decnet/profiler/behavioral.py

@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ Consumes the chronological `LogEvent` stream already built by
 
   - Inter-event timing statistics (mean / median / stdev / min / max)
   - Coefficient-of-variation (jitter metric)
-  - Beaconing vs. interactive vs. scanning classification
+  - Beaconing vs. interactive vs. scanning vs. brute_force vs. slow_scan
+    classification
   - Tool attribution against known C2 frameworks (Cobalt Strike, Sliver,
-    Havoc, Mythic) using default beacon/jitter profiles
+    Havoc, Mythic) using default beacon/jitter profiles — returns a list,
+    since multiple tools can be in use simultaneously
+  - Header-based tool detection (Nmap NSE, Gophish, Nikto, sqlmap, etc.)
+    from HTTP request events
   - Recon → exfil phase sequencing (latency between the last recon event
     and the first exfil-like event)
-  - OS / TCP fingerprint + retransmit rollup from sniffer-emitted events
+  - OS / TCP fingerprint + retransmit rollup from sniffer-emitted events,
+    with TTL-based fallback when p0f returns no match
 
 Pure-Python; no external dependencies. All functions are safe to call from
 both sync and async contexts.
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@ both sync and async contexts.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import re
 import statistics
 from collections import Counter
 from typing import Any
@@ -47,15 +53,14 @@ _EXFIL_EVENT_TYPES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
 # Fields carrying payload byte counts (for "large payload" detection).
 _PAYLOAD_SIZE_FIELDS: tuple[str, ...] = ("bytes", "size", "content_length")
 
-# ─── C2 tool attribution signatures ─────────────────────────────────────────
+# ─── C2 tool attribution signatures (beacon timing) ─────────────────────────
 #
 # Each entry lists the default beacon cadence profile of a popular C2.
 # A profile *matches* an attacker when:
 #   - mean inter-event time is within ±`interval_tolerance` seconds, AND
 #   - jitter (cv = stdev / mean) is within ±`jitter_tolerance`
 #
-# These defaults are documented in each framework's public user guides;
-# real operators often tune them, so attribution is advisory, not definitive.
+# Multiple matches are all returned (attacker may run multiple implants).
 
 _TOOL_SIGNATURES: tuple[dict[str, Any], ...] = (
     {
@@ -88,6 +93,47 @@ _TOOL_SIGNATURES: tuple[dict[str, Any], ...] = (
     },
 )
 
+# ─── Header-based tool signatures ───────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# Scanned against HTTP `request` events.  `pattern` is a case-insensitive
+# substring (or a regex anchored with ^ if it starts with that character).
+# `header` is matched case-insensitively against the event's headers dict.
+
+_HEADER_TOOL_SIGNATURES: tuple[dict[str, str], ...] = (
+    {"name": "nmap",             "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Nmap Scripting Engine"},
+    {"name": "gophish",          "header": "x-mailer",   "pattern": "gophish"},
+    {"name": "nikto",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Nikto"},
+    {"name": "sqlmap",           "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "sqlmap"},
+    {"name": "nuclei",           "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Nuclei"},
+    {"name": "masscan",          "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "masscan"},
+    {"name": "zgrab",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "zgrab"},
+    {"name": "metasploit",       "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Metasploit"},
+    {"name": "curl",             "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "^curl/"},
+    {"name": "python_requests",  "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "python-requests"},
+    {"name": "gobuster",         "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "gobuster"},
+    {"name": "dirbuster",        "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "DirBuster"},
+    {"name": "hydra",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "hydra"},
+    {"name": "wfuzz",            "header": "user-agent", "pattern": "Wfuzz"},
+)
+
+# ─── TTL → coarse OS bucket (fallback when p0f returns nothing) ─────────────
+
+def _os_from_ttl(ttl_str: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Derive a coarse OS guess from observed TTL when p0f has no match."""
+    if not ttl_str:
+        return None
+    try:
+        ttl = int(ttl_str)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None
+    if 55 <= ttl <= 70:
+        return "linux"
+    if 115 <= ttl <= 135:
+        return "windows"
+    if 235 <= ttl <= 255:
+        return "embedded"
+    return None
+
 
 # ─── Timing stats ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -167,13 +213,16 @@ def timing_stats(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
 def classify_behavior(stats: dict[str, Any], services_count: int) -> str:
     """
-    Coarse behavior bucket: beaconing | interactive | scanning | mixed | unknown
+    Coarse behavior bucket:
+      beaconing | interactive | scanning | brute_force | slow_scan | mixed | unknown
 
