Jan-Eric Herting Jan-Eric Herting was born in Germany in 1982. He started to learn computer-architectures and low-level programming with assembly language at the age of 10. He began working as a malware analyst at Avira in 2011. Currently he is working there as a software developer and researcher. His current focus is reverse engineering and unpacking of malware and also designing and building automated analysis systems. When he is not at work, he likes climbing, hiking and swimming, and spends time with his family and friends.