diff --git a/module.go b/module.go
index 7ceb76b6b..7e259bc02 100644
--- a/module.go
+++ b/module.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -38,6 +39,26 @@ type Scanner interface {
 	GetDialerGroupConfig() *DialerGroupConfig
 }
 
+// BaseScanner provides default implementations for common scanner methods
+type BaseScanner struct {
+	protocol          string
+	DialerGroupConfig *DialerGroupConfig
+}
+
+// NewBaseScanner creates a new base scanner
+func NewBaseScanner(protocol string) *BaseScanner {
+	return &BaseScanner{protocol: protocol}
+}
+
+// Protocol returns the protocol identifier
+func (scanner *BaseScanner) Protocol() string {
+	return scanner.protocol
+}
+
+func (scanner *BaseScanner) GetDialerGroupConfig() *DialerGroupConfig {
+	return scanner.DialerGroupConfig
+}
+
 // TransportProtocol is an enum for the transport layer protocol of a module
 type TransportProtocol uint
 
@@ -221,12 +242,52 @@ type ScanModule interface {
 	Description() string
 }
 
+// ModuleInfo holds metadata about a module
+type ModuleInfo struct {
+	Protocol    string
+	Description string
+	DefaultPort int
+	FlagsType   reflect.Type
+}
+
+// BaseModule provides default implementations for common module methods
+type BaseModule struct {
+	info ModuleInfo
+}
+
+// NewBaseModule creates a new base module with the given info
+func NewBaseModule(protocol, description string, defaultPort int, flagsType reflect.Type) *BaseModule {
+	return &BaseModule{
+		info: ModuleInfo{
+			Protocol:    protocol,
+			Description: description,
+			DefaultPort: defaultPort,
+			FlagsType:   flagsType,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// NewFlags creates a new instance of the flags type
+func (m *BaseModule) NewFlags() any {
+	return reflect.New(m.info.FlagsType).Interface()
+}
+
+// Description returns the module description
+func (m *BaseModule) Description() string {
+	return m.info.Description
+}
+
+func (m *BaseModule) Protocol() string {
+	return m.info.Protocol
+}
+
+func (m *BaseModule) DefaultPort() int {
+	return m.info.DefaultPort
+}
+
 // ScanFlags is an interface which must be implemented by all types sent to
 // the flag parser
 type ScanFlags interface {
-	// Help optionally returns any additional help text, e.g. specifying what empty defaults are interpreted as.
-	Help() string
-
 	// Validate enforces all command-line flags and positional arguments have valid values.
 	Validate([]string) error
 }
diff --git a/modules/amqp091/scanner.go b/modules/amqp091/scanner.go
index 718671cd6..a832bddcb 100644
--- a/modules/amqp091/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/amqp091/scanner.go
@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, ok := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/bacnet/scanner.go b/modules/bacnet/scanner.go
index 13c690c1f..5511956ee 100644
--- a/modules/bacnet/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/bacnet/scanner.go
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/banner/scanner.go b/modules/banner/scanner.go
index 4f60c648f..00264679d 100644
--- a/modules/banner/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/banner/scanner.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -46,14 +47,27 @@ type Flags struct {
 
 // Module is the implementation of the zgrab2.Module interface.
 type Module struct {
+	*zgrab2.BaseModule
+}
+
+// Create the module with metadata
+func NewModule() *Module {
+	return &Module{
+		BaseModule: zgrab2.NewBaseModule(
+			"banner",
+			"Fetch a raw banner by sending a static probe and checking the result against a regular expression",
+			80,
+			reflect.TypeOf(Flags{}),
+		),
+	}
 }
 
 // Scanner is the implementation of the zgrab2.Scanner interface.
 type Scanner struct {
+	*zgrab2.BaseScanner
 	config            *Flags
 	regex             *regexp.Regexp
 	probe             []byte
-	dialerGroupConfig *zgrab2.DialerGroupConfig
 }
 
 // ScanResults instances are returned by the module's Scan function.
@@ -70,18 +84,14 @@ var ErrNoMatch = errors.New("pattern did not match")
 
