FireEye has announced ThreatPursuit Virtual Machine (VM), an open-sourced Windows-based distribution focused on threat hunting and intelligence.ThreatPursuit VM uses Boxstarter, Chocolatey and MyGet packages to install software that supports threat hunters and intelligence analysts, FireEye noted. It provides access to various threat hunting and intelligence tools, including:Analytics Statistics Visualizations Malware triage Threat modeling Threat hunters and intelligence analysts can use ThreatPursuit VM to assess security data and identify, study and triage previously undiscovered or emerging threats, according to FireEye. That way, they can gain security insights and find ways to optimize their threat detection mechanisms and response.Perform hunting activities or missions Create adversarial playbooks Evaluate forensic artifacts and elements Emulate offensive security techniques Gain situational awareness via intelligence sharing and reporting Applied data science techniques and visualize security data Leverage open intelligence sources to retrieve security insights ThreatPursuit VM is now available, and FireEye recommends it be installed in a VM.