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Windows Gather HeidiSQL Saved Password Extraction

Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module extracts saved passwords from the HeidiSQL client. These
passwords are stored in the registry. They are encrypted with a custom algorithm.
This module extracts and decrypts these passwords.

Author

h0ng10

Platform

Windows

Module Options

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


msf > use post/windows/gather/credentials/heidisql
msf post(heidisql) > show actions
...actions...
msf post(heidisql) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf post(heidisql) > show options
...show and set options...
msf post(heidisql) > run

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