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Query a MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) instance via PyMISP

Parse Windows Prefetch (.pf) files with the windowsprefetch Python

Leverages Splunk Enterprise Security and SPL (Search Processing Language)

Examine NTFS slack space, MFT entries, the USN Change Journal, and Alternate Data Streams (ADS) to recover hidden or residual data, reconstruct deleted-file metadata, and reconstruct available file-system change activity from USN records. Use during deep forensic analysis of an NTFS image when standard file recovery is insufficient, such as hunting for data hidden in ADS.

Queries Certificate Transparency logs via crt.sh and pycrtsh to detect

Detect PowerShell Empire post-exploitation framework artifacts in Windows Script Block Logging (Event ID 4104) and Module Logging (Event ID 4103), including the default launcher string, Base64-encoded WebClient/FromBase64String payloads, known module invocations (Invoke-Mimikatz, Invoke-Kerberoast), and staging URL patterns. Use when hunting for or confirming Empire C2 activity in Windows event logs.

Parse Windows PowerShell Script Block Logs (Event ID 4104) from EVTX

Parse Windows Prefetch files (versions 17, 23, 26, 30) with tools like PECmd, WinPrefetchView, or python-prefetch to determine program execution history, including run counts, execution timestamps, and referenced files/DLLs. Use when building a timeline of program execution on a Windows system, confirming whether a suspicious binary ran, or correlating execution evidence with other forensic artifacts during an investigation.

Scan Linux systems for persistence mechanisms including crontab/systemd entries, LD_PRELOAD injection, shell profile modifications (.bashrc, .profile), and SSH authorized_keys backdoors, then correlate findings with auditd logs into an installation timeline. Use during incident response or threat hunting to detect or confirm how an adversary maintained access to a compromised Linux host.

Identifies and unpacks UPX-packed malware samples, including binaries with modified UPX magic bytes or headers that block automated decompression, to recover the original executable for static analysis. Use when a sample shows high entropy, minimal imports, or only LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress in its import table, or when preparing a packed binary for disassembly in Ghidra or IDA.

Analyzes encryption algorithms, key management, and file encryption

Analyzes malicious PDF files using PDFiD, pdf-parser, and peepdf to

Captures and analyzes network packet data using Wireshark and tshark

Parse Office 365 Unified Audit Logs via Microsoft Graph API to detect

Parse Microsoft Outlook PST and OST files using libpff and pst-utils to extract message content, headers, attachments, deleted items, and MAPI metadata, including recovery of items from the Recoverable Items folder. Use when conducting email forensic investigations, legal e-discovery, or incident response that requires reconstructing communication patterns or tracing message routing from Outlook archives.

Safely monitor ransomware group Tor-hosted data leak sites (DLS) to collect and extract structured victim posting data, track group activity trends over time, and produce sector- and geography-specific ransomware risk assessments. Use when performing threat intelligence gathering on active ransomware groups or building proactive defense reporting from double-extortion leak-site activity.

Analyzes network traffic captures and flow data to identify adversary activity during security incidents, including

Parse NetFlow v9 and IPFIX records to detect volumetric anomalies, port

Use Scapy to craft, send, sniff, and dissect TCP/UDP/ICMP/DNS packets, analyze pcap files, implement SYN scans, and detect anomalous traffic such as fragmented or malformed packets. Use when performing authorized network reconnaissance, protocol-level forensic analysis, or building traffic anomaly detection during security testing.

Detect and analyze covert communication channels used by malware, including

Analyze the NTFS Master File Table ($MFT) with MFTECmd, analyzeMFT,

Detect sandbox and VM evasion techniques in malware samples by analyzing

Identify ransomware-related network indicators, including C2 beaconing patterns, TOR exit node connections, data exfiltration flows, and encryption key exchange, by analyzing Zeek conn.log and NetFlow data. Use when threat hunting for active ransomware network activity or investigating suspected pre-encryption exfiltration during incident response.

Analyzes network traffic generated by malware during sandbox execution