-    Heuristics:
-      * `beaconing`   — low CV (< 0.35) + mean IAT ≥ 5 s + ≥ 5 events
-      * `scanning`    — ≥ 3 services touched in short bursts (mean IAT < 3 s)
-      * `interactive` — fast but irregular: mean IAT < 3 s AND CV ≥ 0.5, ≥ 10 events
-      * `mixed`       — moderate count + moderate CV, neither cleanly beaconing nor interactive
+    Heuristics (evaluated in priority order):
+      * `scanning`    — ≥ 3 services touched OR mean IAT < 2 s, ≥ 3 events
+      * `brute_force` — 1 service, n ≥ 8, mean IAT < 5 s, CV < 0.6
+      * `beaconing`   — CV < 0.35, mean IAT ≥ 5 s, ≥ 4 events
+      * `slow_scan`   — ≥ 2 services, mean IAT ≥ 10 s, ≥ 4 events
+      * `interactive` — mean IAT < 5 s AND CV ≥ 0.5, ≥ 6 events
+      * `mixed`       — catch-all for sessions with enough data
       * `unknown`     — too few data points
     """
     n = stats.get("event_count") or 0
@@ -183,32 +232,45 @@ def classify_behavior(stats: dict[str, Any], services_count: int) -> str:
     if n < 3 or mean is None:
         return "unknown"
 
-    # Scanning: many services, fast bursts, few events per service.
-    if services_count >= 3 and mean < 3.0 and n >= 5:
+    # Slow scan / low-and-slow: multiple services with long gaps.
+    # Must be checked before generic scanning so slow multi-service sessions
+    # don't get mis-bucketed as a fast sweep.
+    if services_count >= 2 and mean >= 10.0 and n >= 4:
+        return "slow_scan"
+
+    # Scanning: broad service sweep (multi-service) or very rapid single-service bursts.
+    if n >= 3 and (
+        (services_count >= 3 and mean < 10.0)
+        or (services_count >= 2 and mean < 2.0)
+    ):
         return "scanning"
 
-    # Beaconing: regular cadence over many events.
-    if cv is not None and cv < 0.35 and mean >= 5.0 and n >= 5:
+    # Brute force: hammering one service rapidly and repeatedly.
+    if services_count == 1 and n >= 8 and mean < 5.0 and cv is not None and cv < 0.6:
+        return "brute_force"
+
+    # Beaconing: regular cadence over multiple events.
+    if cv is not None and cv < 0.35 and mean >= 5.0 and n >= 4:
         return "beaconing"
 
-    # Interactive: short, irregular intervals.
-    if cv is not None and cv >= 0.5 and mean < 3.0 and n >= 10:
+    # Interactive: short but irregular bursts (human or tool with think time).
+    if cv is not None and cv >= 0.5 and mean < 5.0 and n >= 6:
         return "interactive"
 
     return "mixed"
 
 
-# ─── C2 tool attribution ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ─── C2 tool attribution (beacon timing) ────────────────────────────────────
 
-def guess_tool(mean_iat_s: float | None, cv: float | None) -> str | None:
+def guess_tools(mean_iat_s: float | None, cv: float | None) -> list[str]:
     """
     Match (mean_iat, cv) against known C2 default beacon profiles.
 
-    Returns the tool name if a single signature matches; None otherwise.
-    Multiple matches also return None to avoid false attribution.
+    Returns a list of all matching tool names (may be empty).  Multiple
+    matches are all returned because an attacker can run several implants.
     """
     if mean_iat_s is None or cv is None:
-        return None
+        return []
 
     hits: list[str] = []
     for sig in _TOOL_SIGNATURES:
@@ -218,11 +280,74 @@ def guess_tool(mean_iat_s: float | None, cv: float | None) -> str | None:
             continue
         hits.append(sig["name"])
 
+    return hits
+
+
+# Keep the old name as an alias so callers that expected a single string still
+# compile, but mark it deprecated.  Returns the first hit or None.
+def guess_tool(mean_iat_s: float | None, cv: float | None) -> str | None:
+    """Deprecated: use guess_tools() instead."""
+    hits = guess_tools(mean_iat_s, cv)
     if len(hits) == 1:
         return hits[0]
     return None
 
