User-driven Attacks
A user-driven attack is an attack that relies on a feature to get code execution. Most penetration testers I know rely on user-driven attacks over
Cobalt Strike 2.1 – I have the POWER(shell)
For a long time, I’ve wanted the ability to use PowerUp, Veil PowerView, and PowerSploit with Cobalt Strike. These are useful post-exploitation capabilities written in
Why can’t I psexec with EXE::Custom?
Seasoned Metasploit Framework users know that it’s a bad idea to let the framework generate an executable for you. The framework’s encoders are not a
That was a fun fire drill…
Last week saw the release of Metasploit 4.10. Those who use Armitage and Cobalt Strike noticed that neither tool worked after running msfupdate on Kali
Introducing Morning Catch – A Phishing Paradise
Morning Catch is a VMware virtual machine, similar to Metasploitable, to demonstrate and teach about targeted client-side attacks and post-exploitation. On this virtual machine, you
Connecting to a Metasploit RPC server on Windows is not supported
When a user launches Armitage or Cobalt Strike on Windows and presses Start MSF, they’re presented with a curious error. It states: You must connect
Meterpreter Kiwi Extension: Golden Ticket HOWTO
Mimikatz is a rapidly evolving post-exploitation toolkit by Benjamin Delpy. I call it a post-exploitation toolkit because it has a lot of features, far beyond
The #1 Trait of a Successful Hacker
For some people, programming comes naturally to them. For others, it’s a struggle or something that doesn’t click with the way they think. The same
Cobalt Strike 1.49 – HTTP Proxy Authentication? No Problem.
I spend a lot of time on the road in March and April—using my tools. During these months, I take careful notes of the usability
What happens when I type getsystem?
Meterpreter’s getsystem command is taken for granted. Type getsystem and magically Meterpreter elevates you from a local administrator to the SYSTEM user. What’s really happening