skills/aeondave/malskill/netcat/Gen Agent Trust Hub

netcat

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 5, 2026

Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONOBFUSCATIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSPRIVILEGE_ESCALATION
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill provides an extensive library of reverse shell one-liners for various languages (Bash, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Java, Node.js, Golang, and PowerShell) specifically designed to establish remote command control over a target system.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Explicit instructions and commands are included for using netcat to transmit files and entire directory structures from a target machine to an external listener, bypassing standard file transfer protocols.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The documentation demonstrates the use of the netcat -e (execute) flag to bind system shells like /bin/bash, cmd.exe, and powershell.exe directly to network ports for remote access.
  • [OBFUSCATION]: The skill includes examples of using Base64 encoding to hide PowerShell payloads (-EncodedCommand), a technique primarily used to evade security filters and command-line auditing.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The documentation provides commands for using system utilities such as certutil to download external executables from remote servers, which is a common method for staging secondary payloads.
  • [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: Detailed procedures are provided for upgrading restricted shells to full interactive TTY sessions, a standard step in escalating privileges after gaining initial access.
Recommendations
  • CRITICAL: 2 infected file(s) detected - DO NOT USE
  • CRITICAL: 1 file(s) identified as malware by FileRep - DO NOT USE
  • AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
CRITICAL
Analyzed
Sep 5, 2026, 10:40 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — netcat