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Malcat Lite

Binary analysis software. Malcat is a feature-rich hexadecimal editor/disassembler for Windows and Linux targeted to IT-security professionals.

Publisher
Malcat
Version
0.9.11 Latest
License
Proprietary
Category
Developer Tools
Installer
ZIP
Install Command
winget install --id=Malcat.MalcatLite -e

Description

Malcat is a feature-rich hexadecimal editor / disassembler for Windows and Linux targeted to IT-security professionals. Inspect more than 50 binary file formats, disassemble and decompile different CPU architectures, extract embedded files and scan for Yara signatures or anomalies in a fast and easy-to-use graphical interface. Don't like what you get? Malcat is also heavily customizable and scriptable using python. Highlights - Malcat's code analysis is not only powerful, it is also damn fast: you can analyze most files under a second! This makes it the perfect tool for quick inspections or malware triage. - Inspect code for architectures used in malware: x86/x64, MIPS, .NET, python 2 and 3, VB p-code, NSIS/InnoSetup vm, AutoIT and Office macros. Malcat also embedds the Sleigh decompiler for x86, x64 and MIPS. - Leveraging its 50+ file format parsers, malcat can extract sub-files from archives and identify embedded objects within any file. A very useful feature for incident response and malware analysis. - Malcat offers many view modes to focus on all aspects of the file. Inspect binary structures, naviguate through the CFG or have a higher-level look at the anomalies, you chose. You can also try our new DNA view! - Leveraging a database of 2000+ malware families and millions of clean + library files, our Kesakode hash lookup service can help you identify malware, write better Yara rules and speed up your RE game. It can also works offline!

Malcat Lite is available through winget as package ID Malcat.MalcatLite, with version 0.9.11. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.

Why install it with winget

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  • Makes developer stacks easier to reinstall with one repeatable flow
  • Useful for scripting day-one workstation setup
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Good fit for

Developer workstation setupFresh machine rebuildsTeam onboarding checklists
Package ID

Malcat.MalcatLite

Moniker

malcat

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