Malware Detection Scanner

This project contains a simple C-based malware scanner that checks a source file against rule files in the Rules folder.

Files

• Malware_scanner.c - main scanner application
• sample.c - sample source file to scan
• Rules/ - rule definitions for malware detection
• README.md - this project documentation

Usage

1. Compile the scanner with a C compiler, for example:

   gcc Malware_scanner.c -o Malware_scanner.exe

2. Run the scanner with the source file and rules folder:

   Malware_scanner.exe sample.c Rules

Notes

• The scanner loads the source file into memory and applies pattern-based rules from Rules/*.rule.cpp.
• Each rule file should include NAME=, DESC=, and a RULES: section.
• The project is intended as a demonstration and should not be used as a production malware scanner.

GitHub

This repository is hosted at https://github.com/Pujithsai7/Malware-detection-.git.