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README

        
# Awesome Malware Analysis [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

A curated list of awesome malware analysis tools and resources. Inspired by

[awesome-python](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python) and

[awesome-php](https://github.com/ziadoz/awesome-php).

[![Drop ICE](drop.png)](https://twitter.com/githubbers/status/1182017616740663296)

- [Malware Collection](#malware-collection)

    - [Anonymizers](#anonymizers)

    - [Honeypots](#honeypots)

    - [Malware Corpora](#malware-corpora)

- [Open Source Threat Intelligence](#open-source-threat-intelligence)

    - [Tools](#tools)

    - [Other Resources](#other-resources)

- [Detection and Classification](#detection-and-classification)

- [Online Scanners and Sandboxes](#online-scanners-and-sandboxes)

- [Domain Analysis](#domain-analysis)

- [Browser Malware](#browser-malware)

- [Documents and Shellcode](#documents-and-shellcode)

- [File Carving](#file-carving)

- [Deobfuscation](#deobfuscation)

- [Debugging and Reverse Engineering](#debugging-and-reverse-engineering)

- [Network](#network)

- [Memory Forensics](#memory-forensics)

- [Windows Artifacts](#windows-artifacts)

- [Storage and Workflow](#storage-and-workflow)

- [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)

- [Resources](#resources)

    - [Books](#books)

    - [Other](#other)

- [Related Awesome Lists](#related-awesome-lists)

- [Contributing](#contributing)

- [Thanks](#thanks)

View Chinese translation: [恶意软件分析大合集.md](恶意软件分析大合集.md).

---

## Malware Collection

### Anonymizers

*Web traffic anonymizers for analysts.*

* [Anonymouse.org](http://anonymouse.org/) - A free, web based anonymizer.

* [OpenVPN](https://openvpn.net/) - VPN software and hosting solutions.

* [Privoxy](http://www.privoxy.org/) - An open source proxy server with some

  privacy features.

* [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) - The Onion Router, for browsing the web

  without leaving traces of the client IP.

### Honeypots

*Trap and collect your own samples.*

* [Conpot](https://github.com/mushorg/conpot) - ICS/SCADA honeypot.

* [Cowrie](https://github.com/micheloosterhof/cowrie) - SSH honeypot, based

  on Kippo.

* [DemoHunter](https://github.com/RevengeComing/DemonHunter) - Low interaction Distributed Honeypots.

* [Dionaea](https://github.com/DinoTools/dionaea) - Honeypot designed to trap malware.

* [Glastopf](https://github.com/mushorg/glastopf) - Web application honeypot.

* [Honeyd](http://www.honeyd.org/) - Create a virtual honeynet.

* [HoneyDrive](http://bruteforcelab.com/honeydrive) - Honeypot bundle Linux distro.

* [Honeytrap](https://github.com/honeytrap/honeytrap) - Opensource system for running, monitoring and managing honeypots.

* [MHN](https://github.com/pwnlandia/mhn) - MHN is a centralized server for management and data collection of honeypots. MHN allows you to deploy sensors quickly and to collect data immediately, viewable from a neat web interface.

* [Mnemosyne](https://github.com/johnnykv/mnemosyne) - A normalizer for

  honeypot data; supports Dionaea.

* [Thug](https://github.com/buffer/thug) - Low interaction honeyclient, for

  investigating malicious websites.

### Malware Corpora

*Malware samples collected for analysis.*

* [Clean MX](http://support.clean-mx.de/clean-mx/viruses.php) - Realtime

  database of malware and malicious domains.

* [Contagio](http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/) - A collection of recent

  malware samples and analyses.

* [Exploit Database](https://www.exploit-db.com/) - Exploit and shellcode

  samples.

* [Infosec - CERT-PA](https://infosec.cert-pa.it/analyze/submission.html) - Malware samples collection and analysis.

* [InQuest Labs](https://labs.inquest.net) - Evergrowing searchable corpus of malicious Microsoft documents.

* [Javascript Mallware Collection](https://github.com/HynekPetrak/javascript-malware-collection) - Collection of almost 40.000 javascript malware samples

* [Malpedia](https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/) - A resource providing

  rapid identification and actionable context for malware investigations.

* [Malshare](https://malshare.com) - Large repository of malware actively

  scrapped from malicious sites.

* [Open Malware Project](http://openmalware.org/) - Sample information and

  downloads. Formerly Offensive Computing.

* [Ragpicker](https://github.com/robbyFux/Ragpicker) - Plugin based malware

  crawler with pre-analysis and reporting functionalities

* [theZoo](https://github.com/ytisf/theZoo) - Live malware samples for

  analysts.

* [Tracker h3x](http://tracker.h3x.eu/) - Agregator for malware corpus tracker

  and malicious download sites.

* [vduddu malware repo](https://github.com/vduddu/Malware) - Collection of

  various malware files and source code.

* [VirusBay](https://beta.virusbay.io/) - Community-Based malware repository and social network.

* [ViruSign](http://www.virussign.com/) - Malware database that detected by

  many anti malware programs except ClamAV.

* [VirusShare](https://virusshare.com/) - Malware repository, registration

  required.

* [VX Vault](http://vxvault.net) - Active collection of malware samples.

* [Zeltser's Sources](https://zeltser.com/malware-sample-sources/) - A list

  of malware sample sources put together by Lenny Zeltser.

* [Zeus Source Code](https://github.com/Visgean/Zeus) - Source for the Zeus

  trojan leaked in 2011.

* [VX Underground](http://vx-underground.org/) - Massive and growing collection of free malware samples.

## Open Source Threat Intelligence

### Tools

*Harvest and analyze IOCs.*

* [AbuseHelper](https://github.com/abusesa/abusehelper) - An open-source

  framework for receiving and redistributing abuse feeds and threat intel.

* [AlienVault Open Threat Exchange](https://otx.alienvault.com/) - Share and

  collaborate in developing Threat Intelligence.

* [Combine](https://github.com/mlsecproject/combine) - Tool to gather Threat

  Intelligence indicators from publicly available sources.

* [Fileintel](https://github.com/keithjjones/fileintel) - Pull intelligence per file hash.

* [Hostintel](https://github.com/keithjjones/hostintel) - Pull intelligence per host.

* [IntelMQ](https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/csirt-cert-services/community-projects/incident-handling-automation) -

  A tool for CERTs for processing incident data using a message queue.

* [IOC Editor](https://www.fireeye.com/services/freeware/ioc-editor.html) -

  A free editor for XML IOC files.

* [iocextract](https://github.com/InQuest/python-iocextract) - Advanced Indicator

  of Compromise (IOC) extractor, Python library and command-line tool.

* [ioc_writer](https://github.com/mandiant/ioc_writer) - Python library for

  working with OpenIOC objects, from Mandiant.

