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name: vt-hash-intel description: > Instantly check if a file, URL, domain, or IP is malicious using VirusTotal. Paste any MD5/SHA1/SHA256 hash, URL, domain name, or IP address into the chat and get a full threat report — detection ratio across 70+ security engines, malware family, YARA matches, sandbox verdicts, DNS records, WHOIS info, and a direct link to the VirusTotal report. Supports single and batch lookups of mixed IOC types. Also handles defanged IOCs (hxxp, [.] notation). Perfect for incident response, threat hunting, IOC enrichment, SOC triage, and daily security operations. Use this skill whenever the user has a suspicious hash, URL, domain, or IP they want to investigate. Also triggers on: VirusTotal, VT, hash lookup, malware check, file reputation, threat intel, IOC, URL scan, domain reputation, IP reputation, 查hash, 查IP, 查域名, 查URL, 威胁情报, 病毒查询, 恶意软件分析. version: 2.0.0 metadata: openclaw: requires: env: - VT_API_KEY

VT Hash Intel — VirusTotal Threat Intelligence

Check any IOC (Indicator of Compromise) against VirusTotal's 70+ security engines. Supports four IOC types:

Type	Example	VT Endpoint
Hash (MD5/SHA1/SHA256)	44d88612fea8a8f36de82e1278abb02f	/files/{hash}
URL	https://malicious-site.com/payload	/urls/{id}
Domain	evil-domain.com	/domains/{domain}
IP Address	1.2.3.4	/ip_addresses/{ip}

Prerequisites

VT_API_KEY environment variable must be set. Free key: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/my-apikey

Instructions

Step 1: Identify IOCs from user input

The script auto-detects IOC type:

• Hash: 32 hex chars (MD5), 40 hex chars (SHA1), 64 hex chars (SHA256)
• URL: starts with http:// or https://
• IP: IPv4 format like 1.2.3.4
• Domain: everything else with dots and valid TLD (e.g. evil.com)

The script also handles defanged IOCs automatically:

• hxxp:// → http://
• hXXp:// → http://
• evil[.]com → evil.com
• 1[.]2[.]3[.]4 → 1.2.3.4

Step 2: Run the lookup

SKILL_DIR="$(dirname "$(find /root/.openclaw -name 'SKILL.md' -path '*/vt-hash-intel/*' 2>/dev/null | head -1)")"

# Single IOC (auto-detect type)
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/vt_lookup.py" <ioc>

# Mixed batch (hashes + URLs + domains + IPs together)
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/vt_lookup.py" <hash> <url> <domain> <ip>

# Force type if auto-detection is wrong
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/vt_lookup.py" --type domain example.com

Step 3: Parse and present results

The JSON output always contains these common fields:

• ioc: the queried value
• ioc_type: "hash" | "url" | "domain" | "ip"
• detection_ratio: e.g. "45/72"
• threat_level: "clean" | "low" | "medium" | "high"
• threat_emoji: ✅ | ⚠️ | 🟠 | 🔴
• detections: array of engines that flagged it
• reputation: VT community reputation score
• vt_link: direct link to the VT report
• error: non-null if something went wrong

Hash-specific fields: sha256, md5, sha1, file_name, file_type, file_size_human, threat_label, popular_threat_name, crowdsourced_yara, sandbox_verdicts, sigma_rules

URL-specific fields: url, final_url, title, categories

Domain-specific fields: registrar, creation_date, dns_records, categories, popularity_ranks

IP-specific fields: asn, as_owner, country, network

Step 4: Format the response

IMPORTANT: Always present full contextual analysis regardless of threat level. Even when an IOC is "clean" (0 detections), the contextual information is extremely valuable for security analysis. A clean VT result does NOT mean an IOC is safe — it may be too new, targeted, or simply not yet submitted.

For hashes — present:

• Verdict line (emoji + level + detection ratio)
• File info: name, type, size, first seen date
• Threat classification (if malicious): family name, threat label
• Top engine detections (if any)
• YARA rules, sandbox verdicts, Sigma rules (if any)
• VT link
• Contextual analysis + recommendations

For URLs — present:

• Verdict line
• URL + final redirected URL (flag if different — could indicate redirect chain)
• Page title
• Categories assigned by security vendors
• Top detections (if any)
• VT link
• Contextual analysis: analyze whether the URL pattern looks suspicious (random strings, suspicious TLD, known bad path patterns like /wp-content/uploads/*.exe)
• Recommendations

For domains — always present these even if clean:

• Verdict line
• Registrar + creation date (flag if newly registered within last 30 days — common for phishing/malware)
• DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT records — helps identify hosting and infrastructure)
• Categories from security vendors
• Popularity ranking (low/no ranking on a queried domain can be suspicious)
• Reputation score
• VT link
• Contextual analysis: note if domain is very new, uses suspicious TLD, has low popularity, or uses known bulletproof hosting
• Recommendations

For IPs — always present these even if clean:

• Verdict line
• ASN number + AS owner (helps identify hosting provider — flag known bulletproof hosters)
• Country (geographic context)
• Network CIDR range
• Reputation score
• VT link
• Contextual analysis: note if IP belongs to a cloud provider, VPS, residential proxy, or known hosting provider. Flag countries commonly associated with malicious infrastructure if relevant.
• Recommendations

Threat level classification (same for all types):

Malicious Detections	Level	Emoji
0	clean	✅
1–5	low	⚠️
6–15	medium	🟠
16+	high	🔴

Step 5: Recommendations

Always provide actionable recommendations based on threat level AND context:

• 🔴 high: Block immediately in firewall/EDR/proxy, sweep environment for related IOCs, investigate affected hosts, collect lateral IOCs (related hashes/domains/IPs from VT)
• 🟠 medium: Likely malicious — isolate and investigate, submit to sandbox, check network IOCs
• ⚠️ low: Possible false positive — verify with sandbox, check file/URL context and origin, monitor
• ✅ clean: Present all available context (ASN, country, registrar, DNS, categories, reputation). Remind user: "Clean on VT does not guarantee safety — the IOC may be too new, too targeted, or not yet submitted. Consider checking other threat intel sources (AbuseIPDB, Shodan, URLhaus, etc.)."
• ❓ not found: Never submitted to VT — does NOT mean safe. Suggest uploading file to VT, or checking AlienVault OTX, AbuseIPDB, URLhaus for additional coverage.

For batch results with mixed types, present a summary table first (IOC | type | verdict | detection ratio | key finding), then detailed reports for each item.

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Response
NotFoundError	IOC not in VT DB	"Not found in VT. This does NOT mean it's safe."
AuthenticationError	Bad/missing API key	"Check VT_API_KEY in your .env file."
QuotaExceededError	Rate limit hit	"Rate limited. Wait and retry."
UnrecognizedIOC	Cannot detect type	"Cannot identify this IOC type. Try --type flag."
ConnectionError	Network issue	"Cannot reach VT API. Check network."

Examples

User: 帮我查一下这个hash 44d88612fea8a8f36de82e1278abb02f Agent: Detects MD5 hash → runs lookup → presents file threat report.

User: Check this URL: https://suspicious-site.com/download.exe Agent: Detects URL → runs lookup → presents URL analysis with categories and detections.

User: 这个域名安全吗？evil-domain.com Agent: Detects domain → runs lookup → presents domain report with DNS, WHOIS, and detections.

User: 查一下这些IOC: 44d88612fea8a8f36de82e1278abb02f hxxps://bad-site[.]com/malware evil.com 1.2.3.4 Agent: Detects mixed types → runs batch lookup → presents summary table then individual reports sorted by severity.