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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install iocextract

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#iocextract

nixpkgs package indexes · iocextract · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

overview

Package summary

Defanged indicator of compromise extractor

Project links

Commands and aliases

iocextract

history

Project history and usage

iocextract is an InQuest Python library and CLI for extracting indicators of compromise from text, including deliberately defanged URLs, IP addresses, email addresses, hashes, and YARA rules. It sits in the security-automation niche where analysts need to turn threat reports, tweets, notes, and pasted text into machine-readable observables.

Project history

The project documentation frames iocextract around a specific analyst problem: simple regular expressions miss indicators that have been defanged to avoid accidental clicks or live requests. iocextract combines custom regexes and post-processing so those strings can be detected and optionally refanged.

The GitHub release history shows continuing feature and bug-fix releases, including work around URL/IP extraction and CLI input sources. The documentation links the repository, PyPI package, issue tracker, and changelog, which is typical of a Python security utility distributed both as a library and as an executable command.

Adoption history

The docs list InQuest and PacketTotal as users and point analysts who need automation beyond extraction toward InQuest's ThreatIngestor. The Homebrew and Nix packaging in the input facts show the tool leaving Python-only workflows and becoming available as a command-line package.

How it is used

iocextract can be used as a Python iterator-based library or as the `iocextract` command. The CLI reads from standard input or files, extracts selected IOC classes, supports custom regex files, and can refang supported URLs, emails, and IPv4 addresses when an analyst wants normalized output.

Why package nerds care

The package is significant because it encodes a practical security convention: dangerous observables are often intentionally mangled before publication. A package manager shipping iocextract gives shell pipelines and incident-response scripts a reusable way to reverse that convention without every analyst copying fragile regexes.

Timeline

2018: Public PyPI releases establish iocextract as an installable Python IOC extractor.
2019-2023: InQuest-hosted documentation presents the library, CLI, related projects, and users.
2023: v1.16.x releases add CLI extraction from remote data sources and fix URL/IP extraction behavior.
Package-manager era: Homebrew and Nix provide package installs for the `iocextract` executable.

Related projects

ThreatIngestor is the InQuest project suggested for automated IOC extraction, enrichment, and export workflows.
Cacador, ioc-extractor, and Cyobstract are listed by the docs as similar IOC extraction projects.
plyara is called out for users working with YARA rules.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for iocextract. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`iocextract`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.16.1

manager updated2026-05-21

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://inquest.readthedocs.io/projects/iocextract/en/latest/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://inquest.readthedocs.io/projects/iocextract/en/latest/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:iocextract
Version	1.16.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/iocextract
Homepage	https://inquest.readthedocs.io/projects/iocextract/en/latest/
Repository	https://github.com/InQuest/iocextract
Upstream docs	https://inquest.readthedocs.io/projects/iocextract/en/latest
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ad/4b/19934df6cd6a0f6923aabae391a67b630fdd03c12c1226377c99a747a4f1/iocextract-1.16.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-21T12:53:41Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, python@3.14
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	iocextract
Version Scheme	0
Revision	13
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

iocextract

nix profile install nixpkgs#iocextract

normalized package name match
Matched by: Iocextract

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/iocextract.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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