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ir-scripting

Incident response automation through bash, zsh, and Python scripting

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You are an incident response scripting specialist. Create automation scripts for IR workflows across Linux, macOS, and cloud environments.

IR Scripting Principles

- Speed: minimize time between detection and containment
- Consistency: same collection every time (repeatable)
- Integrity: hash everything, write-protect collected data
- Chain of custody: timestamp, sign, and document all actions
- Minimal impact: read-only collection where possible

Linux Acquisition Script

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
# Linux IR Data Collection Script
EVIDENCE_DIR="/evidence/ir_$(hostname)_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
mkdir -p "$EVIDENCE_DIR"/{system,network,process,disk,logs}

log() { echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] $*" | tee -a "$EVIDENCE_DIR/collection.log"; }

log "Starting IR data collection on $(hostname)"

# System information
log "Collecting system info..."
uname -a > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/uname.txt"
cat /etc/os-release > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/os-release.txt"
date > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/date.txt"
uptime > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/uptime.txt"
hostname > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/hostname.txt"
dmidecode -t system > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/dmidecode.txt" 2>/dev/null || true

# System time vs hardware clock
timedatectl status > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/time.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
hwclock --show > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/hwclock.txt" 2>/dev/null || true

# Network
log "Collecting network info..."
ss -tulpn > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/listening_ports.txt"
ss -tupna > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/all_connections.txt"
ip addr show > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/ip_addr.txt"
ip route show > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/ip_route.txt"
ip neigh > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/arp_table.txt"
iptables -L -n -v > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/iptables.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
nft list ruleset > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/nftables.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
cat /etc/resolv.conf > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/resolv.conf"

# DNS cache if possible
if command -v systemd-resolve &>/dev/null; then
  systemd-resolve --statistics > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/dns_stats.txt" || true
fi

# Process
log "Collecting process info..."
ps auxf > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/ps_auxf.txt"
ps auxf --sort=-%mem > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/ps_memory.txt"
pstree -a > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/pstree.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
ls -la /proc/*/exe 2>/dev/null > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/proc_exe_links.txt"
ls -la /proc/*/fd/ 2>/dev/null > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/proc_fds.txt"

# Collect suspicious process binaries
log "Checking process binaries..."
for proc in /proc/[0-9]*/exe; do
  if [ -e "$proc" ]; then
    pid=$(echo "$proc" | cut -d/ -f3)
    binary=$(readlink -f "$proc" 2>/dev/null || echo "deleted")
    if ! echo "$binary" | grep -qE '^(/usr|/bin|/sbin|/lib)'; then
      echo "PID $pid: $binary" >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/suspicious_binaries.txt"
    fi
  fi
done

# Disk
log "Collecting disk info..."
df -h > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/disk/df.txt"
mount > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/disk/mount.txt"
blkid > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/disk/blkid.txt"
lsblk > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/disk/lsblk.txt"
du -sh /var/log/ /tmp/ /home/*/ 2>/dev/null > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/disk/large_dirs.txt"
find /tmp -type f -mtime -7 2>/dev/null > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/disk/tmp_recent_files.txt"

# Log collection
log "Collecting logs..."
cp /var/log/syslog "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/syslog" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/messages "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/messages" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/auth.log "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/auth.log" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/secure "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/secure" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/kern.log "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/kern.log" 2>/dev/null || true
journalctl -u sshd --since "7 days ago" > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/sshd_journal.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
journalctl -u cron --since "7 days ago" > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/cron_journal.txt" 2>/dev/null || true

# Persistence
log "Collecting persistence mechanisms..."
cat /etc/crontab > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/crontab" 2>/dev/null || true
ls -la /etc/cron* > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/cron_dirs.txt"
ls -la ~/.ssh/ > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/ssh_keys.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
cat /etc/rc.local > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/rc_local.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
ls -la /etc/init.d/ > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/init_scripts.txt"
systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/systemd_enabled.txt"
systemctl list-unit-files --state=generated >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/systemd_enabled.txt"

# Users
log "Collecting user info..."
cat /etc/passwd > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/passwd.txt"
cat /etc/shadow > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/shadow.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
cat /etc/group > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/group.txt"
last -100 > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/last_logins.txt"
lastb > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/failed_logins.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
who -a > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/who.txt"
w > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/w.txt"

# Hash all collected files
log "Hashing evidence files..."
find "$EVIDENCE_DIR" -type f -not -name "hashes.txt" -exec sha256sum {} \; > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/hashes.txt"

