threatcheck-py 0.2.0

Identify AV signatures in files using binary search.

ThreatCheck-Py

Python port of Rasta-Mouse's ThreatCheck, a tool to identify AV signatures in files.

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Windows OS (for Defender and AMSI scanners)

Installation

From PyPi

pip install threatcheck-py

From Source

git clone https://github.com/ruvolof/threatcheck-py.git
cd threatcheck-py
pip install -e .

Usage

Command Line Options

$ threatcheck --help
usage: threatcheck [-h] [-e {defender,amsi,clamav}] [-f FILE] [-u URL] [-d DIRECTORY] [--debug] [--version]

Identify AV signatures in files

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -e {defender,amsi,clamav}, --engine {defender,amsi,clamav}
                        Scanning engine (default: defender)
  -f FILE, --file FILE  Analyze a file on disk
  -u URL, --url URL     Analyze a file from a URL
  -d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY
                        Analyze all files in a directory
  --debug               Enable debug output
  --version             show program's version number and exit

Defender Test Environment Setup

It is recommended to force autosubmission of samples to never send them, or the amount of notification can be overwhelming. This can be forced through group policies:

1. Open Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > MAPS
3. Double click on "Send file samples when further analysis is required"
4. Set it to "Enabled" and in the bottom-left panel select "Never send"

All other Defender settings can be left on as long:

1. There's a path exception in place for the original location of your samples (otherwise real-time protection will prevent the initial loading of the files).
2. (Maybe?) The original location has to be on your C drive. In my experience Defender ignores exception for external drives and I run in problem 1 above.

Credits

• Original ThreatCheck by Rasta-Mouse

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.