New Linux OS REMnux Designed For Reverse Engineering Malware

[Michael Lauzon]

Found a link to this on Slashdot, what does everyone think?  Here's a
brief excerpt:

"A security expert has released a stripped-down Ubuntu distribution
designed specifically for reverse-engineering malware. The OS, called
REMnux, includes a slew of popular malware-analysis, network
monitoring and memory forensics tools the comprise a very powerful
environment for taking apart malicious code.

"Many security professionals who find themselves needing to analyze a
specific piece of malware end up in a difficult situation. The classic
approach to analyzing malware is to set up a virtual machine on a PC
specifically designed for that purpose and then let the malware loose
and see what it does. But that usually only shows you part of the
picture; much of the malware's behavior can remain hidden without the
ability to do some deeper analysis.

"And that's exactly what REMnux is designed to do. The OS is a
lightweight version of Ubuntu that is distributed as a VMware virtual
machine. It can be booted via several VMware products, or through
X-Windows."


http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-linux-os-remnux-designed-reverse-engineering-malware-070910


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