* [MalPipe](https://github.com/silascutler/MalPipe) - Malware/IOC ingestion and

  processing engine, that enriches collected data.

* [Massive Octo Spice](https://github.com/csirtgadgets/massive-octo-spice) -

  Previously known as CIF (Collective Intelligence Framework). Aggregates IOCs

  from various lists. Curated by the

  [CSIRT Gadgets Foundation](http://csirtgadgets.org/collective-intelligence-framework).

* [MISP](https://github.com/MISP/MISP) - Malware Information Sharing

  Platform curated by [The MISP Project](http://www.misp-project.org/).

* [Pulsedive](https://pulsedive.com) - Free, community-driven threat intelligence platform collecting IOCs from open-source feeds.

* [PyIOCe](https://github.com/pidydx/PyIOCe) - A Python OpenIOC editor.

* [RiskIQ](https://community.riskiq.com/) - Research, connect, tag and

  share IPs and domains. (Was PassiveTotal.)

* [threataggregator](https://github.com/jpsenior/threataggregator) -

  Aggregates security threats from a number of sources, including some of

  those listed below in [other resources](#other-resources).

* [ThreatConnect](https://threatconnect.com/free/) - TC Open allows you to see and

  share open source threat data, with support and validation from our free community.

* [ThreatCrowd](https://www.threatcrowd.org/) - A search engine for threats,

  with graphical visualization.

* [ThreatIngestor](https://github.com/InQuest/ThreatIngestor/) - Build

  automated threat intel pipelines sourcing from Twitter, RSS, GitHub, and

  more.

* [ThreatTracker](https://github.com/michael-yip/ThreatTracker) - A Python

  script to monitor and generate alerts based on IOCs indexed by a set of

  Google Custom Search Engines.

* [TIQ-test](https://github.com/mlsecproject/tiq-test) - Data visualization

  and statistical analysis of Threat Intelligence feeds.

### Other Resources

*Threat intelligence and IOC resources.*

* [Autoshun](https://www.autoshun.org/) ([list](https://www.autoshun.org/files/shunlist.csv)) -

  Snort plugin and blocklist.

* [Bambenek Consulting Feeds](http://osint.bambenekconsulting.com/feeds/) -

  OSINT feeds based on malicious DGA algorithms.

* [Fidelis Barncat](https://www.fidelissecurity.com/resources/fidelis-barncat) -

  Extensive malware config database (must request access).

* [CI Army](http://cinsscore.com/) ([list](http://cinsscore.com/list/ci-badguys.txt)) -

  Network security blocklists.

* [Critical Stack- Free Intel Market](https://intel.criticalstack.com) - Free

  intel aggregator with deduplication featuring 90+ feeds and over 1.2M indicators.

* [Cybercrime tracker](http://cybercrime-tracker.net/) - Multiple botnet active tracker.

* [FireEye IOCs](https://github.com/fireeye/iocs) - Indicators of Compromise

  shared publicly by FireEye.

* [FireHOL IP Lists](https://iplists.firehol.org/) - Analytics for 350+ IP lists

  with a focus on attacks, malware and abuse. Evolution, Changes History,

  Country Maps, Age of IPs listed, Retention Policy, Overlaps.

* [HoneyDB](https://riskdiscovery.com/honeydb) - Community driven honeypot sensor data collection and aggregation.

* [hpfeeds](https://github.com/rep/hpfeeds) - Honeypot feed protocol.

* [Infosec - CERT-PA lists](https://infosec.cert-pa.it/analyze/statistics.html) ([IPs](https://infosec.cert-pa.it/analyze/listip.txt) - [Domains](https://infosec.cert-pa.it/analyze/listdomains.txt) - [URLs](https://infosec.cert-pa.it/analyze/listurls.txt)) - Blocklist service.

* [InQuest REPdb](https://labs.inquest.net/repdb) - Continuous aggregation of IOCs from a variety of open reputation sources.

* [InQuest IOCdb](https://labs.inquest.net/iocdb) - Continuous aggregation of IOCs from a variety of blogs, Github repos, and Twitter.

* [Internet Storm Center (DShield)](https://isc.sans.edu/) - Diary and

  searchable incident database, with a web [API](https://dshield.org/api/).

  ([unofficial Python library](https://github.com/rshipp/python-dshield)).

* [malc0de](http://malc0de.com/database/) - Searchable incident database.

* [Malware Domain List](http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/) - Search and share

  malicious URLs.

* [MetaDefender Threat Intelligence Feed](https://www.opswat.com/developers/threat-intelligence-feed) -

  List of the most looked up file hashes from MetaDefender Cloud.

* [OpenIOC](https://www.fireeye.com/services/freeware.html) - Framework for sharing threat intelligence.

* [Proofpoint Threat Intelligence](https://www.proofpoint.com/us/products/et-intelligence) -

  Rulesets and more. (Formerly Emerging Threats.)

* [Ransomware overview](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWS238xacAto-fLKh1n5uTsdijWdCEsGIM0Y0Hvmc5g/pubhtml) -

  A list of ransomware overview with details, detection and prevention.

* [STIX - Structured Threat Information eXpression](http://stixproject.github.io) -

  Standardized language to represent and share cyber threat information.

  Related efforts from [MITRE](https://www.mitre.org/):

  - [CAPEC - Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification](http://capec.mitre.org/)

  - [CybOX - Cyber Observables eXpression](http://cyboxproject.github.io)

  - [MAEC - Malware Attribute Enumeration and Characterization](http://maec.mitre.org/)

  - [TAXII - Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information](http://taxiiproject.github.io)

* [SystemLookup](https://www.systemlookup.com/) - SystemLookup hosts a collection of lists that provide information on

  the components of legitimate and potentially unwanted programs.

* [ThreatMiner](https://www.threatminer.org/) - Data mining portal for threat

  intelligence, with search.

* [threatRECON](https://threatrecon.co/) - Search for indicators, up to 1000

  free per month.

* [ThreatShare](https://threatshare.io/) - C2 panel tracker

* [Yara rules](https://github.com/Yara-Rules/rules) - Yara rules repository.

* [YETI](https://github.com/yeti-platform/yeti) - Yeti is a platform meant to organize observables, indicators of compromise, TTPs, and knowledge on threats in a single, unified repository.

* [ZeuS Tracker](https://zeustracker.abuse.ch/blocklist.php) - ZeuS

  blocklists.

## Detection and Classification

*Antivirus and other malware identification tools*

* [AnalyzePE](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/AnalyzePE) - Wrapper for a

  variety of tools for reporting on Windows PE files.

* [Assemblyline](https://bitbucket.org/cse-assemblyline/assemblyline) - A scalable

  distributed file analysis framework.

