# Microsoft quietly launched an AI agent that can detect and reverse engineer malware

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/microsoft-quietly-launched-an-ai-agent-that-can-detect-and-reverse-engineer-malware/
- Published: 2025-08-27T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

AI-generated image: Freepik via Freepik. Article by Rory Bathgate. ITPro – August 22, 2025. Microsoft has launched an autonomous agent for detecting malware – and it’s already completed a first-of-a-kind detection of an active hacking group. Project Ire is an AI agent capable of reverse engineering software files to investigate whether they’re malicious and analyze their origins, even if they don’t match any previously-cataloged threats. […] Click here to view original web page at www.itpro.com