{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/4"},{"label":"Security","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"oletools is a suite of Python tools to extract, analyze, and detect malicious content in Microsoft OLE2 files (Office 97-2003, MSI, Outlook) and OpenXML documents (Office 2007+, XPS, MSIX), focusing on VBA macros, embedded objects, DDE links, and Flash.","skillfed_tags":["malware-analysis","forensics","office-documents"],"use_cases":["Extract and analyze VBA macros from suspicious Office documents during incident response","Detect DDE/DDEAUTO links and embedded Flash objects that may deliver malware","Identify structural anomalies and risk indicators in OLE files using oleid","Automate forensic analysis of Office metadata and timestamps in bulk processing","Integrate macro detection into email security gateways or document sandboxes"],"what_it_does":"oletools is a forensic and malware analysis toolkit for inspecting Microsoft Office and OLE-based file formats. It provides command-line utilities (oleid, olevba, oleobj, rtfobj, msodde, pyxswf, olemeta, oletimes, oledir, olemap) and a Python API for programmatic access. The package specializes in detecting and extracting VBA macros, Excel 4 macros (XLM), DDE links, embedded Flash objects, and other potentially malicious content from Office documents and RTF files.\n\nThe toolkit depends on olefile for OLE2 parsing and includes optional integrations with pcodedmp and msoffcrypto-tool. It is widely used by security platforms and malware analysis services. Development is mature but infrequent; the last release (v0.60.2 on 2024-07-02) addressed Python 3.12 compatibility and parsing edge cases.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to analyze Office documents for malware indicators or forensic investigation. The toolkit is mature, widely deployed in security platforms, and has no known vulnerabilities. The aging maintenance status (773 days since last release) is a minor concern for new features but does not affect core functionality. Install friction is low and the BSD license poses no restrictions."},"id":"oletools","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/oletools","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/oletools.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/oletools/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-07-02","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"oletools","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Python tools to analyze security characteristics of MS Office and OLE files (also called Structured Storage, Compound File Binary Format or Compound Document File Format), for Malware Analysis and Incident Response #DFIR"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":7684690,"position":1708,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.60.2"}