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title: performing-malware-ioc-extraction skill (Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills)
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**What it does.** Malware IOC extraction is the process of analyzing malicious software Part of [[skills-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills]] (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills).

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| Upstream | [mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) |
| Skill file | [skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/SKILL.md](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/SKILL.md) |
| License | Apache-2.0 (skill folder LICENSE) |
| Author | mukul975 |
| Fetched | 2026-09-10 |

## Install

- `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill performing-malware-ioc-extraction`, or copy the skill folder into `~/.claude/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/`.
- Raw file: `curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/SKILL.md`

## SKILL.md (verbatim)

```yaml
name: performing-malware-ioc-extraction
description: Malware IOC extraction is the process of analyzing malicious software
  to identify actionable indicators of compromise including file hashes, network indicators
  (C2 domains, IP addresses, URLs), regist
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: threat-intelligence
tags:
- threat-intelligence
- cti
- ioc
- mitre-attack
- stix
- malware-analysis
- yara
- reverse-engineering
version: '1.0'
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
nist_csf:
- ID.RA-01
- ID.RA-05
- DE.CM-01
- DE.AE-02
mitre_attack:
- T1591
- T1592
- T1593
- T1589
- T1071
```

# Performing Malware IOC Extraction

## Overview

Malware IOC extraction is the process of analyzing malicious software to identify actionable indicators of compromise including file hashes, network indicators (C2 domains, IP addresses, URLs), registry modifications, mutex names, embedded strings, and behavioral artifacts. This skill covers static analysis with PE parsing and string extraction, dynamic analysis with sandbox detonation, automated IOC extraction using tools like YARA, and formatting results as STIX 2.1 indicators for sharing.


## When to Use

- When conducting security assessments that involve performing malware ioc extraction
- When following incident response procedures for related security events
- When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
- When validating security controls through hands-on testing

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.9+ with `pefile`, `yara-python`, `oletools`, `stix2` libraries
- Access to malware analysis sandbox (Cuckoo, CAPE, Any.Run, Joe Sandbox)
- VirusTotal API key for enrichment
- Isolated analysis environment (VM or container)
- Understanding of PE file format, common packing techniques
- Familiarity with YARA rule syntax

## Key Concepts

### Static Analysis IOCs
- **File Hashes**: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 of the sample and any dropped files
- **Import Hash (imphash)**: Hash of imported function table, groups malware families
- **Rich Header Hash**: PE rich header hash for compiler fingerprinting
- **Strings**: Embedded URLs, IP addresses, domain names, registry paths, mutex names
- **PE Metadata**: Compilation timestamp, section names, resources, digital signatures
- **Embedded Artifacts**: PDB paths, version info, certificate details

### Dynamic Analysis IOCs
- **Network Activity**: DNS queries, HTTP requests, TCP/UDP connections, SSL certificates
- **File System**: Created/modified/deleted files and directories
- **Registry**: Created/modified registry keys and values
- **Process**: Spawned processes, injected processes, service creation
- **Behavioral**: API calls, mutex creation, scheduled tasks, persistence mechanisms

### YARA Rules
YARA is a pattern-matching tool for identifying and classifying malware. Rules consist of strings (text, hex, regex) and conditions that define matching logic. Rules can detect malware families, packers, exploit kits, and specific campaign tools.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Static Analysis - PE Parsing and Hash Generation

```python
import pefile
import hashlib
import os

def analyze_pe(filepath):
    """Extract IOCs from a PE file through static analysis."""
    iocs = {"hashes": {}, "pe_info": {}, "strings": [], "imports": []}

    # Calculate file hashes
    with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
        data = f.read()
    iocs["hashes"]["md5"] = hashlib.md5(data).hexdigest()
    iocs["hashes"]["sha1"] = hashlib.sha1(data).hexdigest()
    iocs["hashes"]["sha256"] = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
    iocs["hashes"]["file_size"] = len(data)

    # Parse PE headers
    try:
        pe = pefile.PE(filepath)
        iocs["hashes"]["imphash"] = pe.get_imphash()
        iocs["pe_info"]["compilation_time"] = str(pe.FILE_HEADER.TimeDateStamp)
        iocs["pe_info"]["machine_type"] = hex(pe.FILE_HEADER.Machine)
        iocs["pe_info"]["subsystem"] = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.Subsystem

        # Extract sections
        iocs["pe_info"]["sections"] = []
        for section in pe.sections:
            iocs["pe_info"]["sections"].append({
                "name": section.Name.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore").strip("\x00"),
                "virtual_size": section.Misc_VirtualSize,
                "raw_size": section.SizeOfRawData,
                "entropy": section.get_entropy(),
                "md5": section.get_hash_md5(),
            })

        # Extract imports
        if hasattr(pe, "DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT"):
            for entry in pe.DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT:
                dll_name = entry.dll.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
                functions = [
                    imp.name.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
                    for imp in entry.imports
                    if imp.name
                ]
                iocs["imports"].append({"dll": dll_name, "functions": functions})

        # Check for suspicious characteristics
        iocs["pe_info"]["is_dll"] = pe.is_dll()
        iocs["pe_info"]["is_driver"] = pe.is_driver()
        iocs["pe_info"]["is_exe"] = pe.is_exe()

        # Version info
        if hasattr(pe, "VS_VERSIONINFO"):
            for entry in pe.FileInfo:
                for st in entry:
                    for item in st.entries.items():
                        key = item[0].decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
                        val = item[1].decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
                        iocs["pe_info"][f"version_{key}"] = val

        pe.close()

    except pefile.PEFormatError as e:
        iocs["pe_info"]["error"] = str(e)

    return iocs
```

