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Malware Analysis Resources

Here are some solid resources - books, videos, tools, courses, and more—to help you master malware analysis and understand the techniques behind reverse engineering, malware detection, and threat analysis.

Malware Analysis Resources

Introduction

Welcome to Malware Analysis Resources !

These are the malware analysis resources I’ve used, seen used by others, and believe can be really useful if you want to dive into malware analysis. Whether you’re dissecting malware samples, understanding infection techniques, or learning about reverse engineering, these books, tools, and courses will help you get started.


Courses

  1. eLearnsecurity (INE)

Books

  1. Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software
  2. Learning Malware Analysis: Explore the concepts, tools, and techniques to analyze and investigate Windows malware
  3. Windows Internals: System architecture, processes, threads, memory management, and more, Part 1 (Developer Reference)
  4. Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering
  5. Applied Incident Response
  6. Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition
  7. Windows 10 System Programming, Part 1

Malware Resources (Samples)

Free Resources

  1. theZoo - A Live Malware Repository
  2. Malware Traffic Analysis
  3. TekDefense - Malware Samples
  4. InQuest - Malware Samples

Free Resources (Require registration)

  1. VirusShare
  2. MalwareBazaar - Malware sample exchange
  3. MalShare
  4. AnyRun
  5. Hybrid Analysis

YouTube Channels

  1. OALabs
  2. cybercdh
  3. MalwareAnalysisForHedgehogs
  4. GynvaelColdwind

GitHub References

  1. Awesome Malware Analysis
  2. Reverse Engineering Sources

Operating Systems (OS)

  1. REMnux
  2. Security Onion
  3. Tsurugi Linux

Tools

  1. KAPE (Kroll Artifact Parser And Extractor)
  2. Malwoverview
  3. Didier Stevens Suite
  4. Oletools

Practice & Labs

  1. TryHackMe (THM)
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