Merge branch 'master' into idalib-tests

Bumps [pre-commit](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit) from 4.2.0 to 4.5.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/compare/v4.2.0...v4.5.0)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: pre-commit
  dependency-version: 4.5.0
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.bumpversion.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "9.2.1"
+current_version = "9.3.1"
 
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "capa/version.py"
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ replace = '"flare-capa=={new_version}"'
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
 search = "v{current_version}...master"
-replace = "{current_version}...{new_version}"
+replace = "v{current_version}...{new_version}"
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
+search = "master (unreleased)"
+replace = "v{new_version}"

.gitignore

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ scripts/perf/*.zip
 */.DS_Store
 Pipfile
 Pipfile.lock
+uv.lock
 /cache/
 .github/binja/binaryninja
 .github/binja/download_headless.py

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,12 +3,55 @@
 ## master (unreleased)
 
 ### New Features
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Rules (0)
+
+-
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+### capa Explorer Web
+
+### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
+
+### Development
+
+### Raw diffs
+- [capa v9.3.1...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.3.1...master)
+- [capa-rules v9.3.1...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.3.1...master)
+
+## v9.3.1
+
+This patch release fixes a missing import for the capa explorer plugin for IDA Pro.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- add missing ida-netnode dependency to project.toml @mike-hunhoff #2765
+
+### Development
+
+- ci: bump binja min version @mike-hunhoff #2763
+
+### Raw diffs
+- [capa v9.3.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.3.0...master)
+- [capa-rules v9.3.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.3.0...master)
+
+## v9.3.0
+
+capa v9.3.0 comes with over 20 new and/or impoved rules.
+For IDA users the capa explorer plugin is now available via the IDA Pro plugin repository and contains Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support.
+Additionally a Binary Ninja bug has been fixed. Released binaries now include ARM64 binaries (Linux and macOS).
+
+### New Features
+
 - ci: add support for arm64 binary releases
 - tests: run tests against IDA via idalib @williballenthin #2742
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
-### New Rules (21)
+### New Rules (24)
 
 - anti-analysis/anti-vm/vm-detection/detect-mouse-movement-via-activity-checks-on-windows tevajdr@gmail.com
 - nursery/create-executable-heap moritz.raabe@mandiant.com
@@ -30,7 +73,9 @@
 - host-interaction/network/routing-table/get-routing-table michael.hunhoff@mandiant.com
 - host-interaction/file-system/use-io_uring-io-interface-on-linux jakubjozwiak@google.com
 - collection/keylog/log-keystrokes-via-direct-input zeze-zeze
--
+- nursery/compiled-from-fsharp mehunhoff@google.com
+- nursery/decrypt-data-using-aes-via-dotnet mehunhoff@google.com
+- nursery/get-dotnet-assembly-entry-point mehunhoff@google.com
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
@@ -41,6 +86,8 @@
 ### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
 
 - add `ida-plugin.json` for inclusion in the IDA Pro plugin repository @williballenthin
+- ida plugin: add Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support @williballenthin #2707
+- delay import to not load Qt* when running under idalib @mr-tz #2752
 
 ### Development
 
@@ -48,8 +95,8 @@
 - dev: add bumpmyversion to bump and sync versions across the project @mr-tz
 
 ### Raw diffs
-- [capa v9.2.1...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.2.1...master)
-- [capa-rules v9.2.1...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.2.1...master)
+- [capa v9.2.1...9.3.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v9.2.1...9.3.0)
+- [capa-rules v9.2.1...9.3.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v9.2.1...9.3.0)
 
 ## v9.2.1
 

README.md

@@ -315,3 +315,6 @@ If you use Ghidra, then you can use the [capa + Ghidra integration](/capa/ghidra
 
 ## capa testfiles
 The [capa-testfiles repository](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-testfiles) contains the data we use to test capa's code and rules
+
+## mailing list
+Subscribe to the FLARE mailing list for community announcements! Email "subscribe" to [flare-external@google.com](mailto:flare-external@google.com?subject=subscribe).

capa/ida/plugin/__init__.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import logging
 import idaapi
 import ida_kernwin
 
-from capa.ida.plugin.form import CapaExplorerForm
 from capa.ida.plugin.icon import ICON
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ class CapaExplorerPlugin(idaapi.plugin_t):
           arg (int): bitflag. Setting LSB enables automatic analysis upon
           loading. The other bits are currently undefined. See `form.Options`.
         """
+        # delay import to not trigger load of Qt components when not running in idaq, i.e., in idalib
+        from capa.ida.plugin.form import CapaExplorerForm
+
         if not self.form:
             self.form = CapaExplorerForm(self.PLUGIN_NAME, arg)
         else:

capa/ida/plugin/extractor.py

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 
 import ida_kernwin
-from PyQt5 import QtCore
 
 from capa.ida.plugin.error import UserCancelledError
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtCore, Signal
 from capa.features.extractors.ida.extractor import IdaFeatureExtractor
 from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import FunctionHandle
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import FunctionHandle
 class CapaExplorerProgressIndicator(QtCore.QObject):
     """implement progress signal, used during feature extraction"""
 
