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+"""
+Send SSH logins to SANS DShield.
+See https://isc.sans.edu/ssh.html
+
+"""
+
+import dateutil.parser
+import time
+import base64
+import hmac
+import hashlib
+import requests
+import re
+import urllib
+import urllib2
+import simplejson
+import postfile
+import virustotal_backlogs
+
+from twisted.python import log
+from twisted.internet import threads, reactor
+
+import cowrie.core.output
+
+
+class Output(cowrie.core.output.Output):
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg):
+        self.auth_key = cfg.get('output_virustotal', 'auth_key')
+        self.userid = cfg.get('output_virustotal', 'userid')
+        self.batch_size = int(cfg.get('output_virustotal', 'batch_size'))
+        cowrie.core.output.Output.__init__(self, cfg)
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.batch = [] # this is used to store login attempts in batches
+
+    def stop(self):
+        pass
+
+    def write(self, entry):
+        if entry["eventid"] == 'KIPP0002' or entry["eventid"] == 'KIPP0003':
+            date = dateutil.parser.parse(entry["timestamp"])
+            self.batch.append({
+                'date' : date.date().__str__(),
+                'time' : date.time().strftime("%H:%M:%S"),
+                'timezone' : time.strftime("%z"),
+                'source_ip' : entry['src_ip'],
+                'user' : entry['username'],
+                'password' : entry['password'],
+            })
+
+            if len(self.batch) >= self.batch_size:
+                batch_to_send = self.batch
+                self.submit_entries(batch_to_send)
+                self.batch = []
+
+def get_report(resource, filename, dl_url='unknown', honeypot=None, origin=None):
+
+    apikey = config().get('virustotal', 'apikey')
+    url = "https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/file/report"
+    parameters = {"resource": resource,
+                  "apikey":   apikey }
+
+    data = urllib.urlencode(parameters)
+    req = urllib2.Request(url, data)
+    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+    json = response.read()
+    j = simplejson.loads(json)
+
+    if j['response_code'] == 1: # file known
+        cfg = config()
+        args = {'shasum': resource, 'url': dl_url, 'permalink': j['permalink']}
+
+        # we don't use dispatcher, so this check is needed
+        if cfg.has_section('database_mysql'):
+            mysql_logger = kippo.dblog.mysql.DBLogger(cfg)
+
+            mysql_logger.handleVirustotal(args)
+
+            args_scan = {'shasum': resource, 'json': json}
+            mysql_logger.handleVirustotalScan(args_scan)
+
+        if origin == 'db':
+            # we don't use dispatcher, so this check is needed
+            if cfg.has_section('database_textlog'):
+                text_logger = kippo.dblog.textlog.DBLogger(cfg)
+                text_logger.handleVirustotalLog('log_from database', args)
+        else:
+            msg = 'Virustotal report of %s [%s] at %s' % \
+                (resource, dl_url, j['permalink'])
+            # we need to print msg, because logs from SFTP are dispatched this way
+            print msg
+            if honeypot:
+                honeypot.logDispatch(msg)
+
+    elif j['response_code'] == 0: # file not known
+        if origin == 'db':
+            return j['response_code']
+
+        msg = 'Virustotal not known, response code: %s' % (j['response_code'])
+        print msg
+        host = "www.virustotal.com"
+        url = "https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/file/scan"
+        fields = [("apikey", apikey)]
+        filepath = "dl/%s" % resource
+        file_to_send = open(filepath, "rb").read()
+        files = [("file", filename, file_to_send)]
+        json = postfile.post_multipart(host, url, fields, files)
+        print json
+
+        msg = 'insert to Virustotal backlog %s [%s]' % \
+            (resource, dl_url)
+        print msg
+        virustotal_backlogs.insert(resource, dl_url)
+    else:
+        msg = 'Virustotal not known, response code: %s' % (j['response_code'])
+        print msg
+    return j['response_code']
+
+def make_comment(resource):
+    apikey = config().get('virustotal', 'apikey')
+    url = "https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/comments/put"
+    parameters = {"resource": resource,
+                   "comment": "captured by ssh honeypot",
+                   "apikey": apikey}
+    data = urllib.urlencode(parameters)
+    req = urllib2.Request(url, data)
+    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+    json = response.read()
+    print json