### Step 2: String Extraction and IOC Pattern Matching

```python
import re

def extract_ioc_strings(filepath):
    """Extract IOC-relevant strings from binary file."""
    patterns = {
        "ipv4": re.compile(
            r"\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\.){3}"
            r"(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|[01]?\d\d?)\b"
        ),
        "domain": re.compile(
            r"\b(?:[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?\.)+"
            r"(?:com|net|org|io|ru|cn|tk|xyz|top|info|biz|cc|ws|pw)\b"
        ),
        "url": re.compile(
            r"https?://[^\s\"'<>]{5,200}"
        ),
        "email": re.compile(
            r"\b[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}\b"
        ),
        "registry": re.compile(
            r"(?:HKEY_[A-Z_]+|HKLM|HKCU|HKU|HKCR|HKCC)"
            r"\\[\\a-zA-Z0-9_ .{}-]+"
        ),
        "filepath_windows": re.compile(
            r"[A-Z]:\\(?:[^\\/:*?\"<>|\r\n]+\\)*[^\\/:*?\"<>|\r\n]+"
        ),
        "mutex": re.compile(
            r"(?:Global\\|Local\\)[a-zA-Z0-9_\-{}.]{4,}"
        ),
        "useragent": re.compile(
            r"Mozilla/[45]\.0[^\"']{10,200}"
        ),
        "bitcoin": re.compile(
            r"\b[13][a-km-zA-HJ-NP-Z1-9]{25,34}\b"
        ),
        "pdb_path": re.compile(
            r"[A-Z]:\\[^\"]{5,200}\.pdb"
        ),
    }

    with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
        data = f.read()

    # Extract ASCII strings (min length 4)
    ascii_strings = re.findall(rb"[\x20-\x7e]{4,}", data)
    # Extract Unicode strings
    unicode_strings = re.findall(
        rb"(?:[\x20-\x7e]\x00){4,}", data
    )

    all_strings = [s.decode("ascii", errors="ignore") for s in ascii_strings]
    all_strings += [
        s.decode("utf-16-le", errors="ignore") for s in unicode_strings
    ]

    extracted = {category: set() for category in patterns}

    for string in all_strings:
        for category, pattern in patterns.items():
            matches = pattern.findall(string)
            for match in matches:
                extracted[category].add(match)

    # Convert sets to sorted lists
    return {k: sorted(v) for k, v in extracted.items() if v}
```