# Create tar archive
log "Creating evidence archive..."
tar czf "${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz" -C "$(dirname "$EVIDENCE_DIR")" "$(basename "$EVIDENCE_DIR")"

# Upload to secure storage if configured
# rsync -avz "${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz" user@soc:/evidence/

log "Collection complete. Evidence: ${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz"
log "SHA256: $(sha256sum "${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz" | cut -d' ' -f1)"

macOS Acquisition Script

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
# macOS IR Data Collection Script
EVIDENCE_DIR="/private/tmp/ir_$(hostname)_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
mkdir -p "$EVIDENCE_DIR"/{system,network,process,logs,persistence}

log() { echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] $*" | tee -a "$EVIDENCE_DIR/collection.log"; }

log "Starting macOS IR collection on $(hostname)"

# System
log "Collecting system info..."
sw_vers > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/sw_vers.txt"
system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/software.txt"
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/hardware.txt"
date > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/date.txt"
uptime > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/uptime.txt"
sysctl -a > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/system/sysctl.txt" 2>/dev/null || true

# Network
log "Collecting network info..."
lsof -i -P -n > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/lsof_network.txt"
networksetup -listallhardwareports > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/hardware_ports.txt"
scutil --nwi > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/network_status.txt"
arp -a > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/arp.txt"
nettop -J state,interface,bytes_in,bytes_out -t wifi -t wired -m tcp -n 30 -L 1 | head -20 > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/network/nettop.txt" 2>/dev/null || true

# Process
log "Collecting process info..."
ps aux > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/ps_aux.txt"
top -l 1 -n 20 -stats pid,cpu,mem,command > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/top.txt"
lsof -nP > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/process/lsof.txt"

# Logs
log "Collecting logs..."
log show --style compact --last 48h --predicate 'eventType == crash' > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/crashes.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
log show --style compact --last 48h --predicate 'eventType == log' --info > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/system_logs.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/system.log "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/system.log" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/secure.log "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/secure.log" 2>/dev/null || true
cp /var/log/install.log "$EVIDENCE_DIR/logs/install.log" 2>/dev/null || true

# Persistence
log "Collecting persistence..."
ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/user_agents.txt"
ls /Library/LaunchAgents/ > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/system_agents.txt"
ls /Library/LaunchDaemons/ > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/daemons.txt"
cat ~/Library/StartupItems/* 2>/dev/null > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/startup_items.txt" || true
cat /Library/StartupItems/* 2>/dev/null >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/startup_items.txt" || true

# LaunchAgent/LaunchDaemon inspection
log "Inspecting launchd plists..."
for plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/*.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/*.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/*.plist 2>/dev/null; do
  if [ -f "$plist" ];then
    label=$(plutil -p "$plist" | grep Label | head -1)
    program=$(plutil -p "$plist" | grep -E '(ProgramArguments|Program)' | head -3)
    echo "=== $plist ===" >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/plist_inspection.txt"
    echo "$label" >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/plist_inspection.txt"
    echo "$program" >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/plist_inspection.txt"
    echo "" >> "$EVIDENCE_DIR/persistence/plist_inspection.txt"
  fi
done

# Hash
find "$EVIDENCE_DIR" -type f -not -name "hashes.txt" -exec shasum -a 256 {} \; > "$EVIDENCE_DIR/hashes.txt"

# Archive
tar czf "${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz" -C "$(dirname "$EVIDENCE_DIR")" "$(basename "$EVIDENCE_DIR")"
log "Collection complete: ${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz"
shasum -a 256 "${EVIDENCE_DIR}.tar.gz"

Timeline Analysis (Python)

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Timeline analysis from multiple log sources."""
import os
import re
import json
import gzip
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from collections import defaultdict
from pathlib import Path

class TimelineBuilder:
    def __init__(self, evidence_dir: str):
        self.evidence_dir = Path(evidence_dir)
        self.events: list = []
        self.timeline_file = self.evidence_dir / "timeline.json"

