Listeners: Cobalt Strike’s Glue Feature
Listeners are Cobalt Strike’s abstraction in front of the Metasploit Framework’s payload handlers. A handler is the exploit/multi/handler module. This module sets up a server that
Cobalt Strike 03.13.14 – NECCDC Edition
I’m writing this from a New Hampshire Bed and Breakfast where I’ve apparently received the Jacuzzi suite. I’m here for a romantic weekend running psexec
Cobalt Strike 02.27.14 – Details Matter
Cobalt Strike 1.48 (02.27.14) is now available. This release is the byproduct of a very intense development cycle. The theme of this release is: details
Modifying Metasploit’s Stager Shellcode
If you’ve ever had to change a module in the Metasploit Framework, you know the go to place is the modules/ directory off of the
Cobalt Strike 01.08.14 – EXE Artifacts: A New Hope
Cobalt Strike has always exposed the Metasploit Framework’s tool to generate executables. Unfortunately, these executables are caught by anti-virus products. I’ve had a lot of
Man-in-the-Browser Session Hijacking
Malware like Zeus and its variants inject themselves into a user’s browser to steal banking information. This is a man-in-the-browser attack. So-called, because the attacker
Why do I always use 32-bit payloads?
Yesterday, one of my customers asked about x64 payloads in Cobalt Strike. Specifically, he wanted to know why Cobalt Strike doesn’t expose them. I’ve already
Reverse Meterpreter Connect-backs through a Compromised Host
<update 03:30pm> I’ve had some feedback that this post describes a concept that is too basic to put into blog form. I can see where this
Cobalt Strike 1.48 – Peer-to-peer C&C
I’m pleased to announce Cobalt Strike 1.48. This release introduces a peer-to-peer data channel for Beacon, improves browser pivoting, and updates the signed applet attack with
Evade Egress Restrictions with Staged Payloads
Sometimes, it’s easy to get code execution in a network, but very difficult to egress out of it. When you are an external actor trying