 // RegisterModule is called by modules/banner.go to register the scanner.
 func RegisterModule() {
-	var m Module
-	_, err := zgrab2.AddCommand("banner", "Banner", m.Description(), 80, &m)
+	m := NewModule()
+	//TODO, just pass module to AddCommand. We don't here so I don't refactor ALL the modules at once
+	_, err := zgrab2.AddCommand(m.Protocol(), m.Protocol(), m.Description(), m.DefaultPort(), m)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-// NewFlags returns a new default flags object.
-func (m *Module) NewFlags() any {
-	return new(Flags)
-}
-
 // GetName returns the Scanner name defined in the Flags.
 func (s *Scanner) GetName() string {
 	return s.config.Name
@@ -92,13 +102,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) GetTrigger() string {
 	return s.config.Trigger
 }
 
-// Protocol returns the protocol identifier of the scan.
-func (s *Scanner) Protocol() string {
-	return "banner"
-}
-
-func (scanner *Scanner) GetDialerGroupConfig() *zgrab2.DialerGroupConfig {
-	return scanner.dialerGroupConfig
+// NewScanner returns a new Scanner instance.
+func (module *Module) NewScanner() zgrab2.Scanner {
+	return &Scanner{
+		BaseScanner: zgrab2.NewBaseScanner(module.Protocol()),
+	}
 }
 
