analyzing-golang-malware-with-ghidra

Recover function names in a stripped Go binary by applying GoResolver-guided workflows and Ghidra scripts that parse the pclntab structure to map addresses back to their original function names and Go runtime metadata.

Pclntab recovery in Go malware analysis extracts the pclntab section from compiled binaries to restore function boundaries, identify module dependencies, and reveal obfuscated Go runtime structures.

Yes, you can extract Go buildinfo and dependencies from obfuscated malware by applying specialized parsers that read embedded build metadata to identify the Go version and map third-party module dependencies.

Ghidra automation for analyzing Go-compiled binaries uses Python scripts to streamline metadata extraction, function name recovery, and Go-string analysis within the reverse engineering workflow.

Yes, this approach detects C2 infrastructure by extracting and analyzing suspicious Go-strings within the binary to identify potential command and control or data exfiltration indicators.

You need foundational Ghidra knowledge and an understanding of Go binary structures like pclntab to effectively run the included scripts and interpret the recovered metadata and dependency mappings.