Windows Gather Enumerate Computers - Metasploit
This page contains detailed information about how to use the post/windows/gather/enum_computers metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
Module Overview
Name: Windows Gather Enumerate Computers
Module: post/windows/gather/enum_computers
Source code: modules/post/windows/gather/enum_computers.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 will enumerate computers included in the primary Domain.
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/enum_computers
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/enum_computers
msf post(enum_computers) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf post(enum_computers) > set SESSION session-id
msf post(enum_computers) > 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/enum_computers")
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/enum_computers post exploitation module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use post/windows/gather/enum_computers
msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_computers) > show info
Name: Windows Gather Enumerate Computers
Module: post/windows/gather/enum_computers
Platform: Windows
Arch:
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
Joshua Abraham <[email protected]>
Compatible session types:
Meterpreter
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Description:
This module will enumerate computers included in the primary Domain.
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the windows/gather/enum_computers post exploitation module:
msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_computers) > show options
Module options (post/windows/gather/enum_computers):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SESSION yes The session to run this module on.
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the windows/gather/enum_computers post exploitation module:
msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_computers) > show advanced
Module advanced options (post/windows/gather/enum_computers):
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/enum_computers module can do:
msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_computers) > show actions
Post actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the windows/gather/enum_computers post exploitation module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 post(windows/gather/enum_computers) > 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:
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.
Running module against <COMPUTER>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Running module against <COMPUTER>" error message:
24: )
25: end
26:
27: # Run Method for when run command is issued
28: def run
29: print_status("Running module against #{sysinfo['Computer']}") if not sysinfo.nil?
30: domain = get_domain()
31: if not domain.empty?
32: hostname_list = get_domain_computers()
33: list_computers(domain, hostname_list)
34: end
This host is not part of a domain.
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "This host is not part of a domain." error message:
68: v_name = "DCName"
69: domain_dc = registry_getvaldata(subkey, v_name)
70: dom_info = domain_dc.split('.')
71: domain = dom_info[1].upcase
72: rescue
73: print_error("This host is not part of a domain.")
74: end
75: return domain
76: end
77:
78: def list_computers(domain, hosts)
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Related Pull Requests
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #7200 Merged Pull Request: Rex::Ui::Text cleanup
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #5629 Merged Pull Request: Fix #3951: Use cmd_exec on "Windows::Registry"
- #2418 Merged Pull Request: Use meterpreter dns resolve
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2304 Merged Pull Request: Fix load order in posts, hopefully forever
- #958 Merged Pull Request: Msftidy 2
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_bitlocker
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_computers
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_groups
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_managedby_groups
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_service_principal_names
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_to_wordlist
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_user_comments
- post/windows/gather/enum_ad_users
- post/windows/gather/enum_applications
- post/windows/gather/enum_artifacts
- post/windows/gather/enum_av
- post/windows/gather/enum_av_excluded
- post/windows/gather/enum_chocolatey_applications
- post/windows/gather/enum_chrome
- post/windows/gather/enum_db
- post/windows/gather/enum_devices
- post/windows/gather/enum_dirperms
- post/windows/gather/enum_domain
- post/windows/gather/enum_domain_group_users
- post/windows/gather/enum_domains
- post/windows/gather/enum_domain_tokens
- post/windows/gather/enum_domain_users
- post/windows/gather/enum_emet
- post/windows/gather/enum_files
- post/windows/gather/enum_hostfile
- post/windows/gather/enum_hyperv_vms
- post/windows/gather/enum_ie
- post/windows/gather/enum_logged_on_users
- post/windows/gather/enum_ms_product_keys
- post/windows/gather/enum_muicache
- post/windows/gather/enum_onedrive
- post/windows/gather/enum_patches
- post/windows/gather/enum_powershell_env
- post/windows/gather/enum_prefetch
- post/windows/gather/enum_proxy
- post/windows/gather/enum_putty_saved_sessions
- post/windows/gather/enum_services
- post/windows/gather/enum_shares
- post/windows/gather/enum_snmp
- post/windows/gather/enum_termserv
- post/windows/gather/enum_tokens
- post/windows/gather/enum_tomcat
- post/windows/gather/enum_trusted_locations
- post/windows/gather/enum_unattend
Authors
- Joshua Abraham <jabra[at]rapid7.com>
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.41-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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