diff --git a/agent/utils.py b/agent/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de78069b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Utilities for Asteroid agent"""
+
+
+from ostorlab.agent.message import message as m
+from urllib import parse as urlparser
+import ipaddress
+from agent import definitions
+
+DEFAULT_PORT = 443
+DEFAULT_SCHEME = "https"
+
+SCHEME_TO_PORT = {
+    "http": 80,
+    "https": 443,
+    "ftp": 21,
+    "ssh": 22,
+    "telnet": 23,
+    "smtp": 25,
+    "pop3": 110,
+    "imap": 143,
+    "irc": 6667,
+    "mysql": 3306,
+    "postgres": 5432,
+    "redis": 6379,
+    "mongodb": 27017,
+    "ldap": 389,
+    "sftp": 22,
+    "vnc": 5900,
+    "git": 9418,
+}
+
+
+def _get_port(message: m.Message, scheme: str) -> int:
+    """Returns the port to be used for the target."""
+    if message.data.get("port") is None:
+        return SCHEME_TO_PORT.get(scheme) or DEFAULT_PORT
+    return int(message.data["port"])
+
+
+def _get_scheme(message: m.Message) -> str:
+    """Returns the schema to be used for the target."""
+    protocol = message.data.get("protocol")
+    if protocol is not None:
+        return str(protocol)
+
+    schema = message.data.get("schema")
+    if schema is None:
+        return DEFAULT_SCHEME
+    if schema in [
+        "https?",
+        "ssl/https-alt?",
+        "ssl/https-alt",
+        "https-alt",
+        "https-alt?",
+    ]:
+        return "https"
+    if schema in ["http?", "http"]:
+        return "http"
+    return str(schema)
+
+
+def prepare_targets(message: m.Message) -> list[definitions.Target]:
+    """Prepare targets based on type, if a domain name is provided, port and protocol are collected
+    from the config."""
+    if (host := message.data.get("host")) is not None:
+        scheme = _get_scheme(message)
+        port = _get_port(message, scheme)
+        mask = message.data.get("mask")
+        if mask is None:
+            hosts = ipaddress.ip_network(host)
+        else:
+            hosts = ipaddress.ip_network(f"{host}/{mask}", strict=False)
+        return [
+            definitions.Target(host=str(h), port=port, scheme=scheme) for h in hosts
+        ]
+    elif (host := message.data.get("name")) is not None:
+        scheme = _get_scheme(message)
+        port = _get_port(message, scheme)
+        return [definitions.Target(host=host, port=port, scheme=scheme)]
+    elif (url := message.data.get("url")) is not None:
+        parsed_url = urlparser.urlparse(url)
+        host = parsed_url.netloc
+        scheme = parsed_url.scheme
+        port = _get_port(message, scheme)
+        return [definitions.Target(host=host, port=port, scheme=scheme)]
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f1919a4a..f8e95728 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Type
 
 import pytest
-
+from ostorlab.agent.message import message
 from agent import definitions
 
 
@@ -18,3 +18,39 @@ def check(self, target: definitions.Target) -> list[definitions.Vulnerability]:
             return []
 
     return TestExploit
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def scan_message_domain_name() -> message.Message:
+    """Creates a message of type v3.asset.domain_name.service to be used by the agent for testing purposes."""
+    selector = "v3.asset.domain_name.service"
+    msg_data = {"schema": "https", "name": "www.google.com", "port": 443}
+    return message.Message.from_data(selector, data=msg_data)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def scan_message_link() -> message.Message:
+    """Creates a message of type v3.asset.link to be used by the agent for testing purposes."""
+    selector = "v3.asset.link"
+    msg_data = {"url": "https://www.google.com", "method": "POST"}
+    return message.Message.from_data(selector, data=msg_data)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def scan_message_ipv6() -> message.Message:
+    """Creates a message of type v3.asset.ip.v6 to be used by the agent for testing purposes."""
+    selector = "v3.asset.ip.v6"
+    msg_data = {
+        "host": "2001:db8:3333:4444:5555:6666:7777:8888",
+        "mask": "128",
+        "version": 6,
+    }
+    return message.Message.from_data(selector, data=msg_data)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def scan_message_ipv4() -> message.Message:
+    """Creates a message of type v3.asset.ip.v4 to be used by the agent for testing purposes."""
+    selector = "v3.asset.ip.v4"
+    msg_data = {"host": "192.168.1.17", "mask": "32", "version": 4}
+    return message.Message.from_data(selector, data=msg_data)
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dd2549c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Unit tests for asteroid agent utilities"""
+from ostorlab.agent.message import message
+
+from agent import utils
+
+
+def testPrepareTargets_whenDomainAsset_returnResult(
+    scan_message_domain_name: message.Message,
+) -> None:
+    targets = utils.prepare_targets(scan_message_domain_name)
+
+    assert len(targets) > 0
+    target = targets[0]
+    assert target.host == "www.google.com"
+    assert target.scheme == "https"
+    assert target.port == 443
+
+
+def testPrepareTargets_whenIPv4Asset_returnResult(
+    scan_message_ipv4: message.Message,
+) -> None:
+    targets = utils.prepare_targets(scan_message_ipv4)
+
+    assert len(targets) > 0
+    target = targets[0]
+    assert target.host == "192.168.1.17"
+    assert target.scheme == "https"
+    assert target.port == 443
+
+
+def testPrepareTargets_whenIPv6Asset_returnResult(
+    scan_message_ipv6: message.Message,
+) -> None:
+    targets = utils.prepare_targets(scan_message_ipv6)
+
+    assert len(targets) > 0
+    target = targets[0]
+    assert target.host == "2001:db8:3333:4444:5555:6666:7777:8888"
+    assert target.scheme == "https"
+    assert target.port == 443
+
+
+def testPrepareTargets_whenLinkAsset_returnResult(
+    scan_message_link: message.Message,
+) -> None:
+    targets = utils.prepare_targets(scan_message_link)
+
+    assert len(targets) > 0
+    target = targets[0]
+    assert target.host == "www.google.com"
+    assert target.scheme == "https"
+    assert target.port == 443