ANY.RUN Sandbox
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What is ANY.RUN Sandbox
ANY.RUN Sandbox is an interactive malware analysis platform that executes suspicious files and URLs in instrumented virtual environments to observe behavior and collect indicators of compromise. It is used by SOC analysts, incident responders, and threat researchers for triage, detonation, and investigation workflows. The product emphasizes real-time interaction with the running sample (for example, clicking through UI prompts) and provides behavioral telemetry, network activity, and extracted artifacts. It is delivered as a cloud service with options oriented to team use and API-based integration.
Interactive detonation workflow
The sandbox supports real-time interaction with the analyzed environment, which helps when malware requires user actions (opening documents, enabling macros, clicking dialogs) to fully execute. This can reduce false negatives compared with fully automated detonation flows for certain samples. The UI presents process, file system, registry, and network activity in a timeline-style investigation view. This design fits analyst-led triage and incident response use cases.
Behavioral telemetry and artifacts
ANY.RUN captures runtime behavior such as process trees, dropped files, persistence attempts, and outbound connections. It extracts indicators (domains, IPs, hashes, mutexes/paths where applicable) that can be used for detection engineering and threat hunting. Reports and artifacts can be exported for case documentation and downstream tooling. This aligns with common sandbox expectations in the malware analysis tools category.
API and team features
The product provides API access to submit samples/URLs and retrieve analysis results, supporting integration into SOC pipelines and automation. Team-oriented capabilities (such as shared workspaces and collaboration around analyses) support operational use beyond individual research. These features help position it for repeatable triage at scale. Integration options are important in environments that already use multiple security tools and feeds.
Cloud execution constraints
Because analysis runs in a hosted environment, some organizations may face policy restrictions on uploading potentially sensitive files or URLs. Network egress, geolocation, and environment fingerprints can differ from a victim’s real environment, which can affect behavior for certain threats. Some malware families detect sandbox characteristics and may alter execution. These factors can limit fidelity for targeted or evasive samples.
Coverage depends on environment
Sandbox results depend on the available OS images, application stacks, and configuration options provided. If a sample requires a specific software version, locale, domain membership, or enterprise tooling, the detonation may not reproduce the intended behavior. Analysts may need multiple runs with different settings to reach a conclusion. This can increase investigation time for complex cases.
Not a full security platform
ANY.RUN focuses on detonation and analysis rather than endpoint prevention, identity recovery, or enterprise-wide detection and response. Organizations typically still need complementary controls for blocking, remediation, and continuous monitoring. It may also require analyst expertise to interpret ambiguous behaviors and avoid over-reliance on automated verdicts. As a result, it is best used as part of a broader security workflow.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Free — forever | 20% of sandbox functionality; Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Android 14, Linux Ubuntu 22.04.2 64-bit; Interactive analysis; Basic reports; Personal license; 60 sec VM timeout; 16 MB max file size. |
| Hunter | Individual price (contact sales) — billed yearly | Everything in Community + 70% of sandbox functionality; Private analyses; Windows 11 64-bit and Windows 10 32-bit; System process monitoring; Residential proxy; Locale selection; Reboot support; JSON and MISP exports; 660 sec VM timeout; 100 MB max file size. |
| Enterprise | Individual price (contact sales) — billed yearly | Everything in Hunter + 100% of sandbox functionality; Linux Debian 12.2 64-bit (ARM); Team management; Workspace analytics; Advanced privacy controls; Single Sign-On (SSO); 1,500+ API tasks/mo; Task history via API; Commercial team license; Premium support; 1,200 sec VM timeout. |
Seller details
ANY.RUN
Limassol, Cyprus
2016
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