### Step 3: YARA Rule Scanning

```python
import yara

def scan_with_yara(filepath, rules_path):
    """Scan file with YARA rules for malware classification."""
    rules = yara.compile(filepath=rules_path)
    matches = rules.match(filepath)

    results = []
    for match in matches:
        result = {
            "rule": match.rule,
            "namespace": match.namespace,
            "tags": match.tags,
            "meta": match.meta,
            "strings": [],
        }
        for offset, identifier, data in match.strings:
            result["strings"].append({
                "offset": hex(offset),
                "identifier": identifier,
                "data": data.hex() if len(data) < 100 else data[:100].hex() + "...",
            })
        results.append(result)

    return results


# Example YARA rule for common malware indicators
SAMPLE_YARA_RULE = """
rule Suspicious_Network_Indicators {
    meta:
        description = "Detects suspicious network-related strings"
        author = "CTI Analyst"
        severity = "medium"
    strings:
        $ua1 = "Mozilla/5.0" ascii
        $cmd1 = "cmd.exe /c" ascii nocase
        $ps1 = "powershell" ascii nocase
        $wget = "wget" ascii nocase
        $curl = "curl" ascii nocase
        $b64 = "base64" ascii nocase
        $reg1 = "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run" ascii nocase
    condition:
        uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and
        (2 of ($ua1, $cmd1, $ps1, $wget, $curl, $b64)) or $reg1
}

rule Packed_Binary {
    meta:
        description = "Detects potentially packed binary"
        author = "CTI Analyst"
    condition:
        uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and
        for any section in pe.sections : (
            section.entropy >= 7.0
        )
}
"""
```

### Step 4: Generate STIX 2.1 Indicators

```python
from stix2 import (
    Bundle, Indicator, Malware, Relationship,
    File as STIXFile, DomainName, IPv4Address,
    ObservedData,
)
from datetime import datetime

def create_stix_bundle(pe_iocs, string_iocs, yara_results, sample_name):
    """Create STIX 2.1 bundle from extracted IOCs."""
    objects = []

    # Create Malware SDO
    malware = Malware(
        name=sample_name,
        is_family=False,
        malware_types=["unknown"],
        description=f"Malware sample analyzed: {pe_iocs['hashes']['sha256']}",
        allow_custom=True,
    )
    objects.append(malware)

    # File hash indicator
    sha256 = pe_iocs["hashes"]["sha256"]
    hash_indicator = Indicator(
        name=f"Malware hash: {sha256[:16]}...",
        pattern=f"[file:hashes.'SHA-256' = '{sha256}']",
        pattern_type="stix",
        valid_from=datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
        indicator_types=["malicious-activity"],
        allow_custom=True,
    )
    objects.append(hash_indicator)
    objects.append(Relationship(
        relationship_type="indicates",
        source_ref=hash_indicator.id,
        target_ref=malware.id,
    ))

    # Network indicators from strings
    for ip in string_iocs.get("ipv4", []):
        if not ip.startswith(("10.", "172.", "192.168.", "127.")):
            ip_indicator = Indicator(
                name=f"C2 IP: {ip}",
                pattern=f"[ipv4-addr:value = '{ip}']",
                pattern_type="stix",
                valid_from=datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
                indicator_types=["malicious-activity"],
                allow_custom=True,
            )
            objects.append(ip_indicator)
            objects.append(Relationship(
                relationship_type="indicates",
                source_ref=ip_indicator.id,
                target_ref=malware.id,
            ))

    for domain in string_iocs.get("domain", []):
        domain_indicator = Indicator(
            name=f"C2 Domain: {domain}",
            pattern=f"[domain-name:value = '{domain}']",
            pattern_type="stix",
            valid_from=datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
            indicator_types=["malicious-activity"],
            allow_custom=True,
        )
        objects.append(domain_indicator)
        objects.append(Relationship(
            relationship_type="indicates",
            source_ref=domain_indicator.id,
            target_ref=malware.id,
        ))

    bundle = Bundle(objects=objects, allow_custom=True)
    return bundle
```

## Validation Criteria

- PE file parsed successfully with hashes, imports, and section analysis
- String extraction identifies network IOCs (IPs, domains, URLs)
- YARA rules match against known malware characteristics
- STIX 2.1 bundle contains valid Indicator and Malware objects
- Private IP ranges and benign strings filtered from IOC output
- IOCs are actionable for blocking and detection rule creation

## References

- [pefile Documentation](https://github.com/erocarrera/pefile)
- [YARA Documentation](https://yara.readthedocs.io/)
- [MITRE ATT&CK Software](https://attack.mitre.org/software/)
- [VirusTotal API](https://docs.virustotal.com/)
- [CAPE Sandbox](https://github.com/kevoreilly/CAPEv2)
- [MalwareBazaar](https://bazaar.abuse.ch/)

## Other files in this skill

- [LICENSE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/LICENSE)
- [assets/template.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/assets/template.md)
- [references/api-reference.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/references/api-reference.md)
- [references/standards.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/references/standards.md)
- [references/workflows.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/references/workflows.md)
- [scripts/agent.py](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/scripts/agent.py)
- [scripts/process.py](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/performing-malware-ioc-extraction/scripts/process.py)