* [BinaryAlert](https://github.com/airbnb/binaryalert) - An open source, serverless

  AWS pipeline that scans and alerts on uploaded files based on a set of

  YARA rules.

* [capa](https://github.com/fireeye/capa) - Detects capabilities in executable files.

* [chkrootkit](http://www.chkrootkit.org/) - Local Linux rootkit detection.

* [ClamAV](http://www.clamav.net/) - Open source antivirus engine.

* [Detect It Easy(DiE)](https://github.com/horsicq/Detect-It-Easy) - A program for

  determining types of files.

* [Exeinfo PE](http://exeinfo.pe.hu/) - Packer, compressor detector, unpack

  info, internal exe tools.

* [ExifTool](https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/) - Read, write and

  edit file metadata.

* [File Scanning Framework](https://github.com/EmersonElectricCo/fsf) -

  Modular, recursive file scanning solution.

* [fn2yara](https://github.com/cmu-sei/pharos) - FN2Yara is a tool to generate

  Yara signatures for matching functions (code) in an executable program.

* [Generic File Parser](https://github.com/uppusaikiran/generic-parser) - A Single Library Parser to extract meta information,static analysis and detect macros within the files.

* [hashdeep](https://github.com/jessek/hashdeep) - Compute digest hashes with

  a variety of algorithms.

* [HashCheck](https://github.com/gurnec/HashCheck) - Windows shell extension

  to compute hashes with a variety of algorithms.

* [Loki](https://github.com/Neo23x0/Loki) - Host based scanner for IOCs.

* [Malfunction](https://github.com/Dynetics/Malfunction) - Catalog and

  compare malware at a function level.

* [Manalyze](https://github.com/JusticeRage/Manalyze) - Static analyzer for PE

executables.

* [MASTIFF](https://github.com/KoreLogicSecurity/mastiff) - Static analysis

  framework.

* [MultiScanner](https://github.com/mitre/multiscanner) - Modular file

  scanning/analysis framework

* [Nauz File Detector(NFD)](https://github.com/horsicq/Nauz-File-Detector) - Linker/Compiler/Tool detector  for Windows, Linux and MacOS.

* [nsrllookup](https://github.com/rjhansen/nsrllookup) - A tool for looking

  up hashes in NIST's National Software Reference Library database.

* [packerid](http://handlers.sans.org/jclausing/packerid.py) - A cross-platform

  Python alternative to PEiD.

* [PE-bear](https://hshrzd.wordpress.com/pe-bear/) - Reversing tool for PE

  files.

* [PEframe](https://github.com/guelfoweb/peframe) - PEframe is an open source tool to perform static analysis on Portable Executable malware and malicious MS Office documents.

* [PEV](http://pev.sourceforge.net/) - A multiplatform toolkit to work with PE

  files, providing feature-rich tools for proper analysis of suspicious binaries.

* [PortEx](https://github.com/katjahahn/PortEx) - Java library to analyse PE files with a special focus on malware analysis and PE malformation robustness.

* [Quark-Engine](https://github.com/quark-engine/quark-engine) - An Obfuscation-Neglect Android Malware Scoring System

* [Rootkit Hunter](http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/) - Detect Linux rootkits.

* [ssdeep](https://ssdeep-project.github.io/ssdeep/) - Compute fuzzy hashes.

* [totalhash.py](https://gist.github.com/gleblanc1783/3c8e6b379fa9d646d401b96ab5c7877f) -

  Python script for easy searching of the [TotalHash.cymru.com](https://totalhash.cymru.com/)

  database.

* [TrID](http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html) - File identifier.

* [YARA](https://plusvic.github.io/yara/) - Pattern matching tool for

  analysts.

* [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.

* [Yara Finder](https://github.com/uppusaikiran/yara-finder) - A simple tool to yara match the file against various yara rules to find the indicators of suspicion.

## Online Scanners and Sandboxes

*Web-based multi-AV scanners, and malware sandboxes for automated analysis.*

* [anlyz.io](https://sandbox.anlyz.io/) - Online sandbox.

* [any.run](https://app.any.run/) - Online interactive sandbox.

* [AndroTotal](https://andrototal.org/) - Free online analysis of APKs

  against multiple mobile antivirus apps.

* [AVCaesar](https://avcaesar.malware.lu/) - Malware.lu online scanner and

  malware repository.

* [BoomBox](https://github.com/nbeede/BoomBox) - Automatic deployment of Cuckoo

  Sandbox malware lab using Packer and Vagrant.

* [Cryptam](http://www.cryptam.com/) - Analyze suspicious office documents.

* [Cuckoo Sandbox](https://cuckoosandbox.org/) - Open source, self hosted

  sandbox and automated analysis system.

* [cuckoo-modified](https://github.com/brad-accuvant/cuckoo-modified) - Modified

  version of Cuckoo Sandbox released under the GPL. Not merged upstream due to

  legal concerns by the author.

* [cuckoo-modified-api](https://github.com/keithjjones/cuckoo-modified-api) - A

  Python API used to control a cuckoo-modified sandbox.

* [DeepViz](https://www.deepviz.com/) - Multi-format file analyzer with

  machine-learning classification.

* [detux](https://github.com/detuxsandbox/detux/) - A sandbox developed to do

  traffic analysis of Linux malwares and capturing IOCs.

* [DRAKVUF](https://github.com/tklengyel/drakvuf) - Dynamic malware analysis

  system.

* [firmware.re](http://firmware.re/) - Unpacks, scans and analyzes almost any

  firmware package.

* [HaboMalHunter](https://github.com/Tencent/HaboMalHunter) - An Automated Malware

  Analysis Tool for Linux ELF Files.

* [Hybrid Analysis](https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/) - Online malware

  analysis tool, powered by VxSandbox.

* [Intezer](https://analyze.intezer.com) - Detect, analyze, and categorize malware by

  identifying code reuse and code similarities.

* [IRMA](http://irma.quarkslab.com/) - An asynchronous and customizable

  analysis platform for suspicious files.

* [Joe Sandbox](https://www.joesecurity.org) - Deep malware analysis with Joe Sandbox.

* [Jotti](https://virusscan.jotti.org/en) - Free online multi-AV scanner.

* [Limon](https://github.com/monnappa22/Limon) - Sandbox for Analyzing Linux Malware.

* [Malheur](https://github.com/rieck/malheur) - Automatic sandboxed analysis

  of malware behavior.

* [malice.io](https://github.com/maliceio/malice) - Massively scalable malware analysis framework.

* [malsub](https://github.com/diogo-fernan/malsub) - A Python RESTful API framework for

  online malware and URL analysis services.

* [Malware config](https://malwareconfig.com/) - Extract, decode and display online

  the configuration settings from common malwares.

* [MalwareAnalyser.io](https://malwareanalyser.io/) - Online malware anomaly-based static analyser with heuristic detection engine powered by data mining and machine learning.

