From b9ff85ca774efb43ca629918141ec2a21c8a157c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn / devalias Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 10:00:05 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update SAM/SYSTEM path in Presence->Windows->blind --- presence/windows/blind.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/presence/windows/blind.md b/presence/windows/blind.md index e294932..27ee931 100644 --- a/presence/windows/blind.md +++ b/presence/windows/blind.md @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - # Windows Blind Files In some cases during exploitation you as an attacker gain the ability to read arbitrary files. As an attacker you need go-to files that cover as many different OS versions as possible in order to either confirm exploitation or gather intelligence on the exploited system. For this we use a "blind file". @@ -9,8 +8,8 @@ The files below are things to pull when all you can do is to blindly read. Examp | -------- | ------------------------ | | `%SYSTEMDRIVE%\boot.ini` | A file that can be counted on to be on virtually every windows host. Helps with confirmation that a read is happening. **WARNING - in more recent versions of Windows this file in no longer there.** | | `%WINDIR%\win.ini` | This is another file that can be counted on to be readable by all users of a system. | -| `%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM` | Stores user passwords in either an [LM hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM_hash) and/or an [NTLM hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTLM) format. The SAM file in \repair is locked, but can be retrieved using forensic or [Volume Shadow copy methods](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html). | -| `%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\system`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\system` | This is the SYSTEM registry hive. This file is needed to extract the user account password hashes from a Windows system. The SYSTEM file in \repair is locked, but can be retrieved using forensic or [Volume Shadow copy methods](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html). | +| `%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\SAM`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM` | Stores user passwords in either an [LM hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM_hash) and/or an [NTLM hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTLM) format. The SAM file in \repair is locked, but can be retrieved using forensic or [Volume Shadow copy methods](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html). | +| `%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SYSTEM`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\SYSTEM`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SYSTEM` | This is the SYSTEM registry hive. This file is needed to extract the user account password hashes from a Windows system. The SYSTEM file in \repair is locked, but can be retrieved using forensic or [Volume Shadow copy methods](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html). | | `%SYSTEMDRIVE%\autoexec.bat` | autoexec.bat is a startup script that executes at startup. As [Webopedia states](http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/autoexec_bat.html), “Stands for automatically executed batch file, the file that DOS automatically executes when a computer boots up. This is a convenient place to put commands you always want to execute at the beginning of a computing session. For example, you can set system parameters such as the date and time, and install memory-resident programs.” | | `%SYSTEMDRIVE%\pagefile.sys` | This file is used by the operating system when there is not enough RAM (memory) in the system. It is a large file, but contains spill over from RAM, usually lots of good information can be pulled, but should be a last resort due to size. | | `%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM`
`%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM` | These files store the LM and NTLM hashes for local users. Using [Volume Shadow Copy](http://www.room362.com/blog/2013/6/10/volume-shadow-copy-ntdsdit-domain-hashes-remotely-part1.html) or [Ninja Copy](http://clymb3r.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/using-powershell-to-copy-ntds-dit-registry-hives-bypass-sacls-dacls-file-locks/) you can retrieve these files. | @@ -26,4 +25,4 @@ The files below are things to pull when all you can do is to blindly read. Examp | `%WINDIR%\system32\config\default.sav`
`%WINDIR%\system32\config\security.sav`
`%WINDIR%\system32\config\software.sav`
`%WINDIR%\system32\config\system.sav` | Backup Windows registry files (http://forensics.wikia.com/wiki/Windows_registry_entries) | | `%WINDIR%\system32\logfiles\httperr\httperr1.log` | IIS 6.x web server error logs. | | `%WINDIR%\system32\logfiles\w3svc1\exYYMMDD.log` where YYMMDD = year month day | Web server log files. | -| `unattend.txt, unattend.xml, unattended.xml, sysprep.inf` | Used in the automated deployment of Windows images and can contain user accounts. Sometimes found in the `%WINDIR%\Panther\` directory. | \ No newline at end of file +| `unattend.txt, unattend.xml, unattended.xml, sysprep.inf` | Used in the automated deployment of Windows images and can contain user accounts. Sometimes found in the `%WINDIR%\Panther\` directory. |