Windows File Transfer Methods — File Transfers Module — HTB Walk-Through

The Malware Mender
2 min readJul 3, 2024

--

TIER 0 MODULE: FILE TRANSFERS

SECTION: Windows File Transfer Methods

Please open your pwnbox or connect to the vpn, in order to complete the tasks.

If you are not registered in HTB Academy, then use this link to register now: https://referral.hackthebox.com/mzxKOJt

  1. Download the file flag.txt from the web root using wget from the Pwnbox. Submit the contents of the file as your answer.
wget <target-ip>/flag.txt

After successfully downloaded, view the content of the file.

cat flag.txt

Answer: b1a4ca918282fcd96004565521944a3b

2. Upload the attached file named upload_win.zip to the target using the method of your choice. Once uploaded, unzip the archive, and run “hasher upload_win.txt” from the command line. Submit the generated hash as your answer.

Download the upload_win.zip to the attacker machine:

wget https://academy.hackthebox.com/storage/modules/24/upload_win.zip
# Run this in the attacker machine

Connect to target via RDP:

xfreerdp /v:<target-ip> /u:htb-student /p:HTB_@cademy_stdnt!

Simply copy/paste the upload_win.zip file to the target machine.

Open the .zip archive and open cmd in that directory.

hasher upload_win.txt

Answer: f458303ea783c224c6b4e7ef7f17eb9d

Still stuck? Watch the Video!

☣️ HAPPY ETHICAL HACKING ☣️

DISCLAIMER: THIS CONTENT DOES NOT BELONG TO ME, I AM JUST WRITING A WALK-THROUGH OF A FREE MODULE OF HACK THE BOX ACADEMY. (WRITING WALKTHROUGHS OF FREE MODULES IS PERMITTED BY HTB ACADEMY)

The Malware Mender Walk-Throughs
The Malware Mender Walk-Throughs

--

--

The Malware Mender
The Malware Mender

No responses yet