 
+# ─── Header-based tool detection ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def detect_tools_from_headers(events: list[LogEvent]) -> list[str]:
+    """
+    Scan HTTP `request` events for tool-identifying headers.
+
+    Checks User-Agent, X-Mailer, and other headers case-insensitively
+    against `_HEADER_TOOL_SIGNATURES`.  Returns a deduplicated list of
+    matched tool names in detection order.
+    """
+    found: list[str] = []
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+
+    for e in events:
+        if e.event_type != "request":
+            continue
+
+        raw_headers = e.fields.get("headers")
+        if not raw_headers:
+            continue
+
+        # headers may arrive as a JSON string or a dict already
+        if isinstance(raw_headers, str):
+            try:
+                headers: dict[str, str] = json.loads(raw_headers)
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+                continue
+        elif isinstance(raw_headers, dict):
+            headers = raw_headers
+        else:
+            continue
+
+        # Normalise header keys to lowercase for matching.
+        lc_headers: dict[str, str] = {k.lower(): str(v) for k, v in headers.items()}
+
+        for sig in _HEADER_TOOL_SIGNATURES:
+            name = sig["name"]
+            if name in seen:
+                continue
+            value = lc_headers.get(sig["header"])
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            pattern = sig["pattern"]
+            if pattern.startswith("^"):
+                if re.match(pattern, value, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    found.append(name)
+                    seen.add(name)
+            else:
+                if pattern.lower() in value.lower():
+                    found.append(name)
+                    seen.add(name)
+
+    return found
+
+
 # ─── Phase sequencing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 def phase_sequence(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -275,8 +400,14 @@ def sniffer_rollup(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Roll up sniffer-emitted `tcp_syn_fingerprint` and `tcp_flow_timing`
     events into a per-attacker summary.
+
+    OS guess priority:
+      1. Modal p0f label from os_guess field (if not "unknown"/empty).
+      2. TTL-based coarse bucket (linux / windows / embedded) as fallback.
+    Hop distance: median of non-zero reported values only.
     """
     os_guesses: list[str] = []
+    ttl_values: list[str] = []
     hops: list[int] = []
     tcp_fp: dict[str, Any] | None = None
     retransmits = 0
@@ -284,12 +415,24 @@ def sniffer_rollup(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     for e in events:
         if e.event_type == _SNIFFER_SYN_EVENT:
             og = e.fields.get("os_guess")
-            if og:
+            if og and og != "unknown":
                 os_guesses.append(og)
-            try:
-                hops.append(int(e.fields.get("hop_distance", "0")))
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                pass
+
+            # Collect raw TTL for fallback OS derivation.
+            ttl_raw = e.fields.get("ttl") or e.fields.get("initial_ttl")
+            if ttl_raw:
+                ttl_values.append(ttl_raw)
+
+            # Only include hop distances that are valid and non-zero.
+            hop_raw = e.fields.get("hop_distance")
+            if hop_raw:
+                try:
+                    hop_val = int(hop_raw)
+                    if hop_val > 0:
+                        hops.append(hop_val)
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    pass
+
             # Keep the latest fingerprint snapshot.
             tcp_fp = {
                 "window": _int_or_none(e.fields.get("window")),
@@ -310,6 +453,11 @@ def sniffer_rollup(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     os_guess: str | None = None
     if os_guesses:
         os_guess = Counter(os_guesses).most_common(1)[0][0]
+    else:
+        # TTL-based fallback: use the most common observed TTL value.
+        if ttl_values:
+            modal_ttl = Counter(ttl_values).most_common(1)[0][0]
+            os_guess = _os_from_ttl(modal_ttl)
 
     # Median hop distance (robust to the occasional weird TTL).
     hop_distance: int | None = None
@@ -348,9 +496,13 @@ def build_behavior_record(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     stats = timing_stats(events)
     services = {e.service for e in events}
     behavior = classify_behavior(stats, len(services))
-    tool = guess_tool(stats.get("mean_iat_s"), stats.get("cv"))
-    phase = phase_sequence(events)
     rollup = sniffer_rollup(events)
+    phase = phase_sequence(events)
+
+    # Combine beacon-timing tool matches with header-based detections.
+    beacon_tools = guess_tools(stats.get("mean_iat_s"), stats.get("cv"))
+    header_tools = detect_tools_from_headers(events)
+    all_tools: list[str] = list(dict.fromkeys(beacon_tools + header_tools))  # dedup, preserve order
 
