CB hunting-for-beaconing-with-frequency-analysis
Identify command-and-control beaconing patterns in network traffic by applying statistical frequency analysis, jitter calculation, and coefficient of variation scoring to detect periodic callbacks from compromised endpoints.
Identify command-and-control beaconing patterns in network traffic by applying statistical frequency analysis, jitter calculation, and coefficient of…
As a process B 72/100 · Nearly there — weak spots: when it triggers, failures and branches
How to improve
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 8
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 8
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securityreferences/api-reference.md:27Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use) (detector / deny-list definition)| < 5% | HIGH | Automated C2 beacon |
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securityreferences/api-reference.md:100Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)## Common C2 Beacon Intervals
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securityreferences/standards.md:3Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)## MITRE ATT&CK Command and Control (TA0011)
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securityreferences/standards.md:30Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)## Known C2 Framework Default Beacon Profiles
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securityreferences/standards.md:40Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)| Covenant | 10s | 10% | HTTP/S | .NET-based C2 framework |
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securityreferences/workflows.md:143Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)5. Check for associated lateral movement or tool transfers
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:80Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)| JA3/JA4 Fingerprinting | TLS client fingerprinting to identify C2 framework signatures |
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:156Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)4. **Sliver C2**: Modern C2 framework with HTTPS, mTLS, and WireGuard protocols, configurable beacon intervals with built-in jitter support.
Files scanned: 8. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
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frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "domain" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "subdomain" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "d3fend_techniques" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "nist_csf" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "mitre_attack"
Process rating: all ten parameters 72/100
- 0Failures and branches. Linear process with no failure handling
- 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 60Result and completion. Output format stated, no completion criterion
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 100Tools and files. No external tools needed
- 100Steps. 24 steps
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1792 tokens
- 100Running it twice. No mutating operations
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
- -43 reference files, but SKILL.md never points to them: the model will not open them
- -32 of 2 scripts are never mentioned in SKILL.md
- +2Single-language instructions
- +3Description length 224: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 12 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 24 items
- +3Output format is stated explicitly
- +4Has examples (4 code blocks)
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 78.