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Builds reusable malware configuration extractors by applying a declarative JSON spec (offsets, decode layers, field definitions) to a sample to produce structured, defanged config. Activates for requests to build a config extractor, write a reusable family config parser, or run a spec-driven configuration extraction.

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SKILL.md (original)

Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

Building Config Extractors

When to Use

  • You have reversed a family's config format and want a reusable, declarative extractor instead of one-off scripts.
  • You need to apply a spec (offset, XOR/base64 layers, field map) to many samples and emit structured, defanged config.

Do not use a spec built for one variant blindly on another — re-verify offsets/keys per variant. This skill reads samples statically and executes nothing.

Prerequisites

  • A reversed understanding of the config (location, decode layers, fields) expressed as a JSON spec.

Safety & Handling

  • Read bytes statically; defang recovered endpoints in output.

Workflow

Step 1: Write the extraction spec

Define a JSON spec: blob offset/length (or a marker to search), ordered decode layers (xor with key, base64), and fields (name, offset, length, type: str/u16/u32/ipv4).

Step 2: Run the extractor

python scripts/analyst.py extract sample.bin --spec family.json

Locates the blob, applies decode layers, parses fields, and defangs URL/IP fields.

Step 3: Validate output

Confirm fields are plausible (valid hosts, ports, IDs); adjust the spec as needed.

Step 4: Reuse

Store the spec per family and apply across the corpus.

Validation

  • The spec round-trips on a known sample to the expected config.
  • Decode layers are applied in order and produce readable output.
  • URL/IP fields are defanged in the emitted config.

Pitfalls

  • Hardcoding a variant-specific offset that shifts in other builds — prefer markers.
  • Wrong field endianness (u16/u32 little vs big) producing garbage ports.
  • Forgetting a decode layer (base64 over XOR) and parsing ciphertext as fields.

References

  • See references/api-reference.md for the extractor engine.
  • ATT&CK T1140 and config-extractor framework concepts (linked in frontmatter).

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