Hints!!

Forensics

  • eicar string

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
ls -la sudoers
# Default file size is 755
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 755 Jul  3 13:55 sudoers
  • When the server was build ?

ls -la /etc/ssh/

# Check following file's date
-rw-------   1 root root    505 Jun  5 19:11 ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    174 Jun  5 19:11 ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root root    399 Jun  5 19:11 ssh_host_ed25519_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root root     94 Jun  5 19:11 ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-rw-------   1 root root   2602 Jun  5 19:11 ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    566 Jun  5 19:11 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub

Default configuration paths

  • Tomcat

# Default path
/opt/tomcat/conf/tomcat-users.xml

# if not; if you have access to shell
ps -ef | less -S #then press '/' to search and type tomcat hit enter.
# or you can visit env variables
env
  • Windows SAM file

/Windows/System32/config/SAM
/Windows/System32/config/SYSTEM

File Upload

  • HTAccess file

# Now png file execute as php
echo "RewriteEngine off" > .htaccess
echo "AddType application/x-httpd-php .png" >> .htaccess
## Use double extensions: 
.jpg.php 
## Use reverse double extension:
.php.jpg
## Mix uppercase and lowercase:
.pHp, .pHP5, .PhAr
## Null byte:
.php%00.png, .php\x00.png
## Multiple dots:
file.php......
## Whitespace characters:
file.php%20
## Mime type, change Content-Type :
application/x-php
#or, 
Content-Type : application/octet-stream to Content-Type : image/gif
# Set the Content-Type twice:

Others

  • Extract plain text from .doc & .docx files

unzip -p ftp-details.docx word/document.xml | sed -e 's/<[^>]\{1,\}>//g; s/[^[:print:]]\{1,\}//g'    

docx2txt < input.docx > output.txt 

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