# XORSearch
> Search for XOR/ROL/ROT/SHIFT-encoded patterns including shellcode signatures

**Category:** [[categories/examine-static-properties-deobfuscation|Examine Static Properties > Deobfuscation]] | **Tier:** Rich (FOR610) | **Author:** Didier Stevens
**Docs:** [https://docs.remnux.org/discover-the-tools/examine+static+properties/deobfuscation](https://docs.remnux.org/discover-the-tools/examine+static+properties/deobfuscation)

## Usage
```bash
XORSearch -W -d 3 file.bin
XORSearch -i -s specimen.exe http:
```

## Recipes
- [[recipes/rtf-shellcode-extraction|Extract Shellcode from RTF Document]]
- [[recipes/xor-key-brute-force|Brute-Force XOR Key]]

## Workflows
- [[workflows/document-analysis-workflow|Malicious Document Analysis]] — Step 6: Embedded Object Analysis
- [[workflows/shellcode-analysis-workflow|Shellcode Analysis]] — Step 1: Shellcode Detection
- [[workflows/string-deobfuscation-workflow|String & Data Deobfuscation]] — Step 2: Encoding Detection

## Related Tools
- [[tools/1768|1768.py]] — Parse Cobalt Strike beacon configuration from shellcode or m
- [[tools/balbuzard|balbuzard]] — Extract and deobfuscate patterns from suspicious files.
- [[tools/base64dump|base64dump.py]] — Extract and decode Base64-encoded strings from files
- [[tools/brxor|brxor.py]] — Brute-force XOR key detection for single-byte XOR-encoded st
- [[tools/chepy|chepy]] — Decode and otherwise analyze data using this command-line to

## FOR610
**Labs:** 3.5, 5.2
**Sections:** 3, 5

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