Veil Framework alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace Veil Framework? During the review of Veil Framework we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

  1. Malice (VirusTotal clone)
  2. Malscan (malware scanner for web servers)
  3. Samba-VirusFilter (antivirus plugin)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to Veil Framework.

Alternatives (by score)

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Malice

Introduction

Malice is a malware analysis that wants to provide a free and open source version of VirusTotal. The goal of Malice is to make it usable by both independent researchers up to fortune 500 companies.

Malice is useful for those that do malware analysis or deal with user-generated files that may contain malware. The framework allows scanning files and directories to see if they are infected.

Project details

Malice is written in Golang.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • + More than 500 GitHub stars
  • + The source code of this software is available

    Typical usage

    • Malware analysis
    • Malware detection
    • Malware research
    • Malware scanning

    Malice review

    74

    Malscan

    Introduction

    Malscan is a tool to scan for malicious software (malware) such as viruses, worms, and backdoors. Its goal is to extend ClamAV with more scanning modes and signatures. It targets web servers running Linux, but can also be used on mail servers and desktops.

    Project details

    Malscan is written in shell script.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    • + Used language is shell script
    • + The source code of this software is available

      Typical usage

      • Malware protection
      • Malware scanning

      Malscan review

      52

      Samba-VirusFilter

      Introduction

      On-access antivirus filter for Samba to detect malware threats and prevent them from investing file shares.

      Project details

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + The source code of this software is available

        Samba-VirusFilter review

        97

        YARA

        Introduction

        YARA is a tool to identify and classify malware samples. It uses textual or binary patterns to match data, combined with a boolean expression to define a match. YARA is multi-platform, can be used via a command-line interface or via Python scripts using the yara-python extension.

        Project details

        YARA is written in C.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + More than 50 contributors
        • + More than 2000 GitHub stars
        • + The source code of this software is available

          Typical usage

          • Malware analysis
          • Malware detection
          • Malware scanning

          YARA review

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