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  • Endpoint Security Self-Protection on MacOS

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    Recently we’ve been looking at MacOS in the context of redteaming, looking at endpoint security products and how they can be evaded on a Mac. I have previously explored Windows…

  • Escaping the Sandbox – Microsoft Office on MacOS

    Aug 2nd, 2018

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    ActiveBreach

    You’ve completed your recon, and found that your target is using MacOS… what next? With the increased  popularity of MacOS in the enterprise, we are often finding that having phishing…

  • FreeStyling with SharpShooter v1.0

    Jun 25th, 2018

    Written by: Admin

    ActiveBreach

    In April, we released our in-house payload generation tool SharpShooter to demonstrate the automation of some of the nuances in payload creation and evasion of defensive controls. This was generally…

  • Exploring PowerShell AMSI and Logging Evasion

    Jun 18th, 2018

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    By now, many of us know that during an engagement, AMSI (Antimalware Scripting Interface) can be used to trip up PowerShell scripts in an operators arsenal. Attempt to IEX Invoke-Mimikatz…

  • Payload Generation using SharpShooter

    Mar 7th, 2018

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    ActiveBreach

    Getting a foothold is often one of the most complex and time-consuming aspects of an adversary simulation. We typically find much of our effort is spent creating and testing payloads…

  • Adobe Flash Exploitation, Then and Now: From CVE-2015-5119 to CVE-2018-4878

    Feb 9th, 2018

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    Last week, it was reported that an exploit was being used to spread the ROKRAT malware. What made this so interesting is that Flash was being used by an APT…

  • Exploiting CVE-2017-8759: SOAP WSDL Parser Code Injection

    Sep 13th, 2017

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    Introduction CVE-2017-8759, the vulnerability recently discovered by FireEye as being exploited in the wild is a code injection vulnerability that occurs in the .NET framework when parsing a WSDL using…

  • Introducing ANGRYPUPPY

    Aug 4th, 2017

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    What is ANGRYPUPPY ANGRYPUPPY is a tool for the Cobalt Strike framework, designed to automatically parse and execute BloodHound attack paths. ANGRYPUPPY was partly inspired by the GoFetch and DeathStar projects, which…

  • PowerShell DNS Delivery with PowerDNS

    Jul 14th, 2017

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    ActiveBreach

    Delivery of staged and stageless payloads is often achieved using the PowerShell web delivery technique. While this is a highly effective strategy for staging, in some cases it can be…

  • Reconnaissance using LinkedInt

    Jul 12th, 2017

    Written by: Admin

    ActiveBreach

    A key step in an adversary simulation is the reconnaissance phase which almost always requires obtaining e-mail addresses for employees within the organisation. LinkedIn is probably one of the most…

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