Find-TrustedDocuments - Empire Module


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Module Overview

Name: Find-TrustedDocuments
Module: powershell/situational_awareness/host/findtrusteddocuments
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/powershell/situational_awareness/host/findtrusteddocuments.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/data/module_source/situational_awareness/host/Find-TrustedDocuments.ps1
MITRE ATT&CK: T1135
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No

The findtrusteddocuments module will enumerate the appropriate registry keys to determine what, if any, trusted documents exist on the host. It will also enumerate trusted locations.

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 findtrusteddocuments 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 findtrusteddocuments module:

Agent
Agent to enumerate trusted documents from.

Additional Module Options

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

OutputFunction
PowerShell's output function to use ("Out-String", "ConvertTo-Json", "ConvertTo-Csv", "ConvertTo-Html", "ConvertTo-Xml").
Default value: Out-String.
Suggested values: Out-String, ConvertTo-Json, ConvertTo-Csv, ConvertTo-Html, ConvertTo-Xml.

Findtrusteddocuments Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the findtrusteddocuments 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/situational_awareness/host/findtrusteddocuments

 Author       @jamcut                                                               
 Background   False                                                                 
 Comments     Original .ps1 file                                                    
              https://github.com/jamcut/one-offs/blob/master/Find-                  
              TrustedDocuments.ps1                                                  
 Description  This module will enumerate the appropriate registry keys to determine 
              what, if any, trusted documents exist on the host.  It will also      
              enumerate trusted locations.                                          
 Language     powershell                                                            
 Name         powershell/situational_awareness/host/findtrusteddocuments            
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                                 
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                  
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1135                              


,Record Options--,------------,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name           | Value      | Required | Description                         |
|----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent          |            | True     | Agent to enumerate trusted          |
|                |            |          | documents from.                     |
|----------------|------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| OutputFunction | Out-String | False    | PowerShell's output function to use |
|                |            |          | ("Out-String", "ConvertTo-Json",    |
|                |            |          | "ConvertTo-Csv", "ConvertTo-Html",  |
|                |            |          | "ConvertTo-Xml").                   |
'----------------'------------'----------'-------------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/powershell/situational_awareness/host/findtrusteddocuments) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/powershell/situational_awareness/host/findtrusteddocuments) > 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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