 // InitPerSender initializes the scanner for a given sender.
@@ -106,11 +114,6 @@ func (s *Scanner) InitPerSender(senderID int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// NewScanner returns a new Scanner object.
-func (m *Module) NewScanner() zgrab2.Scanner {
-	return new(Scanner)
-}
-
 // Validate validates the flags and returns nil on success.
 func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	if f.Probe != "\\n" && f.ProbeFile != "" {
@@ -120,16 +123,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Description returns an overview of this module.
-func (m *Module) Description() string {
-	return "Fetch a raw banner by sending a static probe and checking the result against a regular expression"
-}
-
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner with the command-line flags.
 func (s *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	var err error
@@ -151,13 +144,13 @@ func (s *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 		}
 		s.probe = []byte(strProbe)
 	}
-	s.dialerGroupConfig = &zgrab2.DialerGroupConfig{
+	s.DialerGroupConfig = &zgrab2.DialerGroupConfig{
 		TransportAgnosticDialerProtocol: zgrab2.TransportTCP,
 		BaseFlags:                       &f.BaseFlags,
 		TLSEnabled:                      f.UseTLS,
 	}
 	if f.UseTLS {
-		s.dialerGroupConfig.TLSFlags = &f.TLSFlags
+		s.DialerGroupConfig.TLSFlags = &f.TLSFlags
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/dnp3/scanner.go b/modules/dnp3/scanner.go
index 54e591e29..87b4fe234 100644
--- a/modules/dnp3/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/dnp3/scanner.go
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/fox/scanner.go b/modules/fox/scanner.go
index f7e0b21b4..1fdb55e15 100644
--- a/modules/fox/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/fox/scanner.go
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/ftp/scanner.go b/modules/ftp/scanner.go
index ba87de7b0..be8201e9e 100644
--- a/modules/ftp/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/ftp/scanner.go
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Help returns this module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Protocol returns the protocol identifer for the scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Protocol() string {
 	return "ftp"
diff --git a/modules/http/scanner.go b/modules/http/scanner.go
index dbb711e01..7ada3fab9 100644
--- a/modules/http/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/http/scanner.go
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns module-specific help
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Protocol returns the protocol identifer for the scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Protocol() string {
 	return "http"
diff --git a/modules/imap/scanner.go b/modules/imap/scanner.go
index 345306630..978625fdd 100644
--- a/modules/imap/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/imap/scanner.go
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/ipp/scanner.go b/modules/ipp/scanner.go
index 2db6b92ec..f65f8c469 100644
--- a/modules/ipp/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/ipp/scanner.go
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	//TODO: Write a help string
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/jarm/scanner.go b/modules/jarm/scanner.go
index 635c24d22..19da842b9 100644
--- a/modules/jarm/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/jarm/scanner.go
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner with the command-line flags.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/modbus/scanner.go b/modules/modbus/scanner.go
index 2f9377b3a..3aed62867 100644
--- a/modules/modbus/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/modbus/scanner.go
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/mongodb/scanner.go b/modules/mongodb/scanner.go
index 9877e0bf3..7f5e35105 100644
--- a/modules/mongodb/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/mongodb/scanner.go
@@ -236,11 +236,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // NewFlags provides an empty instance of the flags that will be filled in by the framework
 func (module *Module) NewFlags() any {
 	return new(Flags)
diff --git a/modules/mqtt/scanner.go b/modules/mqtt/scanner.go
index 93710032c..33136cfa0 100644
--- a/modules/mqtt/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/mqtt/scanner.go
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns this module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Protocol returns the protocol identifier for the scanner.
 func (s *Scanner) Protocol() string {
 	return "mqtt"
diff --git a/modules/mssql/scanner.go b/modules/mssql/scanner.go
index bddea0147..51fc56fa1 100644
--- a/modules/mssql/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/mssql/scanner.go
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the help string for this module.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner instance with the given command-line flags.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/mysql/scanner.go b/modules/mysql/scanner.go
index c8faa3d7c..49423b2dc 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/mysql/scanner.go
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner with the command-line flags.
 func (s *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/ntp/scanner.go b/modules/ntp/scanner.go
index c32ac94c4..4a0ba954c 100644
--- a/modules/ntp/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/ntp/scanner.go
@@ -823,11 +823,6 @@ func (cfg *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string
-func (cfg *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initialized the scanner
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/oracle/scanner.go b/modules/oracle/scanner.go
index ae06eda77..0f076bc5e 100644
--- a/modules/oracle/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/oracle/scanner.go
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/pop3/scanner.go b/modules/pop3/scanner.go
index bd81a88b4..677714d0b 100644
--- a/modules/pop3/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/pop3/scanner.go
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/postgres/scanner.go b/modules/postgres/scanner.go
index 81f48b0cf..d685f7ed3 100644
--- a/modules/postgres/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/postgres/scanner.go
@@ -295,11 +295,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the scanner with the given flags.
 func (s *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/pptp/scanner.go b/modules/pptp/scanner.go
index 692436eaf..ca4e68c6c 100644
--- a/modules/pptp/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/pptp/scanner.go
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Help returns this module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Protocol returns the protocol identifier for the scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Protocol() string {
 	return "pptp"
diff --git a/modules/redis/scanner.go b/modules/redis/scanner.go
index 456fd745c..5ce3f02fe 100644
--- a/modules/redis/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/redis/scanner.go
@@ -193,11 +193,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the scanner
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/siemens/scanner.go b/modules/siemens/scanner.go
index ca7013ae2..9241cd365 100644
--- a/modules/siemens/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/siemens/scanner.go
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/smb/scanner.go b/modules/smb/scanner.go
index 484203cf0..fab1255b0 100644
--- a/modules/smb/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/smb/scanner.go
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/smtp/scanner.go b/modules/smtp/scanner.go
index d9ab307f2..c0ff29748 100644
--- a/modules/smtp/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/smtp/scanner.go
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/modules/socks5/scanner.go b/modules/socks5/scanner.go
index 3917f9d9c..67ce88ff2 100644
--- a/modules/socks5/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/socks5/scanner.go
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ func (f *Flags) Validate(_ []string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Help returns this module's help string.
-func (f *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Protocol returns the protocol identifier for the scanner.
 func (s *Scanner) Protocol() string {
 	return "socks5"
diff --git a/modules/telnet/scanner.go b/modules/telnet/scanner.go
index 54046c393..d821eab61 100644
--- a/modules/telnet/scanner.go
+++ b/modules/telnet/scanner.go
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ func (flags *Flags) Validate(_ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Help returns the module's help string.
-func (flags *Flags) Help() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Init initializes the Scanner.
 func (scanner *Scanner) Init(flags zgrab2.ScanFlags) error {
 	f, _ := flags.(*Flags)
diff --git a/multiple.ini b/multiple.ini
index 8b1d99051..73e5475bf 100644
--- a/multiple.ini
+++ b/multiple.ini
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ port=123
 trigger="http80"
 name="http80"
 port=80
+
+[banner]
+name="banner20"
+port=80