Rapid7

module

Windows File Gather File from Raw NTFS

Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module gathers a file using the raw NTFS device, bypassing some Windows restrictions
such as open file with write lock. Because it avoids the usual file locking issues, it can
be used to retrieve files such as NTDS.dit.

Author

Danil Bazin [email protected]

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/file_from_raw_ntfs
msf post(file_from_raw_ntfs) > show actions
...actions...
msf post(file_from_raw_ntfs) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf post(file_from_raw_ntfs) > show options
...show and set options...
msf post(file_from_raw_ntfs) > run

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