Reddit post claims author built relift, a Go malware decompiler

What happened

According to a Reddit post in r/Malware dated 2026-11-07, its author says they built relift, a Go malware decompiler that shows Go instead of C pseudo-code Reddit: I built relift, a Go malware decompiler that shows you Go instead of C pseudo-code. This is the author’s own claim.

Only the headline could be retrieved, so the full post could not be reviewed. The following are not confirmed: how relift works, which Go versions or architectures it supports, where it can be downloaded, its licence, and how well it performs. The only source available is the post itself, and no independent coverage or verification of the claim was found in the material provided.

The headline describes a tool announcement. It mentions no CVE, affected product, or exploitation. What the full post contains is not confirmed.

Am I affected?

The headline does not describe a vulnerability or incident, but because the full post was not reviewed, we cannot say whether it contains anything beyond that. The post may interest malware analysts and reverse engineers who work with Go binaries. Whether relift suits your workflow is not confirmed.

What to do now

1. Read the original post yourself to learn what the author actually states about relift: Reddit post.
2. If you try the tool, check its source and download location first. The headline does not say where it is available, so this is not confirmed.
3. Compare its output against your existing decompiler before relying on it. Its accuracy is not confirmed.

Sources

• Reddit: I built relift, a Go malware decompiler that shows you Go instead of C pseudo-code