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Powershell Exec, Windows Executable Download (http,https,ftp) and Execute

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Powershell Exec, Windows Executable Download (http,https,ftp) and Execute

Created
05/11/2022

Description

Execute an x86 payload from a command via PowerShell. Download an EXE from an HTTP(S)/FTP URL and execute it

Author(s)

  • Spencer McIntyre
  • corelanc0d3r <peter.ve@corelan.be>

Platform

Windows

Architectures

cmd

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

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