# Cuckoo3

> Cuckoo3 is a malware analysis tool that tests suspicious files and links in sandboxed platform emulators. It reports what the files or websites did during the test.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Binary · Website
- Category: Debugging and dynamic analysis
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/cert-ee/cuckoo3>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/cert-ee/cuckoo3/blob/86be764b78d08979b15aa0b61f76ee7d67c4c17b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/cuckoo3/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/cuckoo3/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/cuckoo3/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Requires a Linux (Ubuntu) host with Python 3.10 and Windows sandboxes.
- The README says it is not ready for production use.
- License: EUPL-1.2.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/cert-ee/cuckoo3/blob/86be764b78d08979b15aa0b61f76ee7d67c4c17b/README.md>

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