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+##
+# This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download
+# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
+##
+
+require 'msf/core'
+require 'rex'
+
+class Metasploit3 < Msf::Post
+  include Msf::Post::Windows::Registry
+
+  def initialize(info = {})
+    super(
+      update_info(
+        info,
+        'Name'          => 'Windows Antivirus Exclusions Enumeration',
+        'Description'   => %q(
+          This module will enumerate the file, directory, process and
+          extension-based exclusions from supported AV products, which
+          currently includes Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Security
+          Essentials/Antimalware, and Symantec Endpoint Protection.
+        ),
+        'License'       => MSF_LICENSE,
+        'Author'        => [
+          'Andrew Smith', # original metasploit module
+          'Jon Hart <jon_hart[at]rapid7.com>' # improved metasploit module
+        ],
+        'Platform'      => [ 'win' ],
+        # XXX: this will work with 'shell' when the sysinfo parts are removed
+        # and https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/6328 and
+        # perhaps https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/6316
+        # are fixed
+        'SessionTypes'  => [ 'meterpreter' ]
+      )
+    )
+
+    register_options(
+      [
+        OptBool.new('DEFENDER', [true, 'Enumerate exclusions for Microsoft Defender', true]),
+        OptBool.new('ESSENTIALS', [true, 'Enumerate exclusions for Microsoft Security Essentials/Antimalware', true]),
+        OptBool.new('SEP', [true, 'Enumerate exclusions for Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)', true])
+      ]
+    )
+  end
+
+  DEFENDER = 'Windows Defender'
+  DEFENDER_BASE_KEY = 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender'
+  ESSENTIALS = 'Microsoft Security Essentials / Antimalware'
+  ESSENTIALS_BASE_KEY = 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Antimalware'
+  SEP = 'Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)'
+  SEP_BASE_KEY = 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Symantec\\Symantec Endpoint Protection'
+
+  def av_installed?(base_key, product)
+    if registry_key_exist?(base_key)
+      print_good("Found #{product}")
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def excluded_sep
+    base_exclusion_key = "#{SEP_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\ScanningEngines\\Directory"
+    admin_exclusion_key = "#{base_exclusion_key}\\Admin"
+    client_exclusion_key = "#{base_exclusion_key}\\Client"
+
+    admin_paths = []
+    if (admin_exclusion_keys = registry_enumkeys(admin_exclusion_key, @registry_view))
+      admin_exclusion_keys.map do |key|
+        admin_paths << registry_getvaldata("#{admin_exclusion_key}\\#{key}", 'DirectoryName', @registry_view)
+      end
+      print_exclusions_table(SEP, 'admin path', admin_paths)
+    end
+    client_paths = []
+    if (client_exclusion_keys = registry_enumkeys(client_exclusion_key, @registry_view))
+      client_exclusion_keys.map do |key|
+        client_paths << registry_getvaldata("#{client_exclusion_key}\\#{key}", 'DirectoryName', @registry_view)
+      end
+    end
+    print_exclusions_table(SEP, 'client path', client_paths)
+  end
+
+  def excluded_defender
+    print_exclusions_table(DEFENDER, 'extension', registry_enumvals("#{DEFENDER_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\Extensions", @registry_view))
+    print_exclusions_table(DEFENDER, 'path', registry_enumvals("#{DEFENDER_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\Paths", @registry_view))
+    print_exclusions_table(DEFENDER, 'process', registry_enumvals("#{DEFENDER_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\Processes", @registry_view))
+  end
+
+  def excluded_mssec
+    print_exclusions_table(ESSENTIALS, 'extension', registry_enumvals("#{ESSENTIALS_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\Extensions", @registry_view))
+    print_exclusions_table(ESSENTIALS, 'path', registry_enumvals("#{ESSENTIALS_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\Paths", @registry_view))
+    print_exclusions_table(ESSENTIALS, 'process', registry_enumvals("#{ESSENTIALS_BASE_KEY}\\Exclusions\\Processes", @registry_view))
+  end
+
+  def print_exclusions_table(product, exclusion_type, exclusions)
+    exclusions ||= []
+    exclusions = exclusions.compact.reject(&:blank?)
+    if exclusions.empty?
+      print_status("No #{exclusion_type} exclusions for #{product}")
+      return
+    end
+    table = Rex::Ui::Text::Table.new(
+      'Header'    => "#{product} excluded #{exclusion_type.pluralize}",
+      'Indent'    => 1,
+      'Columns'   => [ exclusion_type.capitalize ]
+    )
+    exclusions.map { |exclusion| table << [exclusion] }
+    print_line(table.to_s)
+  end
+
+  def setup
+    # all of these target applications seemingly store their registry
+    # keys/values at the same architecture of the host, so if we happen to be
+    # in a 32-bit process on a 64-bit machine, ensure that we read from the
+    # 64-bit keys/values, and otherwise use the native keys/values
+    @registry_view = sysinfo['Architecture'] =~ /WOW64/ ? REGISTRY_VIEW_64_BIT : REGISTRY_VIEW_NATIVE
+    unless datastore['DEFENDER'] || datastore['ESSENTIALS'] || datastore['SEP']
+      fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'Must set one or more of DEFENDER, ESSENTIALS or SEP to true')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run
+    print_status("Enumerating Excluded Paths for AV on #{sysinfo['Computer']}")
+
+    found = false
+    if datastore['DEFENDER'] && av_installed?(DEFENDER_BASE_KEY, DEFENDER)
+      found = true
+      excluded_defender
+    end
+    if datastore['ESSENTIALS'] && av_installed?(ESSENTIALS_BASE_KEY, ESSENTIALS)
+      found = true
+      excluded_mssec
+    end
+    if datastore['SEP'] && av_installed?(SEP_BASE_KEY, SEP)
+      found = true
+      excluded_sep
+    end
+
+    print_error "No supported AV identified" unless found
+  end
+end