Invoke-DisableMachineAcctChange - Empire Module


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

Module Overview

Name: Invoke-DisableMachineAcctChange
Module: powershell/persistence/misc/disable_machine_acct_change
Source code: empire/server/modules/powershell/persistence/misc/disable_machine_acct_change.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK: T1098
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: Yes
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No

The disable_machine_acct_change module disables the machine account for the target system from changing its password automatically.

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 disable_machine_acct_change 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 disable_machine_acct_change module:

Agent
Agent to run module on.

Additional Module Options

This is a list of additional options that are supported by the disable_machine_acct_change module:

CleanUp
Switch. Re-enable machine password changes. (1 - True, 0 - False).

Disable_machine_acct_change Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the disable_machine_acct_change 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/persistence/misc/disable_machine_acct_change

 Author       @harmj0y                                                             
 Background   False                                                                
 Description  Disables the machine account for the target system from changing its 
              password automatically.                                              
 Language     powershell                                                           
 Name         powershell/persistence/misc/disable_machine_acct_change              
 NeedsAdmin   True                                                                 
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                 
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098                             


,Record Options---,----------,------------------------------------,
| Name    | Value | Required | Description                        |
|---------|-------|----------|------------------------------------|
| Agent   |       | True     | Agent to run module on.            |
|---------|-------|----------|------------------------------------|
| CleanUp | 0     | False    | Switch. Re-enable machine password |
|         |       |          | changes. (1 - True, 0 - False)     |
'---------'-------'----------'------------------------------------'

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

Now wait for the results to come.

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Version

This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
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