user1829356 / malwarebazaar_hash_fetcher

This Python script interacts with the Abuse.ch API to fetch the latest malware samples from the past 60 minutes and saves them to a JSON file.

MalwareBazaar Sample Fetcher 🛡️

This Python script interacts with the Abuse.ch API to fetch the latest malware samples from the past 60 minutes and saves them to a JSON file.

Getting Started 🚀

Prerequisites 📋

Before running this script, you need to have:

• Python 3.x installed on your machine.

• requests library installed. You can install it using pip:

  pip install requests

Running the Script 🏃‍♂️

To execute the script, simply run the following command in your terminal:

python3 mb-recent.py

Results 📄

The script will save the fetched malware samples to a file named malware_samples.json in the current directory.

Automation with Crontab ⏲️

If you wish to automate the running of this script, you can schedule it using crontab on Unix-based systems:

1. Open your terminal and enter crontab -e to edit your crontab file.

2. Schedule the script to run at your desired interval. For example, to run the script every hour, add:

   0 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/your/malware_sample_fetcher.py >> /path/to/your/cron.log 2>&1

   Replace /path/to/your/ with the actual path to the script and cron.log.

   Or you can use Crontab Generator.

3. Save and exit the editor. The crontab service will handle the rest.

Note 📝

• The script interacts with a third-party API and its availability is subject to that service's uptime.
• Ensure that you have the necessary permissions and are complying with the terms of use for the Abuse.ch API when using this script.

License 📜

This project is open-sourced under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments 👏

• Kudos to the Abuse.ch API for providing the data used by this script.