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Request to add two plugins: advanced_ip_scanner.pl and advanced_ip_scanner_tln.pl#74

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@dfir-scripts dfir-scripts commented May 4, 2026

Summary
This pull request adds two new plugins for extracting artifacts left by Advanced IP Scanner, which is widely used by ransomware operators and other threat actors.
(Conti, DarkSide/UNC2465, REvil, Ryuk/UNC1878, Egregor, Hades/EvilCorp, Dharma)
AIS is used for internal reconnaissance (MITRE ATT&CK T1046 / T1595).
Reference: https://www.huntandhackett.com/blog/advanced-ip-scanner-the-preferred-scanner-in-the-apt-toolbox

Hive: NTUSER.DAT
What the plugins do:

advanced_ip_scanner.pl:
Full-detail plugin that extracts:
Locale (language)
first-execution timestamp
Scan result display filters (show_alive, show_dead, show_unknown)
Last IP range scanned (LastRangeUsed)
Full scan history with scan-frequency counts (IpRangesMruList)
IP address search history (SearchMruList)
Last active tab on close (LastActiveTab)
Last update-check timestamp (CheckUpdates\LastCheck, Qt @datetime format)
Registry key LastWrite timestamps for temporal analysis

Registry path:
HKCU\Software\Famatech\advanced_ip_scanner

advanced_ip_scanner.pl
Companion TLN plugin. Single timeline line per hive in the standard epoch|REG|||description format, with artifacts separated by ;.

Tested on Regripper 3.0 (Windows and Linux) and Regripper 4.0 (Windows)

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