Windows Gather Installed Software Audit
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import json
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.windows.session import WindowsSessionMixin
class Module(Post, WindowsSessionMixin):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Gather Installed Software Audit",
"description": "Inventory installed software with version hints",
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"session_type": [SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SHELL],
"references": [
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "passive",
"effects": ["reconnaissance"],
"expected_requests": 2,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals"],
"cost": 0.4,
"noise": 0.15,
"value": 0.85,
"requires": {"capabilities_any": ["shell"], "capabilities_all": []},
"chain": {
"consumes_capabilities": ["shell"],
"produces_capabilities": [],
},
},
}
max_entries = OptInteger(60, "Maximum installed products to return", False)
_SENSITIVE_PATTERNS = (
(r"java|jre|jdk|openjdk", "Java runtime — frequent deserialization/RCE target"),
(r"google chrome|chromium|microsoft edge|mozilla firefox", "Browser — client-side exploit surface"),
(r"microsoft office|word|excel|outlook", "Office suite — macro / OLE attack surface"),
(r"teamviewer|anydesk|vnc|remote desktop|screenconnect", "Remote access tool — lateral/persistence"),
(r"python|perl|ruby|node\.js|php", "Scripting runtime — execution/staging"),
(r"visual c\+\+|\.net|powershell", "Runtime/framework present"),
(r"vmware|virtualbox|hyper-v|citrix", "Virtualization / VDI stack"),
(r"openssl|putty|winscp|filezilla", "Crypto/transfer tooling"),
(r"7-zip|winrar", "Archive tooling — phishing/exploit delivery"),
(r"adobe|acrobat|reader", "PDF reader — client exploit surface"),
)
def _collect_script(self) -> str:
max_entries = int(self.max_entries or 60)
return rf"""
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$maxEntries = {max_entries}
function Get-InstalledProducts {{
$paths = @(
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
)
$items = @()
foreach ($path in $paths) {{
Get-ItemProperty $path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where-Object {{ $_.DisplayName }} |
ForEach-Object {{
$items += [PSCustomObject]@{{
Name = $_.DisplayName
Version = $_.DisplayVersion
Publisher = $_.Publisher
InstallDate = $_.InstallDate
Source = $path
}}
}}
}}
return $items | Sort-Object Name -Unique | Select-Object -First $maxEntries
}}
$os = Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$report = [PSCustomObject]@{{
Host = $env:COMPUTERNAME
OsCaption = $os.Caption
OsVersion = $os.Version
OsBuild = $os.BuildNumber
Products = Get-InstalledProducts
}}
$report | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 6 -Compress
"""
def _highlight_products(self, products: list) -> list[dict]:
highlights: list[dict] = []
for product in products or []:
name = (product.get("Name") or "").lower()
version = product.get("Version") or "?"
for pattern, hint in self._SENSITIVE_PATTERNS:
if re.search(pattern, name, re.I):
highlights.append({
"name": product.get("Name", "?"),
"version": version,
"hint": hint,
})
break
return highlights
def run(self):
if not self.win_require_windows():
return False
if not self.win_require_powershell():
return False
print_info("=" * 60)
print_info("Installed software audit")
raw = self.win_run_powershell(self._collect_script(), timeout=35)
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 software audit output: {exc}")
print_info(raw[:2000])
return False
print_info(f"OS: {data.get('OsCaption', '?')} build {data.get('OsBuild', '?')} ({data.get('OsVersion', '?')})")
products = data.get("Products") or []
print_info("-" * 60)
print_info(f"Installed products sampled: {len(products)}")
for product in products[:20]:
print_info(
f" {product.get('Name', '?')} "
f"{product.get('Version', '')} "
f"[{product.get('Publisher', '')}]"
)
if len(products) > 20:
print_info(f" ... {len(products) - 20} more")
highlights = self._highlight_products(products)
print_info("-" * 60)
if highlights:
print_warning(f"Security-sensitive software: {len(highlights)}")
for item in highlights:
print_warning(f" {item['name']} {item['version']}")
print_info(f" -> {item['hint']}")
else:
print_status("No security-sensitive product name matched heuristics")
print_info("=" * 60)
return True
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