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What makes Recorded Future’s Malware Intelligence solution more effective than traditional malware analysis?

Traditional malware analysis happens in isolation, disconnected from the broader threat landscape. Recorded Future's Intelligence-Native Malware Defense fundamentally changes this approach by using our AI to connect every sample to our Intelligence Graph's 15+ years of threat data. This allows us to not just analyze what the malware does, but also understand its lineage, predict its evolution, and automatically generate protections — giving you complete context and automated defenses in seconds rather than days.

Customer outcomes include:

• Reduction in time spent analyzing malware samples.
• Faster deployment of protective controls.
• Improvement in malware variant detection.
• Decrease in successful malware infections.

How can I purchase Malware Intelligence?

The Malware Intelligence solution is included in our Threat Intelligence Module. For customers that have requirements exceeding daily usage limits, additional fees may apply.

What is Malware Intelligence?

It’s a new way to hunt down and understand the malware targeting your organization. Rather than relying on standard detection tools and sifting through mountains of disconnected data to track emerging threats, your team can use this simpler approach. Using plain English search through natural language processing (NLP), analysts can see everything they need in one place—including command lines, registry keys, IOCs, PE imports, and more. This complete picture helps them truly understand how the malware works and what security controls may need to be updated.

What problems does it solve?

The biggest one is time. Right now, security teams spend hours manually searching through data and writing detection rules. Recorded Future’s Malware Intelligence automates a lot of that work. Plus, many current tools miss malware that's hiding in data as it moves between systems. Malware Intelligence helps catch that hidden malware.

How is this different from what customers already have?

First, you can search through our vast malware database using plain English—no special query language needed—and dive deep into both static and behavioral malware analysis. Second, we automatically create detection rules based on malware behavior, which gives your analysts time back to focus on more critical tasks.

Does the customer need special training to use Malware Intelligence?

Not really. Our Malware Hunting capabilities offer an easy way to search for malware using plain English. If you can type a normal search like "find malware that tries to access registry keys and connects to these domains," you can use the system. We built it so both new analysts and experienced threat hunters can get value from day one. In addition, we’ve updated our Recorded Future University (RFU) training courses to cover exactly how to best use Malware Hunting, alerting, and Auto YARA capabilities.

Will this work with my existing security tools?

Yes, you can export everything from indicators of compromise (IoCs) to command lines to malware alerts via CSV directly into your current workflow through our Playbook alert API.

How do I access the Malware Intelligence capabilities?

They’re included as a part of the Threat Intelligence Module. For customers that have requirements exceeding daily usage limits, additional fees may apply.

How does Recorded Future's Auto YARA rule generation work?

Recorded Future's Auto YARA capability leverages AI-powered pattern recognition and our Intelligence Graph, built over the last 15+ years, to automatically generate high-precision YARA rules that match the quality produced by human analysts. This technology analyzes malware samples, identifies distinctive patterns, and creates rules that can detect both current threats and evolving variants—making advanced malware detection accessible to analysts of all skill levels while significantly accelerating threat hunting and response workflows. Recorded Future Malware Intelligence passes the “Malware Turing Test,” writing YARA rules with precision equal to human analysts.

How quickly can customers get started?

You can be up and running the same day. If you're already a Recorded Future customer, it's just a matter of enabling the new features. If you’re a new customer, our team can typically get you set up within 24 hours.

How often is the malware database updated?

We have a vast malware dataset with 1.5M+ new malware samples analyzed every day, providing you with real-time updates on novel malware and emerging trends.

What are the sources and collection methods behind the Malware Intelligence database?

The database pulls from multiple sources including threat actor engagements and dark web sources, combining public sandbox testing with daily feeds from trusted security partners, community researchers, and open-source collections. This gives us a more complete picture of both emerging and existing threats.

Is there a trial available?

We offer trials so you can test Malware Intelligence with your actual use cases. This lets you see exactly how it would fit into your security operations before making a decision.

How does Malware Intelligence handle false positives?

The system validates all automatically generated rules against known good files to reduce false positives.

How does natural language search work?

Just type what you're looking for in plain English. Want to find recent samples of lummac2? Type exactly that. The system understands what you're asking and finds relevant malware samples.

Does Recorded Future offer support for Malware Intelligence?

All customers get access to our technical support team and detailed documentation.

What if my team already has a malware sandbox?

Traditional sandboxes tell you what malware does in isolation, but Recorded Future’s Malware Intelligence tells you what it means in the context of your security posture. This cuts analysis time from days to seconds and enables proactive protection against emerging variants. In addition, Recorded Future's Advanced Sandbox empowers security teams to upload and and detonate potential malware in an interactive environment, unlocking deep insights into threat behavior and attack strategies. Try it free today and see the difference.