# Scripting and Automation for Malware Analysis

> Master Python, IDAPython, and Ghidra scripting to automate malware analysis. Learn to build custom unpackers, automate sandbox detonations, and integrate RE tools into SOAR pipelines.

Canonical: https://codelivly.com/learning-paths/scripting-and-automation-for-malware-analysis
Last updated: 2026-09-21

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| Level | Advanced |
| Category | Malware Analysis |
| Rooms | 3 |
| Lessons | 9 |
| Estimated time | 1 h 30 min |

This advanced learning path bridges the critical gap between manual reverse engineering and scalable, automated threat analysis. You will learn to harness the power of Python to automate repetitive malware analysis tasks, write custom scripts for IDA Pro and Ghidra to deobfuscate code, and integrate reverse engineering tools into automated SOAR and sandbox pipelines. The curriculum covers API hooking with Python, automating YARA and Sigma rule generation, and building custom unpackers using emulation. By mastering scripting and automation, you will multiply your analytical output, turning hours of manual triage into seconds of automated execution.

## Rooms in this path

1. [Python for Malware Analysts](https://codelivly.com/rooms/python-for-malware-analysts) - Master essential Python libraries for malware analysis. Learn to parse PE files with pefile, unpack binary data with…
2. [Automated IOC Extraction](https://codelivly.com/rooms/automated-ioc-extraction) - Master automated IOC extraction. Learn to use Python and regex to extract IPs, domains, hashes, and URLs from malware…
3. [Batch Sample Triage Pipelines](https://codelivly.com/rooms/batch-sample-triage-pipelines) - Master high-volume malware triage. Learn to build concurrent, multi-stage Python pipelines integrating static, dynamic,…

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