A comprehensive framework for professional malware analysis, threat intelligence, and incident response orchestration.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install s3-malware-analyst
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install s3-malware-analyst using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Malware Analyst?
The Malware Analyst skill is a specialized defensive resource designed for security professionals to conduct deep-dive research into malicious software. It integrates advanced methodologies for static and dynamic analysis, allowing users to safely deconstruct samples, identify malware families, and understand complex behavioral patterns within a controlled environment.
By leveraging this tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, developers and security researchers can automate the triage process, from initial file identification and packer detection to sophisticated IOC extraction and YARA rule generation. It serves as a technical bridge between raw binary data and actionable threat intelligence, ensuring a standardized approach to malware research.
Malware Analyst Use Cases
- Rapid triage and identification of unknown suspicious files and executables.
- Executing comprehensive static analysis to map execution flow and identify hidden capabilities.
- Performing behavioral dynamic analysis within sandboxed environments to monitor network and registry changes.
- Automating the extraction of Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) for threat hunting and incident response.
- Developing custom YARA rules to detect specific malware families or packer characteristics.
How Malware Analyst Works
- Initial Triage: The skill begins by identifying file types and calculating cryptographic hashes (SHA256) for unique sample tracking.
- Surface Analysis: It performs string extraction and packer detection using tools like FLOSS and Detect It Easy to identify obfuscation.
- Static Deconstruction: The workflow guides the user through disassemblers like Ghidra or IDA Pro to map the internal logic and API imports.
- Dynamic Execution: The sample is run in a monitored virtual environment (VM) while capturing network, file, and registry activity.
- Threat Synthesis: The skill analyzes captured behavior to identify persistence mechanisms, evasion techniques, and C2 communication channels.
- Intel Generation: Finally, it structures all findings into a professional Malware Analysis Report including IOCs and mitigation steps.
Malware Analyst Setup
To integrate this capability into your environment, follow these configuration steps for Openclaw Skills:
# Install the malware analysis toolset dependencies
sudo apt-get install binutils radare2 wireshark
# Clone the defensive research repository
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/malware-analyst-skill.git
# Initialize the skill configuration
openclaw install malware-analyst
Malware Analyst Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Malware Analyst skill organizes data into a structured hierarchy to ensure forensic integrity. Key data points are categorized as follows:
| Category | Data Points Captured |
|---|---|
| Metadata | File Hashes (MD5, SHA256), Compile Time, File Entropy |
| Static Indicators | Imported DLLs, Exported Functions, Hardcoded Strings, Mutex Names |
| Network IOCs | C2 IP Addresses, Domain Names, User-Agent Strings, DNS Tunneling Queries |
| Behavioral | Registry Run keys, Scheduled Tasks, DLL Hijacking attempts, Process Hollowing |
Malware Analyst Advanced Features
- Support for automated unpacking frameworks like Unipacker for handling UPX and custom packers.
- Multi-agent support for cross-referencing samples with cloud-based sandboxes like ANY.RUN or Hybrid Analysis.
- Built-in YARA rule generation engine for creating immediate detection signatures.
- Comprehensive reporting framework that generates executive summaries and technical deep-dives automatically.
- Advanced evasion detection logic to identify Anti-VM and Anti-Debugging techniques used by modern threats.
SKILL.md
Loading
Related Openclaw Skills
ClawMem Setup
ClawMem Setup is the essential bootstrap and repair utility for initializing the ClawMem persistent memory plugin within the OpenClaw ecosystem.
Art Blocks Minting
A specialized skill for navigating the Art Blocks ecosystem to discover, verify eligibility for, and mint generative art NFTs.
Search Image
A smart image search and retrieval engine that aggregates results from Bing, Baidu, and Sogou to provide the most relevant images with intent-aware ranking.
Youku Short Drama Hot Trend
A specialized tool for monitoring and analyzing public short drama trends, rankings, and episode metadata on the Youku platform.
Threat Modeling Expert
A specialized security architecture agent designed to perform deep threat analysis using STRIDE, PASTA, and attack tree methodologies.
ask-lenny
An AI-powered knowledge retrieval engine for Lenny Rachitsky's product and growth archive.
Featured*
