Installation

Installation

Prerequisites

Requirement	Details
OS	Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11. The tool uses DPAPI through crypt32.dll, so it will not work on Linux, macOS, or under WSL.
Python	3.10 or later. 3.12 is the version tested most.
Disk	< 50 MB
RAM	Negligible (operates on small SQLite copies in %TEMP%)
Network	Optional. Only needed for live version-check from official vendors.
Privileges	None for the default audit. Administrator required only for --aggressive mode (v20 ABE attempt).

Note on virtualisation: if you run the tool inside a Hyper-V or VirtualBox VM, the DPAPI keychain is the VM's user, not the host's. You will get the credentials saved in the VM, not on your laptop/desktop.

Step-by-step install

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/AlessioSavelli/ToolSicurezza.git
cd ToolSicurezza

2. (Recommended) create a virtual environment

py -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

If your execution policy blocks the activate script:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

3. Install dependencies

py -m pip install -r requirements.txt

This installs only cryptography. Everything else is either standard library, or auto-installed by the tool on first run (pypykatz, browser_cookie3).

4. (Optional) install the extra Python recovery tools manually

py -m pip install pypykatz browser-cookie3

You don't have to. infostealer_audit.py will do it for you on first run.

5. Verify

py infostealer_audit.py --help

You should see the help message.

Updating

git pull
py -m pip install -U -r requirements.txt

The auto-update mechanism for pypykatz and browser_cookie3 checks for newer versions every 24 hours and upgrades silently. Force it with --force-tool-update.

Uninstalling

cd ..
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force ToolSicurezza

If you used a virtualenv, also delete %LOCALAPPDATA%\pip\Cache and the auto-installed pip packages, if you want a fully clean removal:

py -m pip uninstall -y cryptography pypykatz browser-cookie3

The tool also creates a few cache/state files in %TEMP%:

• pwd_audit_versions_cache.json
• pwd_audit_tools_state.json

These are safe to delete at any time.

Common installation issues

"py is not recognized"

Install Python from python.org and make sure the py launcher checkbox is enabled. Alternatively, use python instead of py.

"git is not recognized"

Install Git for Windows from https://git-scm.com/.

cryptography install fails on Windows

Make sure you are using a modern Python (3.10+) and pip (>= 21). cryptography ships pre-built wheels for Windows since v3.4.

py -m pip install --upgrade pip
py -m pip install cryptography

Defender flags the LaZagne install

This is expected. LaZagne is a well-known PUA-flagged binary. By default ToolSicurezza does not auto-install it. To opt in:

py infostealer_audit.py --install-flagged-tools

If you go this route, you may need a Defender exclusion for the install directory. Do this only on your own development machine and never on production systems.

Aggressive mode fails to elevate

You need a user account that is a member of the local Administrators group. The UAC prompt must be accepted. On systems where UAC is disabled or the account is restricted, aggressive mode will not work.