REMnux - A Linux Distribution for Reverse Engineering Malware

Yin · 2010-07-17T04:32:51+00:00

I guess this could go in here. I stumbled upon this distro earlier today. No, I don't use Linux, but I found it and it seemed interesting. I researched it for a little bit, and here's what I found out - REMnux is a Linux distro, as you already know, that assists malware analysts in reverse engineering "malicious" programs. It's based on Ubuntu. I found that it's designed for running services that are useful when performing malware analysis. In the process of that, the analyst USUALLY infects another computer, or system (VMware, etc). It directs potentially (so things that COULD be infected) malicious connections to the system that's listening on the right ports. I also found that it's useful for web based malware, like Javascript, java programs, etc (like drivebys, and what not), and flash files. A good bonus is that it has tools for documents that have been infected recently (exploit for like exe to PDF, etc), so that it can analyze Word and PDF files. The malware can be loaded onto t

v0lt4g3
Guest

Jul 17, 2010 12:14 PM

Cool man! I was just chatting about RE a few minutes ago, & now this!

Thanks!

Next Oldest | Next Newest

New Reply

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread / Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
Favorite Linux Distribution? by AeowulfOct 24, 2025 06:18 PM	26	765	Oct 24, 2025 06:18 PM Last Post: kzldn5cu0r
Linux distribution that designed to be secure by jasonnixJul 30, 2023 02:36 PM	12	280	Jul 30, 2023 02:36 PM Last Post: DataBrokerX
Which Linux Distribution? by RamJan 25, 2019 12:23 PM	26	594	Jan 25, 2019 12:23 PM Last Post: Capn_N3m0

View a Printable Version
Export as PDF
Subscribe to this thread

Login
Username/Email:
Password:	Lost Password?
	Remember me