VSploit Mariposa DNS Query Module - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: VSploit Mariposa DNS Query Module
Module: auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa
Source code: modules/auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module queries known Mariposa Botnet DNS records.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa
msf auxiliary(dns_mariposa) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(dns_mariposa) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(dns_mariposa) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(dns_mariposa) > exploit

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa

msf6 auxiliary(vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa) > show info

       Name: VSploit Mariposa DNS Query Module
     Module: auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  MJC

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name        Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----        ---------------  --------  -----------
  COUNT       1                no        Number of intervals to loop
  DELAY       3                no        Delay in seconds between intervals
  DNS_SERVER                   no        Specifies a DNS Server

Description:
  This module queries known Mariposa Botnet DNS records.

References:
  http://www.defintel.com/docs/Mariposa_Analysis.pdf

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa):

   Name        Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----        ---------------  --------  -----------
   COUNT       1                no        Number of intervals to loop
   DELAY       3                no        Delay in seconds between intervals
   DNS_SERVER                   no        Specifies a DNS Server

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa):

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   VERBOSE    false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                   no        Specify the workspace for this module

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(vsploit/malware/dns/dns_mariposa) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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Error Messages

This module may fail with the following error messages:

Error Messages

Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

<TIME> - <NAME> => No Record Found

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<TIME> - <NAME> => No Record Found" error message:

53:	        query = @res.query(name, "A")
54:	        time = Time.new
55:	        time = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
56:	        print_status("#{time} - DNS Query sent for => #{name}")
57:	        if query.answer.length == 0
58:	          print_error("#{time} - #{name} => No Record Found")
59:	        else
60:	          a = query.answer[0].to_s.split(/[\s,]+/)
61:	          print_good("#{time} - #{name} => #{a[-1]}")
62:	        end
63:	      end

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

MJC

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.1-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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