6 Hex Editors for Malware Analysis
Six hex editors for analyzing malware: FileInsight, Hex Editor Neo, FlexHex, 010 Editor, Hiew, and Radare. They differ in ease-of-use and features. FileInsight and 010 Editor are top picks for Windows; Radare is the favorite for Unix-based analysis.
My article on the SANS Forensics Blog describes 6 hex editors for analyzing malware and malicious documents. I outlined and compared key features for:
- FileInsight
- Hex Editor Neo
- FlexHex
- 010 Editor
- Hiew
- Radare
The tools differ in their ease-of-use and features. Of these, FileInsight and 010 Editor are my picks for Windows, and Radare is my favorite for Unix.