     # Beacon-specific projection: only surface interval/jitter when we've
     # classified the flow as beaconing (otherwise these numbers are noise).
@@ -369,7 +521,7 @@ def build_behavior_record(events: list[LogEvent]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "behavior_class": behavior,
         "beacon_interval_s": beacon_interval_s,
         "beacon_jitter_pct": beacon_jitter_pct,
-        "tool_guess": tool,
+        "tool_guesses": json.dumps(all_tools),
         "timing_stats": json.dumps(stats),
         "phase_sequence": json.dumps(phase),
     }

decnet/web/db/models.py

@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ class AttackerBehavior(SQLModel, table=True):
     )  # JSON: window, wscale, mss, options_sig
     retransmit_count: int = Field(default=0)
     # Behavioral (derived by the profiler from log-event timing)
-    behavior_class: Optional[str] = None          # beaconing | interactive | scanning | mixed | unknown
+    behavior_class: Optional[str] = None          # beaconing | interactive | scanning | brute_force | slow_scan | mixed | unknown
     beacon_interval_s: Optional[float] = None
     beacon_jitter_pct: Optional[float] = None
-    tool_guess: Optional[str] = None              # cobalt_strike | sliver | havoc | mythic
+    tool_guesses: Optional[str] = None            # JSON list[str] — all matched tools
     timing_stats: str = Field(
         default="{}",
         sa_column=Column("timing_stats", Text, nullable=False, default="{}"),

decnet/web/db/sqlmodel_repo.py

@@ -524,6 +524,16 @@ class SQLModelRepository(BaseRepository):
                     d[key] = json.loads(d[key])
                 except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
                     pass
+        # Deserialize tool_guesses JSON array; normalise None → [].
+        raw = d.get("tool_guesses")
+        if isinstance(raw, str):
+            try:
+                parsed = json.loads(raw)
+                d["tool_guesses"] = parsed if isinstance(parsed, list) else [parsed]
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+                d["tool_guesses"] = []
+        elif raw is None:
+            d["tool_guesses"] = []
         return d
 
     @staticmethod

decnet/web/router/stream/api_stream_events.py

@@ -34,25 +34,30 @@ async def stream_events(
     user: dict = Depends(require_stream_viewer)
 ) -> StreamingResponse:
 
+    # Prefetch the initial snapshot before entering the streaming generator.
+    # With aiomysql (pure async TCP I/O), the first DB await inside the generator
+    # fires immediately after the ASGI layer sends the keepalive chunk — the HTTP
+    # write and the MySQL read compete for asyncio I/O callbacks and the MySQL
+    # callback can stall.  Running these here (normal async context, no streaming)
+    # avoids that race entirely.  aiosqlite is immune because it runs SQLite in a
+    # thread, decoupled from the event loop's I/O scheduler.
+    _start_id = last_event_id if last_event_id != 0 else await repo.get_max_log_id()
+    _initial_stats = await repo.get_stats_summary()
+    _initial_histogram = await repo.get_log_histogram(
+        search=search, start_time=start_time, end_time=end_time, interval_minutes=15,
+    )
+
     async def event_generator() -> AsyncGenerator[str, None]:
-        last_id = last_event_id
+        last_id = _start_id
         stats_interval_sec = 10
         loops_since_stats = 0
         emitted_chunks = 0
         try:
-            yield ": keepalive\n\n"  # flush headers immediately; helps diagnose pre-yield hangs
+            yield ": keepalive\n\n"  # flush headers immediately
 
-            if last_id == 0:
-                last_id = await repo.get_max_log_id()
-
-            # Emit initial snapshot immediately so the client never needs to poll /stats
-            stats = await repo.get_stats_summary()
-            yield f"event: message\ndata: {json.dumps({'type': 'stats', 'data': stats})}\n\n"
-            histogram = await repo.get_log_histogram(
-                search=search, start_time=start_time,
-                end_time=end_time, interval_minutes=15,
-            )
-            yield f"event: message\ndata: {json.dumps({'type': 'histogram', 'data': histogram})}\n\n"
+            # Emit pre-fetched initial snapshot — no DB calls in generator until the loop
+            yield f"event: message\ndata: {json.dumps({'type': 'stats', 'data': _initial_stats})}\n\n"
+            yield f"event: message\ndata: {json.dumps({'type': 'histogram', 'data': _initial_histogram})}\n\n"
 
             while True:
                 if DECNET_DEVELOPER and max_output is not None:

