Essential Tools for Malware Reverse Engineering

List and discuss your favorite malware analysis tools:

• IDA Pro
• Ghidra
• x64dbg
• Radare2
• OllyDbg
• PEStudio

Which tools do you use daily and why?

Ghidra is amazing for quick decompilation. I combine it with IDA Pro for more complex binaries.

For beginners: focus on 32-bit PE samples first before moving to complex 64-bit malware.

I agree, that’s exactly how I handle memory analysis in my lab.

Documentation is key. I keep a step-by-step lab notebook, including screenshots and process logs.