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Network security plays an increasingly important role in technology. As the world gets more and more interconnected, the need for security increases. While there are several tools that offer a fair amount of security, it is still crucial that students are educated well on the design and operation of malware, and learn to develop countermeasures that prevent malicious activity. To assist in this, we developed a software package that studies the actions of known or suspected malware in a controlled environment, and provides information on the effects of malware on the system without actually compromising a system. By means of a virtual environment, this program collects data before and after the malware has infected the virtual machine.