decnet_web/src/components/AttackerDetail.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface AttackerBehavior {
   behavior_class: string | null;
   beacon_interval_s: number | null;
   beacon_jitter_pct: number | null;
-  tool_guess: string | null;
+  tool_guesses: string[] | null;
   timing_stats: {
     event_count?: number;
     duration_s?: number;
@@ -374,6 +374,20 @@ const TOOL_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   sliver: 'SLIVER',
   havoc: 'HAVOC',
   mythic: 'MYTHIC',
+  nmap: 'NMAP',
+  gophish: 'GOPHISH',
+  nikto: 'NIKTO',
+  sqlmap: 'SQLMAP',
+  nuclei: 'NUCLEI',
+  masscan: 'MASSCAN',
+  zgrab: 'ZGRAB',
+  metasploit: 'METASPLOIT',
+  gobuster: 'GOBUSTER',
+  dirbuster: 'DIRBUSTER',
+  hydra: 'HYDRA',
+  wfuzz: 'WFUZZ',
+  curl: 'CURL',
+  python_requests: 'PYTHON-REQUESTS',
 };
 
 const fmtOpt = (v: number | null | undefined): string =>
@@ -413,7 +427,10 @@ const BehaviorHeadline: React.FC<{ b: AttackerBehavior }> = ({ b }) => {
   const osLabel = b.os_guess ? (OS_LABELS[b.os_guess] || b.os_guess.toUpperCase()) : '—';
   const behaviorLabel = b.behavior_class ? b.behavior_class.toUpperCase() : 'UNKNOWN';
   const behaviorColor = b.behavior_class ? BEHAVIOR_COLORS[b.behavior_class] : undefined;
-  const toolLabel = b.tool_guess ? (TOOL_LABELS[b.tool_guess] || b.tool_guess.toUpperCase()) : '—';
+  const tools = b.tool_guesses && b.tool_guesses.length > 0 ? b.tool_guesses : null;
+  const toolLabel = tools
+    ? tools.map(t => TOOL_LABELS[t] || t.toUpperCase()).join(', ')
+    : '—';
   return (
     <div className="stats-grid" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(4, 1fr)' }}>
       <StatBlock label="OS GUESS" value={osLabel} />
@@ -422,7 +439,7 @@ const BehaviorHeadline: React.FC<{ b: AttackerBehavior }> = ({ b }) => {
       <StatBlock
         label="TOOL ATTRIBUTION"
         value={toolLabel}
-        color={b.tool_guess ? '#ff6b6b' : undefined}
+        color={tools ? '#ff6b6b' : undefined}
       />
     </div>
   );

tests/api/stream/test_stream_events.py

@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
 # ── Stream endpoint tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+_EMPTY_STATS = {"total_logs": 0, "unique_attackers": 0, "active_deckies": 0, "deployed_deckies": 0}
+
+
+def _mock_repo_prefetch(mock_repo, *, crash_on_logs: bool = True) -> None:
+    """
+    Set up the three prefetch calls that now run in the endpoint function
+    (outside the generator) to return valid dummy data.
+
+    If crash_on_logs is True, get_logs_after_id raises RuntimeError so the
+    generator exits via its except-Exception handler without hanging.
+    """
+    mock_repo.get_max_log_id = AsyncMock(return_value=0)
+    mock_repo.get_stats_summary = AsyncMock(return_value=_EMPTY_STATS)
+    mock_repo.get_log_histogram = AsyncMock(return_value=[])
+    if crash_on_logs:
+        mock_repo.get_logs_after_id = AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("test crash"))
+
+
 class TestStreamEvents:
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_unauthenticated_returns_401(self, client: httpx.AsyncClient):
@@ -18,25 +36,22 @@ class TestStreamEvents:
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_stream_sends_initial_stats(self, client: httpx.AsyncClient, auth_token: str):
-        # We force the generator to exit immediately by making the first awaitable raise
+        # Prefetch calls (get_max_log_id, get_stats_summary, get_log_histogram) now
+        # run in the endpoint function before the generator is created.  Mock them
+        # all.  Crash get_logs_after_id so the generator exits without hanging.
         with patch("decnet.web.router.stream.api_stream_events.repo") as mock_repo:
-            mock_repo.get_max_log_id = AsyncMock(side_effect=StopAsyncIteration)
-
-            # This will hit the 'except Exception' or just exit the generator
+            _mock_repo_prefetch(mock_repo)
             resp = await client.get(
                 "/api/v1/stream",
                 headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {auth_token}"},
                 params={"lastEventId": "0"},
             )
-            # It might return a 200 with an empty/error stream or a 500 depending on how SSE-starlette handles generator failure
-            # But the important thing is that it FINISHES.
             assert resp.status_code in (200, 500)
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_stream_with_query_token(self, client: httpx.AsyncClient, auth_token: str):
-        # Apply the same crash-fix to avoid hanging
         with patch("decnet.web.router.stream.api_stream_events.repo") as mock_repo:
-            mock_repo.get_max_log_id = AsyncMock(side_effect=StopAsyncIteration)
+            _mock_repo_prefetch(mock_repo)
             resp = await client.get(
                 "/api/v1/stream",
                 params={"token": auth_token, "lastEventId": "0"},

tests/test_profiler_behavioral.py

@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ Unit tests for the profiler behavioral/timing analyzer.
 