* [Malwr](https://malwr.com/) - Free analysis with an online Cuckoo Sandbox

  instance.

* [MetaDefender Cloud](https://metadefender.opswat.com/ ) - Scan a file, hash, IP, URL or

  domain address for malware for free.

* [NetworkTotal](https://www.networktotal.com/index.html) - A service that analyzes

  pcap files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all

  kinds of malware using Suricata configured with EmergingThreats Pro.

* [Noriben](https://github.com/Rurik/Noriben) - Uses Sysinternals Procmon to

  collect information about malware in a sandboxed environment.

* [PacketTotal](https://packettotal.com/) - PacketTotal is an online engine for analyzing .pcap files, and visualizing the network traffic within.

* [PDF Examiner](http://www.pdfexaminer.com/) - Analyse suspicious PDF files.

* [ProcDot](http://www.procdot.com) - A graphical malware analysis tool kit.

* [Recomposer](https://github.com/secretsquirrel/recomposer) - A helper

  script for safely uploading binaries to sandbox sites.

* [sandboxapi](https://github.com/InQuest/python-sandboxapi) - Python library for

  building integrations with several open source and commercial malware sandboxes.

* [SEE](https://github.com/F-Secure/see) - Sandboxed Execution Environment (SEE)

  is a framework for building test automation in secured Environments.

* [SEKOIA Dropper Analysis](https://malware.sekoia.fr/) - Online dropper analysis (Js, VBScript, Microsoft Office, PDF).

* [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com/) - Free online analysis of malware

  samples and URLs

* [Visualize_Logs](https://github.com/keithjjones/visualize_logs) - Open source

  visualization library and command line tools for logs.  (Cuckoo, Procmon, more

  to come...)

* [Zeltser's List](https://zeltser.com/automated-malware-analysis/) - Free

  automated sandboxes and services, compiled by Lenny Zeltser.

## Domain Analysis

*Inspect domains and IP addresses.*

* [AbuseIPDB](https://www.abuseipdb.com/) - AbuseIPDB is a project dedicated

  to helping combat the spread of hackers, spammers, and abusive activity on the internet.

* [badips.com](https://www.badips.com/) - Community based IP blacklist service.

* [boomerang](https://github.com/EmersonElectricCo/boomerang) - A tool designed

  for consistent and safe capture of off network web resources.

* [Cymon](https://cymon.io/) - Threat intelligence tracker, with IP/domain/hash

  search.

* [Desenmascara.me](http://desenmascara.me) - One click tool to retrieve as

  much metadata as possible for a website and to assess its good standing.

* [Dig](https://networking.ringofsaturn.com/) - Free online dig and other

  network tools.

* [dnstwist](https://github.com/elceef/dnstwist) - Domain name permutation

  engine for detecting typo squatting, phishing and corporate espionage.

* [IPinfo](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/IPinfo) - Gather information

  about an IP or domain by searching online resources.

* [Machinae](https://github.com/hurricanelabs/machinae) - OSINT tool for

  gathering information about URLs, IPs, or hashes. Similar to Automator.

* [mailchecker](https://github.com/FGRibreau/mailchecker) - Cross-language

  temporary email detection library.

* [MaltegoVT](https://github.com/michael-yip/MaltegoVT) - Maltego transform

  for the VirusTotal API. Allows domain/IP research, and searching for file

  hashes and scan reports.

* [Multi rbl](http://multirbl.valli.org/) - Multiple DNS blacklist and forward

  confirmed reverse DNS lookup over more than 300 RBLs.

* [NormShield Services](https://services.normshield.com/) - Free API Services

  for detecting possible phishing domains, blacklisted ip addresses and breached

  accounts.

* [PhishStats](https://phishstats.info/) - Phishing Statistics with search for

  IP, domain and website title

* [Spyse](https://spyse.com/) - subdomains, whois, realted domains, DNS, hosts AS, SSL/TLS info,  

* [SecurityTrails](https://securitytrails.com/) - Historical and current WHOIS,

  historical and current DNS records, similar domains, certificate information

  and other domain and IP related API and tools.

* [SpamCop](https://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml) - IP based spam block list.

* [SpamHaus](https://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/) - Block list based on

  domains and IPs.

* [Sucuri SiteCheck](https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/) - Free Website Malware

  and Security Scanner.

* [Talos Intelligence](https://talosintelligence.com/) - Search for IP, domain

  or network owner. (Previously SenderBase.)

* [TekDefense Automater](http://www.tekdefense.com/automater/) - OSINT tool

  for gathering information about URLs, IPs, or hashes.

* [URLhaus](https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/) - A project from abuse.ch with the goal

  of sharing malicious URLs that are being used for malware distribution.

* [URLQuery](http://urlquery.net/) - Free URL Scanner.

* [urlscan.io](https://urlscan.io/) - Free URL Scanner & domain information.

* [Whois](https://whois.domaintools.com/) - DomainTools free online whois

  search.

* [Zeltser's List](https://zeltser.com/lookup-malicious-websites/) - Free

  online tools for researching malicious websites, compiled by Lenny Zeltser.

* [ZScalar Zulu](https://zulu.zscaler.com/#) - Zulu URL Risk Analyzer.

## Browser Malware

*Analyze malicious URLs. See also the [domain analysis](#domain-analysis) and

[documents and shellcode](#documents-and-shellcode) sections.*

* [Bytecode Viewer](https://github.com/Konloch/bytecode-viewer) - Combines

  multiple Java bytecode viewers and decompilers into one tool, including

  APK/DEX support.

* [Firebug](https://getfirebug.com/) - Firefox extension for web development.

* [Java Decompiler](http://jd.benow.ca/) - Decompile and inspect Java apps.

* [Java IDX Parser](https://github.com/Rurik/Java_IDX_Parser/) - Parses Java

  IDX cache files.

* [JSDetox](http://www.relentless-coding.com/projects/jsdetox/) - JavaScript

  malware analysis tool.

* [jsunpack-n](https://github.com/urule99/jsunpack-n) - A javascript

  unpacker that emulates browser functionality.

* [Krakatau](https://github.com/Storyyeller/Krakatau) - Java decompiler,

  assembler, and disassembler.

* [Malzilla](http://malzilla.sourceforge.net/) - Analyze malicious web pages.

* [RABCDAsm](https://github.com/CyberShadow/RABCDAsm) - A "Robust

  ActionScript Bytecode Disassembler."

* [SWF Investigator](https://labs.adobe.com/technologies/swfinvestigator/) -

  Static and dynamic analysis of SWF applications.

* [swftools](http://www.swftools.org/) - Tools for working with Adobe Flash

  files.

* [xxxswf](http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/2011/12/xxxswfpy.html) - A

  Python script for analyzing Flash files.