## assets/template.md (verbatim)

# Malware IOC Extraction Report Template

## Sample Information
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Filename | |
| File Size | |
| File Type | PE32/PE32+/ELF/Mach-O |
| MD5 | |
| SHA-1 | |
| SHA-256 | |
| Imphash | |
| SSDeep | |
| First Seen | |

## PE Analysis

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Compile Time | |
| Entry Point | |
| Machine Type | |
| Subsystem | |
| Is DLL | |
| Digital Signature | Valid/Invalid/None |

### Sections
| Name | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Entropy | Suspicious |
|------|-------------|----------|---------|------------|
| .text | | | | |
| .data | | | | |
| .rsrc | | | | |

### Suspicious API Imports
| DLL | Function | Purpose |
|-----|----------|---------|
| kernel32.dll | VirtualAlloc | Memory allocation (code injection) |
| kernel32.dll | CreateRemoteThread | Process injection |
| wininet.dll | InternetOpenA | Network communication |

## Network IOCs

### IP Addresses
| IP | Context | Confidence |
|----|---------|-----------|
| | C2 Server | High/Med/Low |

### Domains
| Domain | Context | Confidence |
|--------|---------|-----------|
| | C2 Domain | High/Med/Low |

### URLs
| URL | Context | Confidence |
|-----|---------|-----------|
| | Payload Download | High/Med/Low |

## Host IOCs

### Registry Keys
| Key Path | Value | Purpose |
|----------|-------|---------|
| HKLM\...\Run | | Persistence |

### Mutexes
| Mutex Name | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|
| | Infection marker |

### File System Artifacts
| Path | Description |
|------|------------|
| | Dropped payload |

## YARA Matches
| Rule | Tags | Description |
|------|------|------------|
| | | |

## VirusTotal Results
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Detection Ratio | X / Y |
| Threat Label | |
| First Submission | |
| Community Score | |

## MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
| Technique | Name | Evidence |
|-----------|------|----------|
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | Embedded PS commands |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys | HKLM Run key modification |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | HTTP C2 communication |

## Recommendations
1. **Block**: Add network IOCs to firewall/proxy blocklists
2. **Detect**: Deploy YARA rules on endpoints and email gateways
3. **Hunt**: Search for host IOCs across the environment
4. **Share**: Upload IOCs to MISP with TLP classification

## references/api-reference.md (verbatim)

# 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.

## references/standards.md (verbatim)

# Standards and Frameworks Reference

## IOC Types and Classification

### File-Based IOCs
| Type | Description | Example |
|------|-------------|---------|
| MD5 | 128-bit hash | d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e |
| SHA-1 | 160-bit hash | da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 |
| SHA-256 | 256-bit hash | e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 |
| Imphash | Import hash | PE import table hash for family grouping |
| SSDeep | Fuzzy hash | Context-triggered piecewise hash for similarity |
| TLSH | Trend Micro LSH | Locality-sensitive hash for near-duplicate detection |

### Network IOCs
| Type | Description | Example |
|------|-------------|---------|
| IPv4 Address | C2 server IP | 192.0.2.1 |
| Domain | C2 domain | malware-c2.example.com |
| URL | Full URL path | https://evil.com/payload.exe |
| JA3/JA3S | TLS fingerprint | Client/server TLS handshake hash |
| JARM | TLS server fingerprint | Active TLS server scanning fingerprint |
| User-Agent | HTTP User-Agent | Custom UA strings in beacons |

### Host-Based IOCs
| Type | Description | Example |
|------|-------------|---------|
| Mutex | Named mutex | Global\{GUID} |
| Registry Key | Registry modification | HKLM\SOFTWARE\...\Run |
| Scheduled Task | Persistence task | schtasks /create ... |
| Service Name | Malicious service | Malicious service installation |
| Named Pipe | IPC mechanism | \\.\pipe\name |
| PDB Path | Debug path | C:\Users\dev\project.pdb |

## STIX 2.1 Indicator Patterns

### Pattern Syntax
```
[file:hashes.'SHA-256' = 'abc123...']
[ipv4-addr:value = '1.2.3.4']
[domain-name:value = 'evil.com']
[url:value = 'https://evil.com/payload']
[file:name = 'malware.exe']
[email-addr:value = 'attacker@evil.com']
[network-traffic:dst_ref.type = 'ipv4-addr' AND network-traffic:dst_port = 443]
```