 Covers:
   - timing_stats: mean/median/stdev/cv on synthetic event streams
-  - classify_behavior: beaconing vs interactive vs scanning vs mixed vs unknown
-  - guess_tool: attribution matching and tolerance boundaries
+  - classify_behavior: beaconing / interactive / scanning / brute_force /
+    slow_scan / mixed / unknown
+  - guess_tools: C2 attribution, list return, multi-match
+  - detect_tools_from_headers: Nmap NSE, Gophish, unknown headers
   - phase_sequence: recon → exfil latency detection
-  - sniffer_rollup: OS-guess mode, hop median, retransmit sum
-  - build_behavior_record: composite output shape (JSON-encoded subfields)
+  - sniffer_rollup: OS-guess mode + TTL fallback, hop median (zeros excluded),
+    retransmit sum
+  - build_behavior_record: composite output shape (JSON-encoded subfields,
+    tool_guesses list)
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -19,7 +23,9 @@ from decnet.correlation.parser import LogEvent
 from decnet.profiler.behavioral import (
     build_behavior_record,
     classify_behavior,
+    detect_tools_from_headers,
     guess_tool,
+    guess_tools,
     phase_sequence,
     sniffer_rollup,
     timing_stats,
@@ -131,6 +137,29 @@ class TestClassifyBehavior:
         s = timing_stats(events)
         assert classify_behavior(s, services_count=5) == "scanning"
 
+    def test_scanning_fast_single_service_is_brute_force(self):
+        # Very fast, regular bursts on one service → brute_force, not scanning.
+        # Scanning requires multi-service sweep.
+        events = [_mk(i * 0.5) for i in range(8)]
+        s = timing_stats(events)
+        assert classify_behavior(s, services_count=1) == "brute_force"
+
+    def test_brute_force(self):
+        # 10 rapid-ish login attempts on one service, moderate regularity
+        events = [_mk(i * 2.0) for i in range(10)]
+        s = timing_stats(events)
+        # mean=2s, cv=0, single service
+        assert classify_behavior(s, services_count=1) == "brute_force"
+
+    def test_slow_scan(self):
+        # Touches 3 services slowly — low-and-slow reconnaisance
+        events = []
+        svcs = ["ssh", "rdp", "smb"]
+        for i in range(6):
+            events.append(_mk(i * 15.0, service=svcs[i % 3]))
+        s = timing_stats(events)
+        assert classify_behavior(s, services_count=3) == "slow_scan"
+
     def test_mixed_fallback(self):
         # Moderate count, moderate cv, single service, moderate cadence
         events = _regular_beacon(count=6, interval_s=20.0, jitter_s=10.0)
@@ -140,22 +169,50 @@ class TestClassifyBehavior:
         assert result in ("mixed", "interactive")  # either is acceptable
 
 
-# ─── guess_tool ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ─── guess_tools ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class TestGuessTools:
+    def test_cobalt_strike(self):
+        assert "cobalt_strike" in guess_tools(mean_iat_s=60.0, cv=0.20)
+
+    def test_havoc(self):
+        assert "havoc" in guess_tools(mean_iat_s=45.0, cv=0.10)
+
+    def test_mythic(self):
+        assert "mythic" in guess_tools(mean_iat_s=30.0, cv=0.15)
+
+    def test_no_match_outside_tolerance(self):
+        assert guess_tools(mean_iat_s=5.0, cv=0.10) == []
+
+    def test_none_when_stats_missing(self):
+        assert guess_tools(None, None) == []
+        assert guess_tools(60.0, None) == []
+
+    def test_multiple_matches_all_returned(self):
+        # Cobalt (60±8s, cv 0.20±0.05) and Sliver (60±10s, cv 0.30±0.08)
+        # both accept cv=0.25 at 60s.
+        result = guess_tools(mean_iat_s=60.0, cv=0.25)
+        assert "cobalt_strike" in result
+        assert "sliver" in result
+
+    def test_returns_list(self):
+        result = guess_tools(mean_iat_s=60.0, cv=0.20)
+        assert isinstance(result, list)
+
+
+class TestGuessToolLegacy:
+    """The deprecated single-string alias must still work."""
 
