DetectItEasy-Python is a powerful tool designed to streamline file scanning and analysis using Python bindings.
This article guides you through the straightforward installation process via pip or Git and provides essential details for utilizing the tool effectively across different operating systems.
Whether you’re a seasoned developer or new to cybersecurity, this guide makes it easy to leverage DetectItEasy’s capabilities within your Python projects.
The easiest and recommended installation is through pip.
pip install die-python git clone https://github.com/elastic/die-python
cd die-python Install Qt into the build. It can be easily installed using aqt as follow (here with Qt version 6.6.2):
python -m pip install aqtinstall --user -U
python -m aqt install-qt -O ./build linux desktop 6.6.2 gcc_64 # linux only
python -m aqt install-qt -O ./build windows desktop 6.6.2 win64_msvc2019_64 # windows only
python -m aqt install-qt -O ./build mac desktop 6.6.2 clang_64 # mac only Then you can install the package
python -m pip install . --user -U import die, pathlib
print(die.scan_file("c:/windows/system32/ntdll.dll", die.ScanFlags.Deepscan))
'PE64'
print(die.scan_file("../upx.exe", die.ScanFlags.RESULT_AS_JSON, str(die.database_path/'db') ))
{
"detects": [
{
"filetype": "PE64",
"parentfilepart": "Header",
"values": [
{
"info": "Console64,console",
"name": "GNU linker ld (GNU Binutils)",
"string": "Linker: GNU linker ld (GNU Binutils)(2.28)[Console64,console]",
"type": "Linker",
"version": "2.28"
},
{
"info": "",
"name": "MinGW",
"string": "Compiler: MinGW",
"type": "Compiler",
"version": ""
},
{
"info": "NRV,brute",
"name": "UPX",
"string": "Packer: UPX(4.24)[NRV,brute]",
"type": "Packer",
"version": "4.24"
}
]
}
]
}
for db in die.databases():
print(db)
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\ACE
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\APK\PackageName.1.sg
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\APK\SingleJar.3.sg
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\APK\_APK.0.sg
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\APK\_init
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\Archive\_init
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\archive-file
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\arj
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\Binary\Amiga loadable.1.sg
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\die\db\db\Binary\archive.7z.1.sg
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