This is the lab environment used to test C2s for the C2 Matrix:

pfSense with 3 interfaces:

• WAN

• Attackers - LAN Segment

• Victims - LAN Segment

Windows Victim

On the Windows victim machine, you should run tools that allow you to understand how the payload and modules work. The easiest to use are Wireshark for network traffic and Sysmon for endpoint detection.

Wireshark

Download and run Wireshark to see traffic between victim and attacker: https://www.wireshark.org/​

Choose the Ethernet adapter on the victim's LAN segment.

Filter: ip.addr == <attacker ip>

Sysmon

Download Sysmon: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon​

Extract it to C:\tools\

Download and extract SwiftOnSecurity sysmon configuration into C:\tools https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config​

On an elevated command prompt:

cd \tools
Sysmon64.exe -accepteula -i sysmonconfig-export.xml

Open Event Viewer and navigate down through: Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Sysmon > Operational

Additional reading: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/getting-started-with-sysmon/​

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