Windows Gather AMSI & ETW Posture Audit
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import json
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.windows.session import WindowsSessionMixin
class Module(Post, WindowsSessionMixin):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Gather AMSI & ETW Posture Audit",
"description": "Probe AMSI blocking and ETW/PowerShell logging channels",
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"session_type": [SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SHELL],
"references": [
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562.001/",
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562.006/",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "passive",
"effects": ["reconnaissance"],
"expected_requests": 3,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals"],
"cost": 0.4,
"noise": 0.2,
"value": 0.9,
"requires": {"capabilities_any": ["shell"], "capabilities_all": []},
"chain": {
"consumes_capabilities": ["shell"],
"produces_capabilities": [],
"suggested_followups": [
"post/shell/windows/manage/amsi_bypass",
"post/shell/windows/manage/disable_ps_logging",
"post/shell/windows/manage/clm_bypass",
],
},
},
}
probe_amsi = OptBool(True, "Run a benign AMSI signature probe string", False)
def _collect_script(self) -> str:
probe = "true" if self.probe_amsi else "false"
return rf"""
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$probeAmsi = ${probe}
$report = [PSCustomObject]@{{
AmsiDllLoaded = $false
AmsiProbeBlocked = $null
AmsiProbeOutput = $null
AmsiProviders = @()
EtwAutologgers = @()
DotNetEtwEnabled = $null
PowerShellChannelEnabled = $null
}}
$proc = Get-Process -Id $PID -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($proc -and $proc.Modules) {{
$report.AmsiDllLoaded = [bool]($proc.Modules | Where-Object {{ $_.ModuleName -eq 'amsi.dll' }})
}}
if ($probeAmsi) {{
try {{
$report.AmsiProbeOutput = ('amsiutils' + 'amsicontext')
$report.AmsiProbeBlocked = $false
}} catch {{
$report.AmsiProbeBlocked = $true
$report.AmsiProbeOutput = $_.Exception.Message
}}
}}
try {{
$providers = Get-WinEvent -ListProvider * -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object {{ $_.Name -match 'AMSI|Defender|PowerShell|DotNETRuntime' }} |
Select-Object -First 20 Name, LogLinks
foreach ($p in $providers) {{
$report.AmsiProviders += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Name = $p.Name
Logs = ($p.LogLinks | ForEach-Object {{ $_.LogName }})
}}
}}
}} catch {{}}
$autologgerRoot = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\Autologger'
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $autologgerRoot) {{
Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $autologgerRoot -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object {{ $_.PSChildName -match 'PowerShell|DotNET|Defender|AMSI|EventLog' }} |
Select-Object -First 20 |
ForEach-Object {{
$props = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $_.PSPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$report.EtwAutologgers += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Name = $_.PSChildName
Start = $props.Start
Enabled = $props.Enabled
}}
}}
}}
try {{
$psChan = Get-WinEvent -ListLog 'Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational' -ErrorAction Stop
$report.PowerShellChannelEnabled = $psChan.IsEnabled
}} catch {{
$report.PowerShellChannelEnabled = $null
}}
try {{
$dotNet = Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework' -Name 'ETWEnabled' -ErrorAction Stop
$report.DotNetEtwEnabled = $dotNet.ETWEnabled
}} catch {{
$report.DotNetEtwEnabled = $null
}}
$report | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
"""
def run(self):
if not self.win_require_windows():
return False
if not self.win_require_powershell():
return False
print_info("=" * 60)
print_info("AMSI & ETW")
raw = self.win_run_powershell(self._collect_script(), timeout=30)
if not raw:
print_warning("Collector returned no output")
return False
try:
data = json.loads(raw.strip().splitlines()[-1])
except Exception as exc:
print_error(f"Failed to parse AMSI/ETW audit output: {exc}")
print_info(raw[:2000])
return False
print_info(f"amsi.dll loaded: {data.get('AmsiDllLoaded', False)}")
if self.probe_amsi:
blocked = data.get("AmsiProbeBlocked")
print_info(f"AMSI probe blocked: {blocked}")
if data.get("AmsiProbeOutput"):
print_info(f" Probe output: {data['AmsiProbeOutput']}")
providers = data.get("AmsiProviders") or []
if providers:
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info(f"Relevant ETW providers: {len(providers)}")
for prov in providers[:8]:
logs = ", ".join(prov.get("Logs") or []) or "(none)"
print_info(f" {prov.get('Name', '?')} -> {logs}")
autologgers = data.get("EtwAutologgers") or []
if autologgers:
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info(f"ETW autologgers: {len(autologgers)}")
for item in autologgers[:10]:
print_info(f" {item.get('Name', '?')} start={item.get('Start', '?')} enabled={item.get('Enabled', '?')}")
print_info("=" * 60)
return True
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