BeginnerMalwareCTFFoundations
John Hammond
4 / 5
John Hammond's channel — fast-paced malware-analysis breakdowns, CTF walkthroughs, and 'this just landed in our incoming' style episodes from his day job at Huntress.
- Creators
- John Hammond
- Running
- 2014–
- Handle
- @_JohnHammond
- Network
- Huntress
- Status
- Active
- Language
- English
Watch if
Defenders who want frequent, current malware-flavored content, and learners who appreciate energetic teaching with a real-world incident attached.
Skip if
Viewers after slow, careful pedagogy. Hammond's strength is breadth and pace, not deliberate teardown.
Key takeaways
- The 'I just opened a malicious attachment' style episodes are excellent for awareness training and onboarding analysts.
- His Huntress connection means many videos are essentially redacted, real-time IR snapshots — rare on YouTube.
- The CTF videos are good but secondary; the malware analysis content is what separates the channel.
Notes
Pair with LiveOverflow for slower, deeper exploitation work and IppSec for HackTheBox-shaped pentest practice.