# rootkit-io/awesome-malware-development

Curated resources for malware dev, reverse engineering, and defensive security research.

Repository: https://github.com/rootkit-io/awesome-malware-development
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-malware-development
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: malware, malware-development, malware-research
Last push: 2026-04-01T12:44:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1602, "days_push": 154, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1816, forks 201 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:39.981898+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of resources for malware development, rootkits, EDR evasion, and red-team tooling, intended for educational and defensive security research. It aggregates articles, courses, books, talks, and open-source proof-of-concept projects with a learning roadmap.

## Use cases
- learn malware development from beginner to advanced
- find resources on EDR and antivirus evasion techniques
- study rootkit and kernel driver development
- research red-team implant and C2 tooling
- find malware development tutorials in Rust, Nim, or Go
- build a learning path for offensive security research

## When to choose
- you need a curated starting point for studying malware development or evasion
- you want up-to-date (2025-2026) articles on EDR bypass and modern techniques
- you are a security researcher or red-teamer collecting reference material

## When to avoid
- you need working production tooling rather than links and references
- you want defensive-only content without offensive techniques
- you cannot legally access offensive security material in your jurisdiction

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, reverse-engineering, penetration-testing, documentation
- domain: security, penetration-testing, reverse-engineering, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: awesome-list, malware-development, red-team, edr-evasion, rootkits, offensive-security, curated-resources, linux

## Member repositories
- rootkit-io/awesome-malware-development (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.981898+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:20:36.812874+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rootkit-io/awesome-malware-development (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.981898+00:00, sha f8b240baae0d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.