--- title: 6 Linux Commands I Use for Malware Analysis | daily.dev description: Learn about six Linux commands that are useful for malware analysis, including strings, file, xxd, objdump, nm, and gdb. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 6 Linux Commands I Use for Malware Analysis | daily.dev og:description: Learn about six Linux commands that are useful for malware analysis, including strings, file, xxd, objdump, nm, and gdb. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HMCbvZyxI.png og:image:alt: 6 Linux Commands I Use for Malware Analysis og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 6 Linux Commands I Use for Malware Analysis **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 4 min read · 60 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Learn about six Linux commands that are useful for malware analysis, including strings, file, xxd, objdump, nm, and gdb. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@charilaoschatz** · 0 upvotes > Thank you for the valuable information 😀 **@imkrishnasarathi** · 0 upvotes > Gotta check this out!! **@italoregis** · 0 upvotes > Are u guys tracking me? I was doing this yesteday. lol :) ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"6 Linux Commands I Use for Malware Analysis","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi"},"datePublished":"2024-05-23T08:23:05.931Z","dateModified":"2024-08-23T14:44:28.491Z","description":"Learn about six Linux commands that are useful for malware analysis, including strings, file, xxd, objdump, nm, and gdb.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/04472eb0c4d522cac5e6edc8ce779e4b?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/04472eb0c4d522cac5e6edc8ce779e4b?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"It's Foss","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"It's Foss","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/582e3faed71842bfb9d3840a787d6700","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},"commentCount":3,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":60},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}],"keywords":"cyber,linux,malware","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"It's Foss","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"6 Linux Commands I Use for Malware Analysis"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/6-linux-commands-i-use-for-malware-analysis-hmcbvzyxi","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Thank you for the valuable information 😀","datePublished":"2024-06-10T06:22:50.170Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/HMCbvZyxI#c-Uo4t6oOmc","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Charilaos Chatzidimitriou","url":"https://daily.dev/charilaoschatz","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/97763180?v=4"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Gotta check this out!!","datePublished":"2024-08-19T05:28:19.384Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/HMCbvZyxI#c-LGs2nvWND","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Krishna Sarathi Ghosh","url":"https://daily.dev/imkrishnasarathi","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/85837080?v=4"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Are u guys tracking me? I was doing this yesteday. lol :)","datePublished":"2024-08-08T20:35:06.488Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/HMCbvZyxI#c-ybDx1lrzG","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Italo Régis","url":"https://daily.dev/italoregis","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--xLuTQb_l--/f_auto/v1727879829/avatars/avatar_wJ6YoZDF4d5y4yRnlVaU5"}}]} ```