What We Solve

Turn malicious samples into operational knowledge your defenders and engineers can use immediately.

We turn malicious samples into operational knowledge defenders and engineers can use immediately.

We map what the malware does, what it touches, how it persists, how it communicates, and what to do first.

  • Unknown behavior inside suspicious files or live incident samples
  • Packed or obfuscated payloads that hide real capability
  • Persistence uncertainty across services, registry, tasks, startup, or kernel paths
  • Detection gaps when existing controls miss real attacker behavior
  • Incident response pressure with limited time and incomplete evidence
  • Intel fragmentation across SOC, DFIR, and engineering teams
  • Customer trust risk when impact and scope cannot be explained clearly
  • Recurring exposure because learnings never become durable detections or controls

Malware analysis is about deciding faster.

What You Get

  • Behavior profile covering execution flow, persistence, and external communication
  • Capability map for payload stages, evasion, propagation, and target impact
  • Detection outputs including YARA, IOCs, and practical observables
  • Containment guidance for incident, product, and infrastructure teams
  • Threat-intel package that is useful in operations, not just archived as PDF evidence

Methods and Coverage

Analysis Scope

  • Windows, Linux, macOS, firmware, and embedded malware targets
  • Static, dynamic, and hybrid workflows depending on sample behavior
  • Multi-stage payloads, loaders, droppers, and persistence logic
  • Command-and-control patterns, config extraction, and protocol review

Operational Outputs

  • IOCs, YARA, and environment-specific observables
  • Behavior narratives for IR, SOC, and engineering handoff
  • Scope and impact notes for customer or leadership communication
  • Hardening recommendations based on the actual attacker path

Typical Use Cases

  • Live incident support and suspicious-file escalation
  • Product security and platform abuse investigations
  • Threat-intelligence enrichment and family tracking
  • Detection engineering and validation of defensive controls

Commercial Value

  • Faster containment and lower investigation time
  • Better customer and partner communication during security events
  • Stronger detection depth across products and operations
  • Reduced repeat exposure through evidence-backed hardening

Why Teams Move Fast

Senior engineers. Clear next steps. Work built for systems that carry real pressure.

Personal data is handled with clear discipline across GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, and DPA/SCC expectations where applicable.

Senior Access

Speak with engineers who can inspect, decide, and execute.

Usable First Step

Reviews, priorities, scope, and next moves your team can use right away.

Built for Pressure

AI, systems, security, native software, and low-latency infrastructure.

Delivery Senior-led Direct technical communication
Coverage AI, systems, security One team across the stack
Markets Europe, US, Singapore Clients across key engineering hubs
Personal data Privacy-disciplined GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, DPA/SCC-aware

Start with the system, the pressure, and the decision ahead. We shape the next move from there.

Contact

Start the Conversation

A few clear lines are enough. Describe the system, the pressure, and the decision that is blocked. Or write directly to midgard@stofu.io.

01 What the system does
02 What hurts now
03 What decision is blocked
04 Optional: logs, specs, traces, diffs
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