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
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
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
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
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