## Documents and Shellcode

*Analyze malicious JS and shellcode from PDFs and Office documents. See also

the [browser malware](#browser-malware) section.*

* [AnalyzePDF](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/AnalyzePDF) - A tool for

  analyzing PDFs and attempting to determine whether they are malicious.

* [box-js](https://github.com/CapacitorSet/box-js) - A tool for studying JavaScript

  malware, featuring JScript/WScript support and ActiveX emulation.

* [diStorm](http://www.ragestorm.net/distorm/) - Disassembler for analyzing

  malicious shellcode.

* [InQuest Deep File Inspection](https://labs.inquest.net/dfi) - Upload common malware lures for Deep File Inspection and heuristical analysis.

* [JS Beautifier](http://jsbeautifier.org/) - JavaScript unpacking and deobfuscation.

* [libemu](http://libemu.carnivore.it/) - Library and tools for x86 shellcode

  emulation.

* [malpdfobj](https://github.com/9b/malpdfobj) - Deconstruct malicious PDFs

  into a JSON representation.

* [OfficeMalScanner](http://www.reconstructer.org/code.html) - Scan for

  malicious traces in MS Office documents.

* [olevba](http://www.decalage.info/python/olevba) - A script for parsing OLE

  and OpenXML documents and extracting useful information.

* [Origami PDF](https://code.google.com/archive/p/origami-pdf) - A tool for

  analyzing malicious PDFs, and more.

* [PDF Tools](https://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools/) - pdfid,

  pdf-parser, and more from Didier Stevens.

* [PDF X-Ray Lite](https://github.com/9b/pdfxray_lite) - A PDF analysis tool,

  the backend-free version of PDF X-RAY.

* [peepdf](http://eternal-todo.com/tools/peepdf-pdf-analysis-tool) - Python

  tool for exploring possibly malicious PDFs.

* [QuickSand](https://www.quicksand.io/) - QuickSand is a compact C framework

  to analyze suspected malware documents to identify exploits in streams of different

  encodings and to locate and extract embedded executables.

* [Spidermonkey](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/SpiderMonkey) -

  Mozilla's JavaScript engine, for debugging malicious JS.

## File Carving

*For extracting files from inside disk and memory images.*

* [bulk_extractor](https://github.com/simsong/bulk_extractor) - Fast file

  carving tool.

* [EVTXtract](https://github.com/williballenthin/EVTXtract) - Carve Windows

  Event Log files from raw binary data.

* [Foremost](http://foremost.sourceforge.net/) - File carving tool designed

  by the US Air Force.

* [hachoir3](https://github.com/vstinner/hachoir3) - Hachoir is a Python library

  to view and edit a binary stream field by field.

* [Scalpel](https://github.com/sleuthkit/scalpel) - Another data carving

  tool.

* [SFlock](https://github.com/jbremer/sflock) - Nested archive

  extraction/unpacking (used in Cuckoo Sandbox).

## Deobfuscation

*Reverse XOR and other code obfuscation methods.*

* [Balbuzard](https://bitbucket.org/decalage/balbuzard/wiki/Home) - A malware

  analysis tool for reversing obfuscation (XOR, ROL, etc) and more.

* [de4dot](https://github.com/0xd4d/de4dot) - .NET deobfuscator and

  unpacker.

* [ex_pe_xor](http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/2014/04/expexorpy.html)

  & [iheartxor](http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/p/iheartxor.html) -

  Two tools from Alexander Hanel for working with single-byte XOR encoded

  files.

* [FLOSS](https://github.com/fireeye/flare-floss) - The FireEye Labs Obfuscated

  String Solver uses advanced static analysis techniques to automatically

  deobfuscate strings from malware binaries.

* [NoMoreXOR](https://github.com/hiddenillusion/NoMoreXOR) - Guess a 256 byte

  XOR key using frequency analysis.

* [PackerAttacker](https://github.com/BromiumLabs/PackerAttacker) - A generic

  hidden code extractor for Windows malware.

* [PyInstaller Extractor](https://github.com/extremecoders-re/pyinstxtractor) -

  A Python script to extract the contents of a PyInstaller generated Windows

  executable file. The contents of the pyz file (usually pyc files) present

  inside the executable are also extracted and automatically fixed so that a

  Python bytecode decompiler will recognize it.

* [uncompyle6](https://github.com/rocky/python-uncompyle6/) - A cross-version

  Python bytecode decompiler.  Translates Python bytecode back into equivalent

  Python source code.

* [un{i}packer](https://github.com/unipacker/unipacker) - Automatic and

  platform-independent unpacker for Windows binaries based on emulation.

* [unpacker](https://github.com/malwaremusings/unpacker/) - Automated malware

  unpacker for Windows malware based on WinAppDbg.

* [unxor](https://github.com/tomchop/unxor/) - Guess XOR keys using

  known-plaintext attacks.

* [VirtualDeobfuscator](https://github.com/jnraber/VirtualDeobfuscator) -

  Reverse engineering tool for virtualization wrappers.

* [XORBruteForcer](http://eternal-todo.com/var/scripts/xorbruteforcer) -

  A Python script for brute forcing single-byte XOR keys.

* [XORSearch & XORStrings](https://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/xorsearch/) -

  A couple programs from Didier Stevens for finding XORed data.

* [xortool](https://github.com/hellman/xortool) - Guess XOR key length, as

  well as the key itself.

## Debugging and Reverse Engineering

*Disassemblers, debuggers, and other static and dynamic analysis tools.*

* [angr](https://github.com/angr/angr) - Platform-agnostic binary analysis

  framework developed at UCSB's Seclab.

* [bamfdetect](https://github.com/bwall/bamfdetect) - Identifies and extracts

  information from bots and other malware.

* [BAP](https://github.com/BinaryAnalysisPlatform/bap) - Multiplatform and

  open source (MIT) binary analysis framework developed at CMU's Cylab.

* [BARF](https://github.com/programa-stic/barf-project) - Multiplatform, open

  source Binary Analysis and Reverse engineering Framework.

* [binnavi](https://github.com/google/binnavi) - Binary analysis IDE for

  reverse engineering based on graph visualization.

* [Binary ninja](https://binary.ninja/) - A reversing engineering platform

  that is an alternative to IDA.

* [Binwalk](https://github.com/devttys0/binwalk) - Firmware analysis tool.

* [BluePill](https://github.com/season-lab/bluepill) - Framework for executing and debugging evasive malware and protected executables.

* [Capstone](https://github.com/aquynh/capstone) - Disassembly framework for

  binary analysis and reversing, with support for many architectures and

  bindings in several languages.

* [codebro](https://github.com/hugsy/codebro) - Web based code browser using

  clang to provide basic code analysis.

* [Cutter](https://github.com/radareorg/cutter) - GUI for Radare2.

