst's Cookbook and DVD](https://amzn.com/dp/0470613033) -
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|
Tools and Techniques for Fighting Malicious Code.
|
|
* [Practical Malware Analysis](https://amzn.com/dp/1593272901) - The Hands-On Guide
|
|
to Dissecting Malicious Software.
|
|
* [The Art of Memory Forensics](https://amzn.com/dp/1118825098) - Detecting
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|
Malware and Threats in Windows, Linux, and Mac Memory.
|
|
* [The IDA Pro Book](https://amzn.com/dp/1593272898) - The Unofficial Guide
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|
to the World's Most Popular Disassembler.
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## Twitter
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*Some relevant Twitter accounts.*
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* Adamb [@Hexacorn](https://twitter.com/Hexacorn)
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* Andrew Case [@attrc](https://twitter.com/attrc)
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* Claudio [@botherder](https://twitter.com/botherder)
|
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* Dustin Webber [@mephux](https://twitter.com/mephux)
|
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* Glenn [@hiddenillusion](https://twitter.com/hiddenillusion)
|
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* jekil [@jekil](https://twitter.com/jekil)
|
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* Jurriaan Bremer [@skier_t](https://twitter.com/skier_t)
|
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* Lenny Zeltser [@lennyzeltser](https://twitter.com/lennyzeltser)
|
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* Liam Randall [@hectaman](https://twitter.com/hectaman)
|
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* Mark Schloesser [@repmovsb](https://twitter.com/repmovsb)
|
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* Michael Ligh (MHL) [@iMHLv2](https://twitter.com/iMHLv2)
|
|
* Richard Bejtlich [@taosecurity](https://twitter.com/taosecurity)
|
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* Volatility [@volatility](https://twitter.com/volatility)
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## Other
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|
|
|
* [Honeynet Project](http://honeynet.org/) - Honeypot tools, papers, and
|
|
other resources.
|
|
* [Malicious Software](https://zeltser.com/malicious-software/) - Malware
|
|
blog and resources by Lenny Zeltser.
|
|
* [Malware Analysis Search](http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=011750002002865445766:pc60zx1rliu) -
|
|
Custom Google search engine from [Corey Harrell](journeyintoir.blogspot.com/).
|
|
* [WindowsIR: Malware](http://windowsir.blogspot.com/p/malware.html) - Harlan
|
|
Carvey's page on Malware.
|
|
* [/r/Malware](https://www.reddit.com/r/Malware) - The malware subreddit.
|
|
* [/r/ReverseEngineering](https://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering) -
|
|
Reverse engineering subreddit, not limited to just malware.
|
|
|
|
# Related Awesome Lists
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|
|
|
* [Android Security](https://github.com/ashishb/android-security-awesome)
|
|
* [CTFs](https://github.com/apsdehal/awesome-ctf)
|
|
* ["Hacking"](https://github.com/carpedm20/awesome-hacking)
|
|
* [Honeypots](https://github.com/paralax/awesome-honeypots)
|
|
* [PCAP Tools](https://github.com/caesar0301/awesome-pcaptools)
|
|
* [Pentesting](https://github.com/enaqx/awesome-pentest)
|
|
* [Security](https://github.com/sbilly/awesome-security)
|
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|
|
# [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
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Pull requests and issues with suggestions are welcome!
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# Thanks
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This list was made possible by:
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* Lenny Zeltser and other contributors for developing REMnux, where I
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|
found many of the tools in this list;
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* Michail Hale Ligh, Steven Adair, Blake Hartstein, and Mather Richard for
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writing the *Malware Analyst's Cookbook*, which was a big inspiration for
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creating the list;
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* And everyone else who has sent pull requests or suggested links to add here!
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Thanks!
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