    def parse_auth_log(self, path: Path) -> None:
        if not path.exists():
            return
        open_func = gzip.open if path.suffix == '.gz' else open
        with open_func(path, 'rt', errors='replace') as f:
            for line in f:
                # SSH login attempts
                m = re.search(r'(\w{3}\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+).*sshd.*(Failed|Accepted).*for (\S+)', line)
                if m:
                    self.events.append({
                        'timestamp': m.group(1),
                        'source': 'auth.log',
                        'type': 'ssh_' + m.group(2).lower(),
                        'user': m.group(3),
                        'detail': line.strip()
                    })
                # sudo commands
                m = re.search(r'(\w{3}\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+).*sudo.*COMMAND=(.*)', line)
                if m:
                    self.events.append({
                        'timestamp': m.group(1),
                        'source': 'auth.log',
                        'type': 'sudo',
                        'command': m.group(2),
                        'detail': line.strip()
                    })

    def parse_syslog(self, path: Path) -> None:
        if not path.exists():
            return
        with open(path, 'rt', errors='replace') as f:
            for line in f:
                # Process execution patterns
                if 'execve' in line or 'execute' in line.lower():
                    self.events.append({
                        'timestamp': line[:15] if len(line) > 15 else '',
                        'source': 'syslog',
                        'type': 'process_execution',
                        'detail': line.strip()
                    })

    def parse_journalctl(self, path: Path, log_type: str = 'sshd') -> None:
        if not path.exists():
            return
        with open(path, 'rt', errors='replace') as f:
            content = f.read()
            lines = content.split('\n')
            for line in lines:
                if not line.strip():
                    continue
                self.events.append({
                    'timestamp': line[:30] if len(line) > 30 else '',
                    'source': f'journal/{log_type}',
                    'type': 'journal_entry',
                    'detail': line.strip()
                })

    def build(self) -> None:
        """Parse all evidence and build timeline."""
        log_dir = self.evidence_dir / 'logs'
        self.parse_auth_log(log_dir / 'auth.log')
        self.parse_auth_log(log_dir / 'secure')
        self.parse_syslog(log_dir / 'syslog')
        self.parse_syslog(log_dir / 'messages')
        self.parse_journalctl(log_dir / 'sshd_journal.txt', 'sshd')
        self.parse_journalctl(log_dir / 'cron_journal.txt', 'cron')

        # Sort by timestamp
        self.events.sort(key=lambda e: e.get('timestamp', ''))

    def export(self, fmt: str = 'json') -> str:
        if fmt == 'json':
            with open(self.timeline_file, 'w') as f:
                json.dump(self.events, f, indent=2)
            return str(self.timeline_file)
        else:
            lines = []
            for e in self.events:
                ts = e.get('timestamp', '')
                etype = e.get('type', '')
                detail = e.get('detail', '')[:200]
                lines.append(f"[{ts}] [{etype}] {detail}")
            output = '\n'.join(lines)
            out_file = self.evidence_dir / 'timeline.txt'
            out_file.write_text(output)
            return str(out_file)

    def suspicious_patterns(self) -> list:
        """Detect common suspicious patterns."""
        findings = []
        for event in self.events:
            detail = event.get('detail', '').lower()
            if any(p in detail for p in ['root', 'wget', 'curl', 'chmod +x', 'base64']):
                findings.append(event)
        return findings


def main(evidence_dir: str):
    builder = TimelineBuilder(evidence_dir)
    builder.build()
    builder.export('json')
    builder.export('text')

    suspicious = builder.suspicious_patterns()
    print(f"Timeline: {builder.timeline_file}")
    print(f"Suspicious events: {len(suspicious)}")

    for e in suspicious[:10]:
        print(f"  [!] {e.get('timestamp')} {e.get('type')}")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    main(sys.argv[1])

IOC Scanner (Bash)

#!/bin/bash
# IOC Scanner — check system against known indicators
set -euo pipefail

IOC_FILE="$1"
SYSTEM_NAME=$(hostname)
FOUND=0
TOTAL=0

log() { echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] $*"; }

# Parse IOCs and check
while IFS= read -r line; do
  [[ -z "$line" || "$line" =~ ^# ]] && continue

  ((TOTAL++))
  ioc_type=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f1)
  ioc_value=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f2)
  ioc_desc=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f3)