-    progress = QtCore.pyqtSignal(str)
+    progress = Signal(str)
 
     def update(self, text):
         """emit progress update

capa/ida/plugin/form.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import idaapi
 import ida_kernwin
 import ida_settings
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
 
 import capa.main
 import capa.rules
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ from capa.ida.plugin.hooks import CapaExplorerIdaHooks
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
 from capa.ida.plugin.proxy import CapaExplorerRangeProxyModel, CapaExplorerSearchProxyModel
 from capa.ida.plugin.extractor import CapaExplorerFeatureExtractor
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
 from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import FunctionHandle
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ class CapaExplorerForm(idaapi.PluginForm):
 
         @param state: checked state
         """
-        if state == QtCore.Qt.Checked:
+        if state:
             self.limit_results_to_function(idaapi.get_func(idaapi.get_screen_ea()))
         else:
             self.range_model_proxy.reset_address_range_filter()
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ class CapaExplorerForm(idaapi.PluginForm):
 
     def slot_checkbox_limit_features_by_ea(self, state):
         """ """
-        if state == QtCore.Qt.Checked:
+        if state:
             self.view_rulegen_features.filter_items_by_ea(idaapi.get_screen_ea())
         else:
             self.view_rulegen_features.show_all_items()

capa/ida/plugin/ida-plugin.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "plugin": {
     "name": "capa",
     "entryPoint": "capa_explorer.py",
-    "version": "9.2.1",
+    "version": "9.3.1",
     "idaVersions": ">=7.4",
     "description": "Identify capabilities in executable files using FLARE's capa framework",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "api-scripting-and-automation",
       "ui-ux-and-visualization"
     ],
-    "pythonDependencies": ["flare-capa==9.2.1"],
+    "pythonDependencies": ["flare-capa==9.3.1"],
     "urls": {
       "repository": "https://github.com/mandiant/capa"
     },

capa/ida/plugin/item.py

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ from typing import Iterator, Optional
 
 import idc
 import idaapi
-from PyQt5 import QtCore
 
 import capa.ida.helpers
 from capa.features.address import Address, FileOffsetAddress, AbsoluteVirtualAddress
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtCore, qt_get_item_flag_tristate
 
 
 def info_to_name(display):
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CapaExplorerDataItem:
         self.flags = QtCore.Qt.ItemIsEnabled | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsSelectable
 
         if self._can_check:
-            self.flags = self.flags | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsTristate
+            self.flags = self.flags | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable | qt_get_item_flag_tristate()
 
         if self.pred:
             self.pred.appendChild(self)

capa/ida/plugin/model.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from collections import deque
 
 import idc
 import idaapi
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore
 
 import capa.rules
 import capa.ida.helpers
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ from capa.ida.plugin.item import (
     CapaExplorerInstructionViewItem,
 )
 from capa.features.address import Address, AbsoluteVirtualAddress
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtGui, QtCore
 
 # default highlight color used in IDA window
 DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT = 0xE6C700
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class CapaExplorerDataModel(QtCore.QAbstractItemModel):
                 visited.add(child_index)
 
                 for idx in range(self.rowCount(child_index)):
-                    stack.append(child_index.child(idx, 0))
+                    stack.append(self.index(idx, 0, child_index))
 
     def reset_ida_highlighting(self, item, checked):
         """reset IDA highlight for item

capa/ida/plugin/proxy.py

@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from PyQt5 import QtCore
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
-
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import Qt, QtCore
 
 
 class CapaExplorerRangeProxyModel(QtCore.QSortFilterProxyModel):