* [DECAF (Dynamic Executable Code Analysis Framework)](https://github.com/sycurelab/DECAF)

  - A binary analysis platform based   on QEMU. DroidScope is now an extension to DECAF.

* [dnSpy](https://github.com/0xd4d/dnSpy) - .NET assembly editor, decompiler

  and debugger.

* [dotPeek](https://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/) - Free .NET Decompiler and

  Assembly Browser.

* [Evan's Debugger (EDB)](http://codef00.com/projects#debugger) - A

  modular debugger with a Qt GUI.

* [Fibratus](https://github.com/rabbitstack/fibratus) - Tool for exploration

  and tracing of the Windows kernel.

* [FPort](https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/fport.aspx) - Reports

  open TCP/IP and UDP ports in a live system and maps them to the owning application.

* [GDB](http://www.sourceware.org/gdb/) - The GNU debugger.

* [GEF](https://github.com/hugsy/gef) - GDB Enhanced Features, for exploiters

  and reverse engineers.

* [Ghidra](https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra) - A software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created and       maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate.

* [hackers-grep](https://github.com/codypierce/hackers-grep) - A utility to

  search for strings in PE executables including imports, exports, and debug

  symbols.

* [Hopper](https://www.hopperapp.com/) - The macOS and Linux Disassembler.

* [IDA Pro](https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/index.shtml) - Windows

  disassembler and debugger, with a free evaluation version.

* [IDR](https://github.com/crypto2011/IDR) - Interactive Delphi Reconstructor

  is a decompiler of Delphi executable files and dynamic libraries.

* [Immunity Debugger](http://debugger.immunityinc.com/) - Debugger for

  malware analysis and more, with a Python API.

* [ILSpy](http://ilspy.net/) - ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler.

* [Kaitai Struct](http://kaitai.io/) - DSL for file formats / network protocols /

  data structures reverse engineering and dissection, with code generation

  for C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby.

* [LIEF](https://lief.quarkslab.com/) - LIEF provides a cross-platform library

  to parse, modify and abstract ELF, PE and MachO formats.

* [ltrace](http://ltrace.org/) - Dynamic analysis for Linux executables.

* [mac-a-mal](https://github.com/phdphuc/mac-a-mal) - An automated framework

  for mac malware hunting.

* [objdump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objdump) - Part of GNU binutils,

  for static analysis of Linux binaries.

* [OllyDbg](http://www.ollydbg.de/) - An assembly-level debugger for Windows

  executables.

* [OllyDumpEx](https://low-priority.appspot.com/ollydumpex/) - Dump memory

  from (unpacked) malware Windows process and store raw or rebuild PE file.

  This is a plugin for OllyDbg, Immunity Debugger, IDA Pro, WinDbg, and x64dbg.

* [PANDA](https://github.com/moyix/panda) - Platform for Architecture-Neutral

  Dynamic Analysis.

* [PEDA](https://github.com/longld/peda) - Python Exploit Development

  Assistance for GDB, an enhanced display with added commands.

* [pestudio](https://winitor.com/) - Perform static analysis of Windows

  executables.

* [Pharos](https://github.com/cmu-sei/pharos) - The Pharos binary analysis framework

  can be used to perform automated static analysis of binaries.

* [plasma](https://github.com/plasma-disassembler/plasma) - Interactive

  disassembler for x86/ARM/MIPS.

* [PPEE (puppy)](https://www.mzrst.com/) - A Professional PE file Explorer for

  reversers, malware researchers and those who want to statically inspect PE

  files in more detail.

* [Process Explorer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer) -

  Advanced task manager for Windows.

* [Process Hacker](http://processhacker.sourceforge.net/) - Tool that monitors

  system resources.

* [Process Monitor](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon) -

  Advanced monitoring tool for Windows programs.

* [PSTools](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pstools) - Windows

  command-line tools that help manage and investigate live systems.

* [Pyew](https://github.com/joxeankoret/pyew) - Python tool for malware

  analysis.

* [PyREBox](https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/pyrebox) - Python scriptable reverse

  engineering sandbox by the Talos team at Cisco.

* [QKD](https://github.com/ispras/qemu/releases/) - QEMU with embedded WinDbg

  server for stealth debugging.

* [Radare2](http://www.radare.org/r/) - Reverse engineering framework, with

  debugger support.

* [RegShot](https://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/) - Registry compare utility

  that compares snapshots.

* [RetDec](https://retdec.com/) - Retargetable machine-code decompiler with an

  [online decompilation service](https://retdec.com/decompilation/) and

  [API](https://retdec.com/api/) that you can use in your tools.

* [ROPMEMU](https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/ROPMEMU) - A framework to analyze, dissect

  and decompile complex code-reuse attacks.

* [Scylla Imports Reconstructor](https://github.com/NtQuery/Scylla) - Find and fix

  the IAT of an unpacked / dumped PE32 malware.

* [ScyllaHide](https://github.com/x64dbg/ScyllaHide) - An Anti-Anti-Debug library

  and plugin for OllyDbg, x64dbg, IDA Pro, and TitanEngine.

* [SMRT](https://github.com/pidydx/SMRT) - Sublime Malware Research Tool, a

  plugin for Sublime 3 to aid with malware analyis.

* [strace](https://sourceforge.net/projects/strace/) - Dynamic analysis for

  Linux executables.

* [StringSifter](https://github.com/fireeye/stringsifter) - A machine learning tool 

  that automatically ranks strings based on their relevance for malware analysis.

* [Triton](https://triton.quarkslab.com/) - A dynamic binary analysis (DBA) framework.

* [Udis86](https://github.com/vmt/udis86) - Disassembler library and tool

  for x86 and x86_64.

* [Vivisect](https://github.com/vivisect/vivisect) - Python tool for

  malware analysis.

* [WinDbg](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/download-windbg) - multipurpose debugger for the Microsoft Windows computer operating system, used to debug user mode applications, device drivers, and the kernel-mode memory dumps.

* [X64dbg](https://github.com/x64dbg/) - An open-source x64/x32 debugger for windows.

## Network

*Analyze network interactions.*

* [Bro](https://www.bro.org) - Protocol analyzer that operates at incredible

  scale; both file and network protocols.

* [BroYara](https://github.com/hempnall/broyara) - Use Yara rules from Bro.

* [CapTipper](https://github.com/omriher/CapTipper) -  Malicious HTTP traffic

  explorer.

* [chopshop](https://github.com/MITRECND/chopshop) - Protocol analysis and

  decoding framework.

* [CloudShark](https://www.cloudshark.org) - Web-based tool for packet analysis

  and malware traffic detection.

* [FakeNet-NG](https://github.com/fireeye/flare-fakenet-ng) - Next generation

  dynamic network analysis tool.

