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How to run a suspicious sample in an automated sandbox with Awesome Reverse Engineering

Use CAPE Sandbox to record behavior and payloads from a malware sample.

Authorization notice. Awesome Reverse Engineering is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

Reverse engineering. Run the sample only inside an isolated, disposable virtual machine that cannot reach your production network.

Who it is forA malware analyst at a team with an isolated lab who needs to see what a sample does without running it on a workstation.

The problemManual detonation is slow and easy to get wrong, and it can expose the analyst's machine.

The outcomeA behavior report with recorded actions, unpacked payloads, and any malware configuration the sandbox extracts.

What you need first

  • A computer where you can install analysis tools, or a browser for web-based tools
  • A target to study, such as a sample binary you are authorized to analyze or a course lab
  • For malware or sandbox work: an isolated, disposable virtual machine and your organization's handling procedures
  • For the Electron triage tool: Node.js 22.12 or later, as the README states

Steps

  1. Read the malware analysis warning in the list: run samples only in isolated, disposable environments.
  2. Prepare a Windows virtual machine, optionally with FLARE-VM from https://github.com/mandiant/flare-vm.
  3. Set up CAPE Sandbox from https://github.com/kevoreilly/CAPEv2 following its own documentation.
  4. Submit the sample to the sandbox and wait for the run to finish.
  5. Review the recorded behavior, unpacked payloads, and configuration output for the report.

Prompt for your agent

Using the morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering list, outline a sandbox workflow for <sample-file> that uses only tools in its Malware analysis section. Expected output: a checklist covering isolation, submission, and report review. Verify that the checklist starts with an isolated virtual machine requirement.

Caveat. The list says Malduck does not ship family extractors, so you should expect to write or find your own configuration extractors.

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