capa/ida/plugin/qt_compat.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Qt compatibility layer for capa IDA Pro plugin.
+
+Handles PyQt5 (IDA < 9.2) vs PySide6 (IDA >= 9.2) differences.
+This module provides a unified import interface for Qt modules and handles
+API changes between Qt5 and Qt6.
+"""
+
+try:
+    # IDA 9.2+ uses PySide6
+    from PySide6 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
+    from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
+
+    QT_LIBRARY = "PySide6"
+    Signal = QtCore.Signal
+except ImportError:
+    # Older IDA versions use PyQt5
+    try:
+        from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
+        from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction
+
+        QT_LIBRARY = "PyQt5"
+        Signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError("Neither PySide6 nor PyQt5 is available. Cannot initialize capa IDA plugin.")
+
+Qt = QtCore.Qt
+
+
+def qt_get_item_flag_tristate():
+    """
+    Get the tristate item flag compatible with Qt5 and Qt6.
+
+    Qt5 (PyQt5): Uses Qt.ItemIsTristate
+    Qt6 (PySide6): Qt.ItemIsTristate was removed, uses Qt.ItemIsAutoTristate
+
+    ItemIsAutoTristate automatically manages tristate based on child checkboxes,
+    matching the original ItemIsTristate behavior where parent checkboxes reflect
+    the check state of their children.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The appropriate flag value for the Qt version
+
+    Raises:
+        AttributeError: If the tristate flag cannot be found in the Qt library
+    """
+    if QT_LIBRARY == "PySide6":
+        # Qt6: ItemIsTristate was removed, replaced with ItemIsAutoTristate
+        # Try different possible locations (API varies slightly across PySide6 versions)
+        if hasattr(Qt, "ItemIsAutoTristate"):
+            return Qt.ItemIsAutoTristate
+        elif hasattr(Qt, "ItemFlag") and hasattr(Qt.ItemFlag, "ItemIsAutoTristate"):
+            return Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsAutoTristate
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                "Cannot find ItemIsAutoTristate in PySide6. "
+                + "Your PySide6 version may be incompatible with capa. "
+                + f"Available Qt attributes: {[attr for attr in dir(Qt) if 'Item' in attr]}"
+            )
+    else:
+        # Qt5: Use the original ItemIsTristate flag
+        return Qt.ItemIsTristate
+
+
+__all__ = ["qt_get_item_flag_tristate", "Signal", "QAction", "QtGui", "QtCore", "QtWidgets"]

capa/ida/plugin/view.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from collections import Counter
 
 import idc
 import idaapi
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore, QtWidgets
 
 import capa.rules
 import capa.engine
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import capa.features.basicblock
 from capa.ida.plugin.item import CapaExplorerFunctionItem
 from capa.features.address import AbsoluteVirtualAddress, _NoAddress
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
+from capa.ida.plugin.qt_compat import QtGui, QtCore, Signal, QAction, QtWidgets
 
 MAX_SECTION_SIZE = 750
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def calc_item_depth(o):
 
 def build_action(o, display, data, slot):
     """ """
-    action = QtWidgets.QAction(display, o)
+    action = QAction(display, o)
 
     action.setData(data)
     action.triggered.connect(lambda checked: slot(action))
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class CapaExplorerRulegenPreview(QtWidgets.QTextEdit):
 
 
 class CapaExplorerRulegenEditor(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
-    updated = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+    updated = Signal()
 
     def __init__(self, preview, parent=None):
         """ """

capa/version.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "9.2.1"
+__version__ = "9.3.1"
 
 
 def get_major_version():

pyproject.toml

@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ dependencies = [
     # comments and context.
     "pyyaml>=6",
     "colorama>=0.4",
-    "ida-settings>=2.1.0,<3",  # v3 has breaking changes
+    "ida-netnode>=3.0",
+    "ida-settings>=3.1.0",
     "ruamel.yaml>=0.18",
     "pefile>=2023.2.7",
     "pyelftools>=0.31",
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
     "networkx>=3",
 
-    "dnfile>=0.15.0",
+    "dnfile>=0.17.0",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ dev = [
     # we want all developer environments to be consistent.
     # These dependencies are not used in production environments
     # and should not conflict with other libraries/tooling.
-    "pre-commit==4.2.0",
+    "pre-commit==4.5.0",
     "pytest==8.0.0",
     "pytest-sugar==1.1.1",
     "pytest-instafail==0.5.0",
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ dev = [
     "flake8-use-pathlib==0.3.0",
     "flake8-copyright==0.2.4",
     "ruff==0.12.0",
-    "black==25.1.0",
+    "black==25.11.0",
     "isort==6.0.0",
     "mypy==1.17.1",
     "mypy-protobuf==3.6.0",
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ dev = [
     "types-PyYAML==6.0.8",
     "types-psutil==7.0.0.20250218",
     "types_requests==2.32.0.20240712",
-    "types-protobuf==6.30.2.20250516",
+    "types-protobuf==6.32.1.20250918",
     "deptry==0.23.0"
 ]
 build = [
@@ -157,16 +158,18 @@ build = [
     # we want all developer environments to be consistent.
     # These dependencies are not used in production environments
     # and should not conflict with other libraries/tooling.
-    "pyinstaller==6.14.1",
+    "pyinstaller==6.16.0",
     "setuptools==80.9.0",
-    "build==1.2.2"
+    "build==1.3.0"
 ]
 scripts = [
+    # can (optionally) be more lenient on dependencies here
+    # see comment on dependencies for more context
     "jschema_to_python==1.2.3",
-    "psutil==7.0.0",
+    "psutil==7.1.2",
     "stix2==3.0.1",
     "sarif_om==1.0.4",
-    "requests==2.32.3",
+    "requests>=2.32.4",
 ]
 