* [Fiddler](https://www.telerik.com/fiddler) - Intercepting web proxy designed

  for "web debugging."

* [Hale](https://github.com/pjlantz/Hale) - Botnet C&C monitor.

* [Haka](http://www.haka-security.org/) - An open source security oriented

  language for describing protocols and applying security policies on (live)

  captured traffic.

* [HTTPReplay](https://github.com/jbremer/httpreplay) - Library for parsing

  and reading out PCAP files, including TLS streams using TLS Master Secrets

  (used in Cuckoo Sandbox).

* [INetSim](http://www.inetsim.org/) - Network service emulation, useful when

  building a malware lab.

* [Laika BOSS](https://github.com/lmco/laikaboss) - Laika BOSS is a file-centric

  malware analysis and intrusion detection system.

* [Malcolm](https://github.com/idaholab/Malcolm) - Malcolm is a powerful, easily

  deployable network traffic analysis tool suite for full packet capture artifacts

  (PCAP files) and Zeek logs.

* [Malcom](https://github.com/tomchop/malcom) - Malware Communications

  Analyzer.

* [Maltrail](https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail) - A malicious traffic

  detection system, utilizing publicly available (black)lists containing

  malicious and/or generally suspicious trails and featuring an reporting

  and analysis interface.

* [mitmproxy](https://mitmproxy.org/) - Intercept network traffic on the fly.

* [Moloch](https://github.com/aol/moloch) - IPv4 traffic capturing, indexing

  and database system.

* [NetworkMiner](http://www.netresec.com/?page=NetworkMiner) - Network

  forensic analysis tool, with a free version.

* [ngrep](https://github.com/jpr5/ngrep) - Search through network traffic

  like grep.

* [PcapViz](https://github.com/mateuszk87/PcapViz) - Network topology and

  traffic visualizer.

* [Python ICAP Yara](https://github.com/RamadhanAmizudin/python-icap-yara) - An

  ICAP Server with yara scanner for URL or content.

* [Squidmagic](https://github.com/ch3k1/squidmagic) - squidmagic is a tool

  designed to analyze a web-based network traffic to detect central command

  and control (C&C) servers and malicious sites, using Squid proxy server and

  Spamhaus.

* [Tcpdump](http://www.tcpdump.org/) - Collect network traffic.

* [tcpick](http://tcpick.sourceforge.net/) - Trach and reassemble TCP streams

  from network traffic.

* [tcpxtract](http://tcpxtract.sourceforge.net/) - Extract files from network

  traffic.

* [Wireshark](https://www.wireshark.org/) - The network traffic analysis

  tool.

## Memory Forensics

*Tools for dissecting malware in memory images or running systems.*

* [BlackLight](https://www.blackbagtech.com/blacklight.html) - Windows/MacOS

  forensics client supporting hiberfil, pagefile, raw memory analysis.

* [DAMM](https://github.com/504ensicsLabs/DAMM) - Differential Analysis of

  Malware in Memory, built on Volatility.

* [evolve](https://github.com/JamesHabben/evolve) - Web interface for the

  Volatility Memory Forensics Framework.

* [FindAES](https://sourceforge.net/projects/findaes/) - Find AES

  encryption keys in memory.

* [inVtero.net](https://github.com/ShaneK2/inVtero.net) - High speed memory

  analysis framework developed in .NET supports all Windows x64, includes

  code integrity and write support.

* [Muninn](https://github.com/ytisf/muninn) - A script to automate portions

  of analysis using Volatility, and create a readable report.

* [Rekall](http://www.rekall-forensic.com/) - Memory analysis framework,

  forked from Volatility in 2013.

* [TotalRecall](https://github.com/sketchymoose/TotalRecall) - Script based

  on Volatility for automating various malware analysis tasks.

* [VolDiff](https://github.com/aim4r/VolDiff) - Run Volatility on memory

  images before and after malware execution, and report changes.

* [Volatility](https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility) - Advanced

  memory forensics framework.

* [VolUtility](https://github.com/kevthehermit/VolUtility) - Web Interface for

  Volatility Memory Analysis framework.

* [WDBGARK](https://github.com/swwwolf/wdbgark) -

  WinDBG Anti-RootKit Extension.

* [WinDbg](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/windows-driver-kit) -

  Live memory inspection and kernel debugging for Windows systems.

## Windows Artifacts

* [AChoir](https://github.com/OMENScan/AChoir) - A live incident response

  script for gathering Windows artifacts.

* [python-evt](https://github.com/williballenthin/python-evt) - Python

  library for parsing Windows Event Logs.

* [python-registry](http://www.williballenthin.com/registry/) - Python

  library for parsing registry files.

* [RegRipper](http://brettshavers.cc/index.php/brettsblog/tags/tag/regripper/)

  ([GitHub](https://github.com/keydet89/RegRipper2.8)) -

  Plugin-based registry analysis tool.

## Storage and Workflow

* [Aleph](https://github.com/merces/aleph) - Open Source Malware Analysis

  Pipeline System.

* [CRITs](https://crits.github.io/) - Collaborative Research Into Threats, a

  malware and threat repository.

* [FAME](https://certsocietegenerale.github.io/fame/) - A malware analysis

  framework featuring a pipeline that can be extended with custom modules,

  which can be chained and interact with each other to perform end-to-end

  analysis.

* [Malwarehouse](https://github.com/sroberts/malwarehouse) - Store, tag, and

  search malware.

* [Polichombr](https://github.com/ANSSI-FR/polichombr) - A malware analysis

  platform designed to help analysts to reverse malwares collaboratively.

* [stoQ](http://stoq.punchcyber.com) - Distributed content analysis

  framework with extensive plugin support, from input to output, and everything

  in between.

* [Viper](http://viper.li/) - A binary management and analysis framework for

  analysts and researchers.

## Miscellaneous

* [al-khaser](https://github.com/LordNoteworthy/al-khaser) - A PoC malware

  with good intentions that aimes to stress anti-malware systems.

* [CryptoKnight](https://github.com/AbertayMachineLearningGroup/CryptoKnight) - Automated cryptographic algorithm reverse engineering and classification framework.

* [DC3-MWCP](https://github.com/Defense-Cyber-Crime-Center/DC3-MWCP) -

  The Defense Cyber Crime Center's Malware Configuration Parser framework.

* [FLARE VM](https://github.com/fireeye/flare-vm) - A fully customizable,

  Windows-based, security distribution for malware analysis.

* [MalSploitBase](https://github.com/misterch0c/malSploitBase) - A database

  containing exploits used by malware.

* [Malware Museum](https://archive.org/details/malwaremuseum) - Collection of

  malware programs that were distributed in the 1980s and 1990s.

* [Malware Organiser](https://github.com/uppusaikiran/malware-organiser) - A simple tool to organise large malicious/benign files into a organised Structure.

