Top 10 C++ malware-analysis Projects

x64dbg

32 43,128 9.1 C++

An open-source user mode debugger for Windows. Optimized for reverse engineering and malware analysis.

Project mention: we need a 2015E revival. | /r/oldrobloxrevivals | 2023-12-07

LIEF

4 4,127 9.4 C++

LIEF - Library to Instrument Executable Formats
InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
pe-sieve

1 2,877 8.7 C++

Scans a given process. Recognizes and dumps a variety of potentially malicious implants (replaced/injected PEs, shellcodes, hooks, in-memory patches).
pe-bear

6 2,393 9.4 C++

Portable Executable reversing tool with a friendly GUI
XAPKDetector

3 570 10.0 C++

APK/DEX detector for Windows, Linux and MacOS.
Nauz-File-Detector

4 483 9.9 C++

Linker/Compiler/Tool detector for Windows, Linux and MacOS.
binlex

1 382 4.3 C++

A Binary Genetic Traits Lexer Framework
WorkOS

workos.com sponsored

The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.
Shinigami

1 123 6.9 C++

A dynamic unpacking tool

Project mention: Shinigami: A dynamic unpacking tool - Shinigami is an experimental tool designed to detect and unpack malware implants that are injected via process hollowing or generic packer routines. | /r/blueteamsec | 2023-04-23

entropy

2 61 4.4 C++

CLI program to calculate file entropy (by merces)

Project mention: entropy VS ent - a user suggested alternative | libhunt.com/r/merces/entropy | 2023-06-27

BehavEye

1 47 7.1 C++

Advanced dynamic malware analysis tool.

Project mention: BehavEye: Advanced dynamic malware analysis tool | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-19

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2024-01-19.