
Detects PowerShell-based malware artifacts from event logs and performs static analysis on PowerShell scripts to identify malicious activity.

This tools detects the artifact of the PowerShell based malware from the eventlog of PowerShell logging.
Online Demo
git clone https://github.com/Sh1n0g1/z9
cd z9
pip install -r requirements.txt
usage: z9.py [-h] [--output OUTPUT] [-s] [--no-viewer] [--utf8] input
positional arguments:
input Input file path
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Output file path
-s, --static Enable Static Analysis mode
--no-viewer Disable opening the JSON viewer in a web browser
--utf8 Read scriptfile in utf-8 (deprecated)
python z9.py <input file> -o <output json>
python z9.py <input file> -o <output json> --no-viewer
| Arguments | Meaning |
|---|---|
input file | XML file exported from eventlog |
-o output json | filename of z9 result |
--no-viewer | do not open the viewer |
Example)
python z9.py util\log\mwpsop.xml -o sample1.json
python z9.py <input file> -o <output json> -s
python z9.py <input file> -o <output json> -s --utf8
python z9.py <input file> -o <output json> -s --no-viewer
Example)
python z9.py malware.ps1 -o sample1.json -s
util/enable_powershell_logging.reg .util/collect_psevent.bat .util/log directory.util/collect_psevent.bat with "Run as Admin"| Arguments | Meaning |
|---|
input file | PowerShell file to be analyzed |
-o output json | filename of z9 result |
-s | perform static analysis |
--utf8 | specify when the input file is in UTF-8 |
--no-viewer | do not open the viewer |