* [Pafish](https://github.com/a0rtega/pafish) - Paranoid Fish, a demonstration

  tool that employs several techniques to detect sandboxes and analysis

  environments in the same way as malware families do.

* [REMnux](https://remnux.org/) - Linux distribution and docker images for

  malware reverse engineering and analysis.

* [Tsurugi Linux](https://tsurugi-linux.org/) - Linux distribution designed to support your DFIR investigations, malware analysis and OSINT (Open Source INTelligence) activities.

* [Santoku Linux](https://santoku-linux.com/) - Linux distribution for mobile

  forensics, malware analysis, and security.

# Resources

## Books

*Essential malware analysis reading material.*

* [Learning Malware Analysis](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/learning-malware-analysis) - Learning Malware Analysis: Explore the concepts, tools, and techniques to analuze and investigate Windows malware

* [Malware Analyst's Cookbook and DVD](https://amzn.com/dp/0470613033) -

  Tools and Techniques for Fighting Malicious Code.

* [Mastering Malware Analysis](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/mastering-malware-analysis) - Mastering Malware Analysis: The complete malware analyst's guide to combating malicious software, APT, cybercime, and IoT attacks

* [Mastering Reverse Engineering](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/mastering-reverse-engineering) - Mastering Reverse Engineering: Re-engineer your ethical hacking skills

* [Practical Malware Analysis](https://amzn.com/dp/1593272901) - The Hands-On

  Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software.

* [Practical Reverse Engineering](https://www.amzn.com/dp/1118787315/) -

  Intermediate Reverse Engineering.

* [Real Digital Forensics](https://www.amzn.com/dp/0321240693) - Computer

  Security and Incident Response.

* [Rootkits and Bootkits](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593277164) - Rootkits and Bootkits: Reversing Modern Malware and Next Generation Threats

* [The Art of Memory Forensics](https://amzn.com/dp/1118825098) - Detecting

  Malware and Threats in Windows, Linux, and Mac Memory.

* [The IDA Pro Book](https://amzn.com/dp/1593272898) - The Unofficial Guide

  to the World's Most Popular Disassembler.

* [The Rootkit Arsenal](https://amzn.com/dp/144962636X) - The Rootkit Arsenal:

  Escape and Evasion in the Dark Corners of the System

## Other

* [APT Notes](https://github.com/aptnotes/data) - A collection of papers

  and notes related to Advanced Persistent Threats.

* [Ember](https://github.com/endgameinc/ember) - Endgame Malware BEnchmark for Research,

  a repository that makes it easy to (re)create a machine learning model that can be used

  to predict a score for a PE file based on static analysis.

* [File Formats posters](https://github.com/corkami/pics) - Nice visualization

  of commonly used file format (including PE & ELF).

* [Honeynet Project](http://honeynet.org/) - Honeypot tools, papers, and

  other resources.

* [Kernel Mode](http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/) - An active community

  devoted to malware analysis and kernel development.

* [Malicious Software](https://zeltser.com/malicious-software/) - Malware

  blog and resources by Lenny Zeltser.

* [Malware Analysis Search](https://cse.google.com/cse/home?cx=011750002002865445766%3Apc60zx1rliu) -

  Custom Google search engine from [Corey Harrell](journeyintoir.blogspot.com/).

* [Malware Analysis Tutorials](http://fumalwareanalysis.blogspot.nl/p/malware-analysis-tutorials-reverse.html) -

  The Malware Analysis Tutorials by Dr. Xiang Fu, a great resource for learning

  practical malware analysis.

* [Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence and Reverse Engineering](https://www.slideshare.net/bartblaze/malware-analysis-threat-intelligence-and-reverse-engineering) -

  Presentation introducing the concepts of malware analysis, threat intelligence

  and reverse engineering. Experience or prior knowledge is not required. Labs

  link in description.

* [Malware Persistence](https://github.com/Karneades/malware-persistence) - Collection 

  of various information focused on malware persistence: detection (techniques), 

  response, pitfalls and the log collection (tools).

* [Malware Samples and Traffic](http://malware-traffic-analysis.net/) - This

  blog focuses on network traffic related to malware infections.

* [Malware Search+++](https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/malware-search-plusplusplus/) Firefox extension allows

  you to easily search some of the most popular malware databases

* [Practical Malware Analysis Starter Kit](https://bluesoul.me/practical-malware-analysis-starter-kit/) -

  This package contains most of the software referenced in the Practical Malware

  Analysis book.

* [RPISEC Malware Analysis](https://github.com/RPISEC/Malware) - These are the

  course materials used in the Malware Analysis course at at Rensselaer Polytechnic

  Institute during Fall 2015.

* [WindowsIR: Malware](http://windowsir.blogspot.com/p/malware.html) - Harlan

  Carvey's page on Malware.

* [Windows Registry specification](https://github.com/msuhanov/regf/blob/master/Windows%20registry%20file%20format%20specification.md) -

  Windows registry file format specification.

* [/r/csirt_tools](https://www.reddit.com/r/csirt_tools/) - Subreddit for CSIRT

  tools and resources, with a

  [malware analysis](https://www.reddit.com/r/csirt_tools/search?q=flair%3A%22Malware%20analysis%22&sort=new&restrict_sr=on) flair.

* [/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

* [Android Security](https://github.com/ashishb/android-security-awesome)

* [AppSec](https://github.com/paragonie/awesome-appsec)

* [CTFs](https://github.com/apsdehal/awesome-ctf)

* [Forensics](https://github.com/Cugu/awesome-forensics)

* ["Hacking"](https://github.com/carpedm20/awesome-hacking)

* [Honeypots](https://github.com/paralax/awesome-honeypots)

* [Industrial Control System Security](https://github.com/hslatman/awesome-industrial-control-system-security)

* [Incident-Response](https://github.com/meirwah/awesome-incident-response)

* [Infosec](https://github.com/onlurking/awesome-infosec)

* [PCAP Tools](https://github.com/caesar0301/awesome-pcaptools)

* [Pentesting](https://github.com/enaqx/awesome-pentest)

* [Security](https://github.com/sbilly/awesome-security)

* [Threat Intelligence](https://github.com/hslatman/awesome-threat-intelligence)

* [YARA](https://github.com/InQuest/awesome-yara)

# [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)

Pull requests and issues with suggestions are welcome! Please read the

[CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) guidelines before submitting a PR.

# Thanks

This list was made possible by:

* Lenny Zeltser and other contributors for developing REMnux, where I

  found many of the tools in this list;

* Michail Hale Ligh, Steven Adair, Blake Hartstein, and Mather Richard for

  writing the *Malware Analyst's Cookbook*, which was a big inspiration for

  creating the list;

* And everyone else who has sent pull requests or suggested links to add here!

Thanks!