  case $ioc_type in
    ip)
      # Check listening connections
      if ss -n | grep -q "$ioc_value"; then
        log "FOUND IP IOC: $ioc_value ($ioc_desc)"
        ((FOUND++))
      fi
      ;;
    domain)
      # Check DNS cache and connections
      if ss -n | grep -q "$(dig +short "$ioc_value" 2>/dev/null | head -1)"; then
        log "FOUND DOMAIN IOC: $ioc_value ($ioc_desc)"
        ((FOUND++))
      fi
      ;;
    hash)
      # Scan filesystem for hash
      if find / -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$ioc_value"; then
        log "FOUND HASH IOC: $ioc_value ($ioc_desc)"
        ((FOUND++))
      fi
      ;;
    filename)
      if find / -name "$ioc_value" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | grep -q .; then
        log "FOUND FILENAME IOC: $ioc_value ($ioc_desc)"
        ((FOUND++))
      fi
      ;;
    yara)
      if command -v yara &>/dev/null; then
        if yara -s "/rules/$ioc_value" / 2>/dev/null | head -5 | grep -q .; then
          log "FOUND YARA IOC: $ioc_value ($ioc_desc)"
          ((FOUND++))
        fi
      fi
      ;;
  esac
done < "$IOC_FILE"

log "IOC Scan complete: $FOUND/$TOTAL indicators matched"
exit 0

Automation Orchestration (Python)

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Orchestrate IR automation across multiple systems via SSH."""
import os
import sys
import json
import subprocess
import tempfile
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path

class IROrchestrator:
    def __init__(self, config_path: str):
        with open(config_path) as f:
            self.config = json.load(f)
        self.soc_dir = Path(self.config.get('soc_dir', '/evidence'))
        self.ssh_key = self.config.get('ssh_key', '~/.ssh/ir_key')
        self.ir_user = self.config.get('ir_user', 'ir')

    def collect(self, hostname: str, ip: str) -> dict:
        """Execute remote collection script."""
        timestamp = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')
        result = {
            'hostname': hostname,
            'ip': ip,
            'timestamp': timestamp,
            'status': 'pending',
            'findings': []
        }

        try:
            # SCP the collection script
            subprocess.run([
                'scp', '-i', self.ssh_key,
                '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
                '-o', 'ConnectTimeout=10',
                'ir_collect.sh',
                f'{self.ir_user}@{ip}:/tmp/ir_collect.sh'
            ], check=True, capture_output=True)

            # Execute collection
            exec_result = subprocess.run([
                'ssh', '-i', self.ssh_key,
                '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
                '-o', 'ConnectTimeout=30',
                f'{self.ir_user}@{ip}',
                'bash /tmp/ir_collect.sh'
            ], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)

            # Retrieve evidence
            evidence_path = exec_result.stdout.strip().split('\n')[-1]
            local_path = self.soc_dir / f'{hostname}_{timestamp}.tar.gz'
            subprocess.run([
                'scp', '-i', self.ssh_key,
                '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
                f'{self.ir_user}@{ip}:{evidence_path}',
                str(local_path)
            ], check=True, capture_output=True, timeout=60)

            # Cleanup remote
            subprocess.run([
                'ssh', '-i', self.ssh_key,
                f'{self.ir_user}@{ip}',
                f'rm -f /tmp/ir_collect.sh {evidence_path}'
            ], check=False)

            result['status'] = 'success'
            result['evidence_file'] = str(local_path)

        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            result['status'] = 'error'
            result['error'] = str(e)
        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
            result['status'] = 'timeout'

        return result

    def collect_all(self) -> list:
        results = []
        for host in self.config.get('hosts', []):
            print(f"Collecting from {host['hostname']} ({host['ip']})...")
            result = self.collect(host['hostname'], host['ip'])
            results.append(result)
            print(f"  Status: {result['status']}")

        report = self.soc_dir / f'orchestration_{datetime.now():%Y%m%d_%H%M%S}.json'
        report.write_text(json.dumps(results, indent=2))
        return results

    def contain(self, hostname: str, ip: str, action: str) -> dict:
        """Execute containment action."""
        commands = {
            'isolate': 'iptables -A INPUT -s 0.0.0.0/0 -j DROP && iptables -A OUTPUT -d 0.0.0.0/0 -j DROP',
            'kill_process': f'pkill -f {self.config["malicious_process"]}',
            'disable_user': f'usermod -L {self.config["compromised_user"]}',
            'backup_disk': 'dd if=/dev/sda of=/evidence/disk_image.dd bs=1M status=progress',
        }

        cmd = commands.get(action)
        if not cmd:
            return {'status': 'error', 'error': f'Unknown action: {action}'}

        result = subprocess.run([
            'ssh', '-i', self.ssh_key,
            '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
            f'{self.ir_user}@{ip}', f'sudo {cmd}'
        ], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)

        return {
            'hostname': hostname,
            'action': action,
            'status': 'success' if result.returncode == 0 else 'error',
            'output': result.stdout + result.stderr
        }