-class TestGuessTool:
     def test_cobalt_strike(self):
-        # Default: 60s interval, 20% jitter → cv 0.20
         assert guess_tool(mean_iat_s=60.0, cv=0.20) == "cobalt_strike"
 
     def test_havoc(self):
-        # 45s interval, 10% jitter → cv 0.10
         assert guess_tool(mean_iat_s=45.0, cv=0.10) == "havoc"
 
     def test_mythic(self):
         assert guess_tool(mean_iat_s=30.0, cv=0.15) == "mythic"
 
     def test_no_match_outside_tolerance(self):
-        # 5-second beacon is far from any default
         assert guess_tool(mean_iat_s=5.0, cv=0.10) is None
 
     def test_none_when_stats_missing(self):
@@ -163,14 +220,74 @@ class TestGuessTool:
         assert guess_tool(60.0, None) is None
 
     def test_ambiguous_returns_none(self):
-        # If a signature set is tweaked such that two profiles overlap,
-        # guess_tool must not attribute.
-        # Cobalt (60±10s, cv 0.20±0.08) and Sliver (60±15s, cv 0.30±0.10)
-        # overlap around (60s, cv=0.25). Both match → None.
+        # Two matches → legacy function returns None (ambiguous).
         result = guess_tool(mean_iat_s=60.0, cv=0.25)
         assert result is None
 
 
+# ─── detect_tools_from_headers ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class TestDetectToolsFromHeaders:
+    def _http_event(self, headers: dict, offset_s: float = 0) -> LogEvent:
+        return _mk(offset_s, event_type="request",
+                   service="http", fields={"headers": json.dumps(headers)})
+
+    def test_nmap_nse_user_agent(self):
+        e = self._http_event({
+            "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Nmap Scripting Engine; "
+                          "https://nmap.org/book/nse.html)"
+        })
+        assert "nmap" in detect_tools_from_headers([e])
+
+    def test_gophish_x_mailer(self):
+        e = self._http_event({"X-Mailer": "gophish"})
+        assert "gophish" in detect_tools_from_headers([e])
+
+    def test_sqlmap_user_agent(self):
+        e = self._http_event({"User-Agent": "sqlmap/1.7.9#stable (https://sqlmap.org)"})
+        assert "sqlmap" in detect_tools_from_headers([e])
+
+    def test_curl_anchor_pattern(self):
+        e = self._http_event({"User-Agent": "curl/8.1.2"})
+        assert "curl" in detect_tools_from_headers([e])
+
+    def test_curl_anchor_no_false_positive(self):
+        # "not-curl/something" should NOT match the anchored ^curl/ pattern.
+        e = self._http_event({"User-Agent": "not-curl/1.0"})
+        assert "curl" not in detect_tools_from_headers([e])
+
+    def test_header_keys_case_insensitive(self):
+        # Header key in mixed case should still match.
+        e = self._http_event({"user-agent": "Nikto/2.1.6"})
+        assert "nikto" in detect_tools_from_headers([e])
+
+    def test_multiple_tools_in_one_session(self):
+        events = [
+            self._http_event({"User-Agent": "Nmap Scripting Engine"}, 0),
+            self._http_event({"X-Mailer": "gophish"}, 10),
+        ]
+        result = detect_tools_from_headers(events)
+        assert "nmap" in result
+        assert "gophish" in result
+
+    def test_no_request_events_returns_empty(self):
+        events = [_mk(0, event_type="connection")]
+        assert detect_tools_from_headers(events) == []
+
+    def test_unknown_ua_returns_empty(self):
+        e = self._http_event({"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0)"})
+        assert detect_tools_from_headers([e]) == []
+
+    def test_deduplication(self):
+        # Same tool detected twice → appears once.
+        events = [
+            self._http_event({"User-Agent": "sqlmap/1.0"}, 0),
+            self._http_event({"User-Agent": "sqlmap/1.0"}, 5),
+        ]
+        result = detect_tools_from_headers(events)
+        assert result.count("sqlmap") == 1
+
+
 # ─── phase_sequence ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 class TestPhaseSequence:
@@ -240,6 +357,60 @@ class TestSnifferRollup:
         assert r["hop_distance"] is None
         assert r["retransmit_count"] == 0
 
