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API Reference — Performing Malware IOC Extraction

Libraries Used

  • re: Regex patterns for 16 IOC types including defanged indicators
  • hashlib: MD5, SHA1, SHA256 file hashing
  • pathlib: File reading (text and binary)

CLI Interface

python agent.py text --file threat_report.txt
python agent.py hash --file malware.exe
python agent.py strings --file malware.exe [--min-length 6]
python agent.py report --file malware.exe [--output iocs.json]

Core Functions

extract_iocs_from_text(text) — Extract IOCs with defanging support

Handles defanged indicators: [.] -> ., hxxp -> http. Filters private IPs.

extract_from_file(file_path) — Extract IOCs from text/report files

hash_file(file_path) — Calculate MD5/SHA1/SHA256 hashes

extract_strings(file_path, min_length) — Binary string extraction

Extracts ASCII and wide (UTF-16LE) strings. Identifies suspicious API calls and keywords.

generate_ioc_report(file_path, output) — Full analysis report

IOC Pattern Types (16)

Type Example
ipv4 192.168.1.1 (private filtered)
domain evil.example.com
url https://malware.example.com/payload
md5/sha1/sha256 File hashes
cve CVE-2024-12345
registry_key HKLM\Software...
file_path_windows C:\Windows\Temp\mal.exe
mutex Global\MutexName
mitre_technique T1059.001
bitcoin_addr Bitcoin wallet address
user_agent Mozilla/5.0 strings

Suspicious String Keywords

CreateRemoteThread, VirtualAlloc, WriteProcessMemory, LoadLibrary, GetProcAddress, WinExec, ShellExecute, powershell, cmd.exe

Dependencies

No external packages — Python standard library only.