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# API Reference: Hunting for Webshells in Web Servers
## Shannon Entropy Calculation
```python
import math
def shannon_entropy(data: bytes) -> float:
freq = {}
for byte in data:
freq[byte] = freq.get(byte, 0) + 1
length = len(data)
return -sum((c/length) * math.log2(c/length) for c in freq.values())
# Thresholds: > 5.5 suspicious, > 6.5 likely obfuscated
```
## Webshell Detection Patterns
| Pattern | Language | Risk |
|---------|----------|------|
| `eval()` | PHP | HIGH |
| `base64_decode()` | PHP | HIGH |
| `system()` / `passthru()` | PHP | CRITICAL |
| `shell_exec()` / `exec()` | PHP | CRITICAL |
| `$_GET/$_POST` + `eval` | PHP | CRITICAL |
| `Runtime.getRuntime().exec` | JSP | CRITICAL |
| `Server.CreateObject` | ASP | HIGH |
## YARA Rule for Webshells
```yara
rule webshell_php_generic {
meta:
description = "Generic PHP webshell"
strings:
$eval = "eval(" ascii nocase
$b64 = "base64_decode(" ascii nocase
$system = "system(" ascii nocase
$input = /\$_(GET|POST|REQUEST)\s*\[/ ascii
condition:
$input and ($eval or $b64 or $system)
}
```
## File System Scanning
```python
from pathlib import Path
SCRIPT_EXTS = {".php", ".asp", ".aspx", ".jsp", ".jspx", ".cgi"}
for f in Path("/var/www/html").rglob("*"):
if f.suffix.lower() in SCRIPT_EXTS:
entropy = shannon_entropy(f.read_bytes())
```
## NeoPI (Webshell Detection Tool)
```bash
python neopi.py /var/www/html -a # Run all tests
# Tests: entropy, longest word, index of coincidence, signature
```
### References
- MITRE T1505.003: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1505/003/
- NeoPI: https://github.com/Neohapsis/NeoPI
- YARA: https://yara.readthedocs.io/