Reverse Engineering Malware with Ghidra

When to Use

• Static and dynamic analysis have identified suspicious functionality that requires deeper code-level understanding
• You need to reverse engineer C2 communication protocols, encryption algorithms, or custom obfuscation
• Understanding the exact exploit mechanism or vulnerability targeted by a malware sample
• Extracting hardcoded configuration data (C2 addresses, encryption keys, campaign IDs) embedded in compiled code
• Developing precise YARA rules or detection signatures based on unique code patterns

Do not use for initial triage of unknown samples; perform static analysis with PEStudio and behavioral analysis with Cuckoo first.

Prerequisites