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.