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TryHackMe13 answered prompts

Intro to C2 TryHackMe walkthrough with 13 answered prompts and lab methodology notes.

Prompts and answers

  • What is the term for the software on a compromised computer that communicates back to a command and control (C2) server?
    Agent
  • What is the beaconing option that introduces a random delay value to the sleep timer?
    Jitter
  • What is the term for the first portion of a Staged payload?
    Dropper
  • What is the name of the communication method that can potentially allow access to a restricted network segment that communicates via TCP ports 139 and 445?
    SMB Beacon
  • Which listener should you choose if you have a device that cannot easily access the internet?
    DNS
  • Which listener should you choose if you're accessing a restricted network segment?
    SMB
  • Which listener should you choose if you are dealing with a Firewall that does protocol inspection?
    HTTPS
  • What is the Administrator's NTLM hash?
    c156d5d108721c5626a6a054d6e0943c
  • What flag can be found after gaining Administrative access to the PC?
    THM{bd6ea6c871dced619876321081132744}
  • What flag can be found after gaining access to Ted's user account?
    THM{217fa45e35f8353ffd04cfc0be28e760}
  • What is Ted's NTLM Hash?
    2e2618f266da8867e5664425c1309a5c
  • What setting name that allows you to modify the User Agent field in a Meterpreter payload?
    HttpUserAgent
  • What setting name that allows you to modify the Host header in a Meterpreter payload?
    HttpHostHeader