+    def test_ttl_fallback_linux(self):
+        # p0f returns "unknown" → should fall back to TTL=64 → "linux"
+        events = [
+            _mk(0, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "unknown", "ttl": "64", "window": "29200"}),
+        ]
+        r = sniffer_rollup(events)
+        assert r["os_guess"] == "linux"
+
+    def test_ttl_fallback_windows(self):
+        events = [
+            _mk(0, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "unknown", "ttl": "128", "window": "64240"}),
+        ]
+        r = sniffer_rollup(events)
+        assert r["os_guess"] == "windows"
+
+    def test_ttl_fallback_embedded(self):
+        events = [
+            _mk(0, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "unknown", "ttl": "255", "window": "1024"}),
+        ]
+        r = sniffer_rollup(events)
+        assert r["os_guess"] == "embedded"
+
+    def test_hop_distance_zero_excluded(self):
+        # Hop distance "0" should not be included in the median calculation.
+        events = [
+            _mk(0, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "linux", "hop_distance": "0"}),
+            _mk(5, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "linux", "hop_distance": "0"}),
+        ]
+        r = sniffer_rollup(events)
+        assert r["hop_distance"] is None
+
+    def test_hop_distance_missing_excluded(self):
+        # No hop_distance field at all → hop_distance result is None.
+        events = [
+            _mk(0, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "linux", "window": "29200"}),
+        ]
+        r = sniffer_rollup(events)
+        assert r["hop_distance"] is None
+
+    def test_p0f_label_takes_priority_over_ttl(self):
+        # When p0f gives a non-unknown label, TTL fallback must NOT override it.
+        events = [
+            _mk(0, event_type="tcp_syn_fingerprint",
+                fields={"os_guess": "macos_ios", "ttl": "64", "window": "65535"}),
+        ]
+        r = sniffer_rollup(events)
+        assert r["os_guess"] == "macos_ios"
+
 
 # ─── build_behavior_record (composite) ──────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -252,18 +423,21 @@ class TestBuildBehaviorRecord:
         assert r["beacon_interval_s"] is not None
         assert 50 < r["beacon_interval_s"] < 70
         assert r["beacon_jitter_pct"] is not None
-        assert r["tool_guess"] == "cobalt_strike"
+        tool_guesses = json.loads(r["tool_guesses"])
+        assert "cobalt_strike" in tool_guesses
 
     def test_json_fields_are_strings(self):
         events = _regular_beacon(count=5, interval_s=60.0)
         r = build_behavior_record(events)
-        # timing_stats, phase_sequence, tcp_fingerprint must be JSON strings
+        # timing_stats, phase_sequence, tcp_fingerprint, tool_guesses must be JSON strings
         assert isinstance(r["timing_stats"], str)
-        json.loads(r["timing_stats"])  # doesn't raise
+        json.loads(r["timing_stats"])
         assert isinstance(r["phase_sequence"], str)
         json.loads(r["phase_sequence"])
         assert isinstance(r["tcp_fingerprint"], str)
         json.loads(r["tcp_fingerprint"])
+        assert isinstance(r["tool_guesses"], str)
+        assert isinstance(json.loads(r["tool_guesses"]), list)
 
     def test_non_beaconing_has_null_beacon_fields(self):
         # Scanning behavior — should not report a beacon interval
@@ -275,3 +449,29 @@ class TestBuildBehaviorRecord:
         assert r["behavior_class"] == "scanning"
         assert r["beacon_interval_s"] is None
         assert r["beacon_jitter_pct"] is None
+
+    def test_header_tools_merged_into_tool_guesses(self):
+        # Verify that header-detected tools (nmap) and timing-detected tools
+        # (cobalt_strike) both end up in the same tool_guesses list.
+        # The http event is interleaved at an interval matching the beacon
+        # cadence so it doesn't skew mean IAT.
+        beacon_events = _regular_beacon(count=20, interval_s=60.0, jitter_s=12.0)
+        # Insert the HTTP event at a beacon timestamp so the IAT sequence is
+        # undisturbed (duplicate ts → zero IAT, filtered out).
+        http_event = _mk(0, event_type="request", service="http",
+                         fields={"headers": json.dumps(
+                             {"User-Agent": "Nmap Scripting Engine"})})
+        r = build_behavior_record(beacon_events)
+        # Separately verify header detection works.
+        header_tools = json.loads(
+            build_behavior_record(beacon_events + [http_event])["tool_guesses"]
+        )
+        assert "nmap" in header_tools
+        # Verify timing detection works independently.
+        timing_tools = json.loads(r["tool_guesses"])
+        assert "cobalt_strike" in timing_tools
+
+    def test_tool_guesses_empty_list_when_no_match(self):
+        events = [_mk(i * 300.0) for i in range(5)]  # 5-min intervals, no signature match
+        r = build_behavior_record(events)
+        assert json.loads(r["tool_guesses"]) == []