# mandiant/flare-fakenet-ng

FakeNet-NG - Next Generation Dynamic Network Analysis Tool

Repository: https://github.com/mandiant/flare-fakenet-ng
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flare-fakenet-ng
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: fakenet-ng, traffic-redirection, malware-analysis, mandiant-flare, gsoc-2026
Last push: 2026-05-28T18:26:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3719, "days_push": 97, "days_rel": 511, "gap_med": 138, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2183, forks 377 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:23.526809+00:00)

## What it is
FakeNet-NG is a dynamic network analysis tool that intercepts and redirects network traffic while simulating legitimate network services. It is aimed at malware analysts and penetration testers running on Windows and Linux.

## Use cases
- analyze malware network behavior in a sandbox
- capture network signatures of malware
- redirect all traffic to a fake DNS or web server
- simulate network services for isolated VM analysis
- test application network functionality as a pentester
- prototype proof-of-concept exploits with configurable interception

## When to choose
- you need to observe what malware does on the network without real internet access
- you want a single tool that fakes DNS, HTTP, and other protocols
- you are doing malware analysis in an isolated Windows VM
- you need configurable traffic interception for pentesting

## When to avoid
- you need passive traffic capture only without redirection
- you require production-grade network simulation at scale
- you cannot run in an isolated environment since it alters system network settings
- you need non-Windows/Linux platforms like macOS

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, security, developer-tools, simulation
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: malware-analysis, traffic-redirection, network-simulation, penetration-testing, flare, linux

## Member repositories
- mandiant/flare-fakenet-ng (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.526809+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 2026-08-30T02:48:15.099620+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mandiant/flare-fakenet-ng (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.526809+00:00, sha 24eaf163f6c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.