Malcat Lite Malcat

Malcat Lite is a feature-rich hexadecimal editor and disassembler designed for IT-security professionals to analyze binary files efficiently. It offers rapid code analysis, support for multiple CPU architectures (including x86/x64, MIPS, .NET, Python, VB p-code, NSIS, AutoIT, and Office macros), and integration with the Sleigh decompiler. Malcat Lite also allows extraction of embedded files from over 50 binary formats and features a graphical interface for anomaly detection, Yara signature scanning, and customizable views.

Key Features:

• Rapid Analysis: Analyze most files in under a second, making it ideal for malware triage.
• Disassembly & Decompilation: Supports multiple architectures with embedded decompilers.
• Embedded File Extraction: Identifies and extracts sub-files from archives or binaries.
• Smart Visualization: Offers view modes like binary structures, CFG navigation, and anomaly detection.
• Anomaly Detection: Scans for suspicious patterns using Yara, FireEye’s Capa, or Malcat’s own scanner.
• Python Customization: Extend functionality with Python scripts or automate analysis.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for malware analysts, SOC operators, incident responders, and CTF players who need to inspect unknown binaries quickly. It provides a powerful yet user-friendly toolset to identify threats, extract embedded files, and analyze code structures efficiently. Malcat Lite can be installed via winget.