Invoke-RickASCII - Empire Module

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

Module Overview

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Name: Invoke-RickASCII
Module: powershell/trollsploit/rick_ascii
Source code: empire/server/modules/powershell/trollsploit/rick_ascii.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK: T1491
Language: PowerShell
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: No
Background: No

The rick_ascii module spawns a a new powershell.exe process that runs Lee Holmes' ASCII Rick Roll.

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 rick_ascii module does not need administrative privileges to work properly which means that a normal user can run this module.

Required Module Options

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This is a list of options that are required by the rick_ascii module:

Agent
Agent to run module on.

Rick_ascii Example Usage

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Here's an example of how to use the rick_ascii 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/trollsploit/rick_ascii

 Author       @lee_holmes                                                            
              @harmj0y                                                               
 Background   False                                                                  
 Comments     http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2011/04/01/powershell-and-html5/         
 Description  Spawns a a new powershell.exe process that runs Lee Holmes' ASCII Rick 
              Roll.                                                                  
 Language     powershell                                                             
 Name         powershell/trollsploit/rick_ascii                                      
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                                  
 OpsecSafe    False                                                                  
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491                               


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

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

Now wait for the results to come.

Authors

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• @lee_holmes
• @harmj0y

References

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• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/powershell/trollsploit/rick_ascii.yaml
• http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2011/04/01/powershell-and-html5/
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491

See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• powershell/trollsploit/rick_astley
• powershell/trollsploit/get_schwifty
• powershell/trollsploit/wlmdr
• powershell/trollsploit/wallpaper
• powershell/trollsploit/message
• powershell/trollsploit/voicetroll
• powershell/trollsploit/process_killer
• powershell/trollsploit/thunderstruck
• python/trollsploit/osx/change_background
• python/trollsploit/osx/say
• python/trollsploit/osx/thunderstruck
• python/trollsploit/osx/login_message

Version

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