 [tool.deptry]
@@ -198,7 +201,8 @@ known_first_party = [
     "idc",
     "java",
     "netnode",
-    "PyQt5"
+    "PyQt5",
+    "PySide6"
 ]
 
 [tool.deptry.per_rule_ignores]

requirements.txt

@@ -10,35 +10,35 @@ annotated-types==0.7.0
 colorama==0.4.6
 cxxfilt==0.3.0
 dncil==1.0.2
-dnfile==0.16.4
+dnfile==0.17.0
 funcy==2.0
-humanize==4.13.0
+humanize==4.14.0
 ida-netnode==3.0
-ida-settings==2.1.0
+ida-settings==3.2.2
 intervaltree==3.1.0
 markdown-it-py==4.0.0
 mdurl==0.1.2
 msgpack==1.0.8
 networkx==3.4.2
 pefile==2024.8.26
-pip==25.2
-protobuf==6.31.1
+pip==25.3
+protobuf==6.33.1
 pyasn1==0.5.1
 pyasn1-modules==0.3.0
-pycparser==2.22
-pydantic==2.11.4
+pycparser==2.23
+pydantic==2.12.4
 # pydantic pins pydantic-core, 
 # but dependabot updates these separately (which is broken) and is annoying,
 # so we rely on pydantic to pull in the right version of pydantic-core.
 # pydantic-core==2.23.4
-xmltodict==0.14.2
+xmltodict==1.0.2
 pyelftools==0.32
 pygments==2.19.1
 python-flirt==0.9.2
 pyyaml==6.0.2
 rich==14.2.0
 ruamel-yaml==0.18.6
-ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.8
+ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.14
 setuptools==80.9.0
 six==1.17.0
 sortedcontainers==2.4.0

tests/test_binja_features.py

@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ def test_standalone_binja_backend():
 @pytest.mark.skipif(binja_present is False, reason="Skip binja tests if the binaryninja Python API is not installed")
 def test_binja_version():
     version = binaryninja.core_version_info()
-    assert version.major == 5 and version.minor == 1
+    assert version.major == 5 and version.minor == 2

web/explorer/package-lock.json

@@ -2272,10 +2272,11 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/glob": {
-            "version": "10.4.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-10.4.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-GwMlUF6PkPo3Gk21UxkCohOv0PLcIXVtKyLlpEI28R/cO/4eNOdmLk3CMW1wROV/WR/EsZOWAfBbBOqYvs88/w==",
+            "version": "10.5.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-10.5.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-DfXN8DfhJ7NH3Oe7cFmu3NCu1wKbkReJ8TorzSAFbSKrlNaQSKfIzqYqVY8zlbs2NLBbWpRiU52GX2PbaBVNkg==",
             "dev": true,
+            "license": "ISC",
             "dependencies": {
                 "foreground-child": "^3.1.0",
                 "jackspeak": "^3.1.2",
@@ -2287,9 +2288,6 @@
             "bin": {
                 "glob": "dist/esm/bin.mjs"
             },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.18"
-            },
             "funding": {
                 "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
             }
@@ -2641,10 +2639,11 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-            "version": "4.1.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-wpxZs9NoxZaJESJGIZTyDEaYpl0FKSA+FB9aJiyemKhMwkxQg63h4T1KJgUGHpTqPDNRcmmYLugrRjJlBtWvRA==",
+            "version": "4.1.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-qQKT4zQxXl8lLwBtHMWwaTcGfFOZviOJet3Oy/xmGk2gZH677CJM9EvtfdSkgWcATZhj/55JZ0rmy3myCT5lsA==",
             "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "argparse": "^2.0.1"
             },

web/public/index.html

@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@
 
       <h2 class="mt-3">Tool Updates</h2>
 
+      <h3 class="mt-2">v9.3.1 (<em>2025-11-19</em>)</h3>
+      <p class="mt-0">
+        This patch release fixes a missing import for the capa explorer plugin for IDA Pro.
+      </p>
+
+      <h3 class="mt-2">v9.3.0 (<em>2025-11-12</em>)</h3>
+      <p class="mt-0">
+        capa v9.3.0 comes with over 20 new and/or impoved rules.
+        For IDA users the capa explorer plugin is now available via the IDA Pro plugin repository and contains Qt compatibility layer for PyQt5 and PySide6 support.
+        Additionally a Binary Ninja bug has been fixed. Released binaries now include ARM64 binaries (Linux and macOS).
+      </p>
+
       <h3 class="mt-2">v9.2.1 (<em>2025-06-06</em>)</h3>
       <p class="mt-0">
         This point release fixes bugs including removing an unnecessary PyInstaller warning message and enabling the standalone binary to execute on systems running older versions of glibc.