Malware Analysis Tips
- Always analyze malware in isolated sandboxed environments
- Use Auto-Detect mode to try multiple encoding techniques automatically
- Chain deobfuscation: many malware samples use multiple layers of encoding
- High readability scores indicate successfully decoded text
- Look for Base64 in PowerShell, hex in shellcode, XOR in custom packers
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Malware Deobfuscator
Malware obfuscation disguises malicious code to evade security tools and analyst detection. Techniques include encoding (Base64, Hex), encryption (XOR, AES), string splitting, control flow flattening, and dead code insertion. Obfuscation buys time for malware to execute before detection and makes reverse engineering more difficult.
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