Post-exploitation on Microsoft Windows
PowerShell, a powerful scripting language and shell developed by Microsoft, is often leveraged during post-exploitation activities on the Microsoft Windows platform. Its flexibility, integration with Windows components, and ability to execute commands and scripts make it a preferred choice for attackers.
There are also frameworks that support post-exploitation. PowerShell Empire is a post-exploitation framework that provides a range of tools and modules for performing post-exploitation activities on Windows systems.
The following are detailed examples of how PowerShell can be used for various post-exploitation tasks.
Privilege escalation
PowerShell can be used to check for privilege escalation opportunities. For instance, the following PowerShell command checks for the current user’s privileges:
whoami /all
This command reveals information about the current user, including their group memberships and privileges.
