Free Automated Malware Analysis Sandboxes and Services

Automated malware analysis tools, such as analysis sandboxes, save time and help with triage during incident response and forensic investigations. They provide an overview of the specimen's capabilities, so that analysts can decide where to focus their follow-up efforts.

Here is a comprehensive listing of free, hosted services perform automated malware analysis:

If you know of another reliable and free service I didn't list, please let me know. My other lists of free security resources are: Blocklists of Suspected Malicious IPs and URLs and On-Line Tools for Malicious Website Lookups.

In the malware analysis course I teach at SANS Institute, I explain how to reverse-engineer malicious software in your own lab. It's a useful skill for incident responders and security practitioners; however, analyzing all software in this manner is impractical without some automated assistance.

Updated July 6, 2024
Lenny Zeltser

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I transform ideas into successful outcomes, building on my 25 years of experience in cybersecurity. As the CISO at Axonius, I lead the security program to earn customers' trust. I'm also a Faculty Fellow at SANS Institute, where I author and deliver training for incident responders. The diversity of cybersecurity roles I've held over the years and the accumulated expertise, allow me to create practical solutions that drive business growth.

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