Incident Response Tools
Incident Response Tools for Malware Analyst
1. Network Monitoring and Analysis
Wireshark: A widely-used network protocol analyzer that captures and interacts with network traffic.
TCPDump: A command-line packet analyzer for network troubleshooting and analysis.
Zeek (formerly Bro): A powerful network monitoring framework that provides real-time traffic analysis and security monitoring.
2. Endpoint Analysis
Sysinternals Suite: A collection of system utilities for monitoring and analyzing Windows systems, including tools like Process Explorer and Autoruns.
OSForensics: Offers a free version that provides tools for forensic analysis, including file and memory analysis.
3. Forensics and Memory Analysis
Volatility: An open-source framework for memory forensics that helps analyze memory dumps and extract valuable information.
Rekall: An open-source memory analysis tool for forensic investigations, similar to Volatility.
4. Log Analysis and Management
ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana): A powerful open-source suite for log collection, storage, and visualization.
Graylog: An open-source log management tool that provides real-time log analysis and monitoring.
5. Malware Analysis
Cuckoo Sandbox: An open-source automated malware analysis system that executes and analyzes malicious files in a controlled environment.
Hybrid Analysis: A free online service that analyzes files and URLs for malicious behavior.
6. File and Data Recovery
Autopsy: A digital forensics platform and graphical interface for The Sleuth Kit (TSK), used for data recovery and forensic investigations.
TestDisk: An open-source tool for data recovery and partition repair.
7. Incident Response Management
TheHive: An open-source incident response platform that helps manage and collaborate on security incidents.
Cortex: A complementary tool to TheHive, providing analysis and enrichment of observables.
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