## YARA Rule Structure

```
rule RuleName {
    meta:
        author = "Analyst"
        description = "Detection rule"
        reference = "URL"
        date = "YYYY-MM-DD"
        hash = "SHA256"
        tlp = "white"
    strings:
        $text = "string" ascii wide nocase
        $hex = { 4D 5A 90 00 }
        $regex = /pattern[0-9]+/
    condition:
        uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and filesize < 5MB and any of them
}
```

## PE File Format
- **DOS Header**: MZ signature (0x5A4D)
- **PE Header**: PE signature, machine type, timestamp
- **Optional Header**: Entry point, image base, subsystem
- **Section Table**: .text, .data, .rdata, .rsrc, .reloc
- **Import Table**: DLLs and functions used
- **Export Table**: Functions exported (DLLs)
- **Resource Table**: Embedded resources (icons, strings, configs)

## References
- [STIX 2.1 Patterning](https://docs.oasis-open.org/cti/stix/v2.1/os/stix-v2.1-os.html#_e8slinrhxcc9)
- [YARA Documentation](https://yara.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)
- [PE Format Specification](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/pe-format)
- [MalwareBazaar Database](https://bazaar.abuse.ch/)

## references/workflows.md (verbatim)

# Malware IOC Extraction Workflows

## Workflow 1: Static Analysis Pipeline

```
[Malware Sample] --> [Hash Generation] --> [PE Parsing] --> [String Extraction] --> [IOC Filtering]
                                                                                        |
                                                                                        v
                                                                               [YARA Scanning]
                                                                                        |
                                                                                        v
                                                                               [STIX Bundle]
```

### Steps:
1. **Sample Acquisition**: Obtain sample from MalwareBazaar, VirusTotal, or incident response
2. **Hash Calculation**: Generate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, imphash, ssdeep hashes
3. **PE Analysis**: Parse headers, sections, imports, exports, resources, timestamps
4. **String Extraction**: Extract ASCII/Unicode strings, apply IOC regex patterns
5. **IOC Filtering**: Remove false positives (private IPs, common DLLs, benign domains)
6. **YARA Classification**: Scan with community and custom YARA rules
7. **Output**: Generate STIX 2.1 bundle with extracted indicators

## Workflow 2: Dynamic Analysis Pipeline

```
[Malware Sample] --> [Sandbox Submission] --> [Detonation] --> [Artifact Collection]
                                                                       |
                                                          +------------+------------+
                                                          |            |            |
                                                          v            v            v
                                                    [Network]    [File Sys]   [Registry]
                                                    [PCAPs]      [Changes]    [Changes]
                                                          |            |            |
                                                          +------------+------------+
                                                                       |
                                                                       v
                                                              [IOC Consolidation]
```

### Steps:
1. **Sandbox Setup**: Configure isolated VM with network monitoring
2. **Sample Submission**: Submit to CAPE/Cuckoo sandbox with execution parameters
3. **Execution Monitoring**: Monitor for 3-5 minutes of runtime behavior
4. **Network Capture**: Extract DNS queries, HTTP/HTTPS traffic, raw connections
5. **File System Analysis**: Identify created, modified, and deleted files
6. **Registry Analysis**: Capture registry key changes for persistence indicators
7. **Process Analysis**: Document spawned processes, injections, privilege escalation
8. **Consolidation**: Merge static and dynamic IOCs into unified report

## Workflow 3: Automated IOC Pipeline

```
[Feed/Alert] --> [Auto-Download] --> [Static Analysis] --> [Sandbox] --> [Enrichment] --> [Share]
                                                                              |
                                                                              v
                                                                     [VirusTotal Check]
                                                                              |
                                                                              v
                                                                     [MISP/OpenCTI Upload]
```

### Steps:
1. **Trigger**: New sample from malware feed, email gateway, or EDR alert
2. **Download**: Retrieve sample securely to analysis infrastructure
3. **Static Scan**: Automated PE parsing, string extraction, YARA scanning
4. **Dynamic Analysis**: Submit to sandbox for behavioral analysis
5. **Enrichment**: Check hashes against VirusTotal, cross-reference with TI platforms
6. **Deduplication**: Remove already-known IOCs from output
7. **Sharing**: Upload new IOCs to MISP/OpenCTI for team consumption

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