OpenScan

Scan binaries and scripts for malicious patterns before trusting them. Use when installing skills, evaluating unknown binaries, or auditing tool dependencies.

Lightweight malware detection for macOS and Linux binaries/scripts. Ported from the Harkonnen antimalware engine.

What It Detects

Binary Analysis:

• Mach-O (macOS) and ELF (Linux) parsing
• Suspicious dylibs/shared objects (Frida, injection frameworks)
• Missing/invalid code signatures (macOS)
• Disabled security features (PIE, NX, RELRO)
• Packed/encrypted binaries (high entropy)

Pattern Detection:

• Shellcode byte sequences
• Suspicious API references (process injection, keylogging, etc.)
• Network indicators (embedded URLs, IPs)
• Encoded payloads (base64 blobs)

Script Analysis:

• Dangerous shell patterns (curl|bash, eval, etc.)
• Obfuscation indicators
• Privilege escalation attempts

Usage

# Scan a single binary
node bin/scan.js /path/to/binary

# Scan a skill folder
node bin/scan.js /path/to/skill-folder

# JSON output for automation
node bin/scan.js /path --json

# Only show threats
node bin/scan.js /path --quiet

Exit Codes

• 0 - Clean (score ≤ 20)
• 1 - Suspicious (score 21-60)
• 2 - High threat (score > 60)

Threat Scoring

Each file receives a score from 0-100:

Score	Level	Meaning
0-20	CLEAN	No significant findings
21-40	LOW	Minor concerns, probably safe
41-60	MEDIUM	Suspicious patterns, review manually
61-80	HIGH	Likely malicious or dangerous
81-100	CRITICAL	Known malicious patterns

Integration with OpenClaw

Use before installing or trusting unknown binaries:

// Example: scan before allowing a skill's binary
const { scanFile } = require('openscan/lib/scanner');

async function checkBinary(binPath) {
  const result = await scanFile(binPath);
  if (result.threatScore > 40) {
    throw new Error(`Binary failed security scan: ${result.findings.join(', ')}`);
  }
  return true;
}

Limitations

• Not a replacement for full antivirus
• Signature-based detection is minimal (no hash database)
• May produce false positives on legitimate security tools
• Cannot detect all obfuscation techniques

Credits

Detection logic ported from Harkonnen antimalware engine.