PMA 41: Windows 10 with Analysis Tools (20 pts)

What you need

• A computer with VMware or some other hypervisor product installed

Purpose

The steps below this box explain how to build your own machine, which will take some time.

The Fast Way Windows 11 This is a VMware VM. It has no TPM or encryption. Win11_NoTPM.vmwarevm.zip      Size: 15,135,679,715 bytes (15.15 GB)      SHA256: 452f47ce0e064cb0d1b067b08079e4c03cc2f4616adaf521f108ab3e314bfbbf It is a complete VMware virtual machine. Unzip it into a folder. In VMware, click File, Open and navigate to the .VMX file in that folder. Log in with these credentials: Username: student Password: P@ssw0rd Windows 10 License Expired On Sept 21, 2021, the license on this machine expired. To activate it for another 90 days, open an Administrator Command Prompt and execute this command: slmgr /rearm Then restart your machine. VMware Users Download this file: Win10_w_Tools_061721a.7z      Size: 17.46 GB (17,455,336,852 bytes)      SHA256(Win10_w_Tools_061721a.7z)= bbc4df40f9d334180987c892122851f7d3b7d17471d2aa05d888bc34733ab006 If you are on Windows, you can unzip that file with 7-Zip. If you are on a Mac, use The Unarchiver. Import the OVF it contains into VMware. In VMware Workstation Player, use File, Open. Troubleshooting In Aug, 2022 I did this process and the mouse did not work properly in the virtual machine. The solution was to remove VMware tools and install this old version instead. Download this ZIP file on your host system. Unzip it. Connect the ISO included in it to your virtual machine as a virtual CD ando install it. VirtualBox Users Download this file: Win10_w_Tools061721.ova      Size: 16 GB (17,668,780,032 bytes)      SHA256(Win10_w_Tools061721.ova)= f0db89dfb633ac86f14e19991e365635959d4bdeb579269feb53086dbf58f7e8 Import it into VirtualBox. Logging In Log in with these credentials: Username: IEUser Password: Passw0rd! Fixing Python Open an Administrator Command prompt and execute these commands: cd c:\Windows mklink /H python.exe c:\python27\python.exe The hard disk on this virtual machine has already been expanded to 100 GB, and Windows Defender and SmartScreen have been disabled in Local Group Policy.

Flag PMA 41.1: C: Subfolder (20 pts) Open File Explorer. In the left pane, expand the C: drive. The flag is covered by a green box in the image below.

Making your Own Machine

Downloading a Windows 10 VM

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/

In the "Virtual Machines" list, select "MSEdge on Win10...", as shown below.

In the Choose a VM platform" list, choose your virtualization software, as shown below.

Download the file. Unzip it and launch it in your virtualization software. For VMware, use File, Import, and customize the virtual machine so it has an 80 GB hard disk.

Log in with these credentials:

• Username: IEUser
• Password: Passw0rd!

You may need to install VMware Tools (or the comparable software) manually.

Downloading a Windows 10 or 11 ISO

If you are installing Windows 11, you may find these pages useful:

• How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements
• How to bypass internet connection to install Windows 11

Installing Firefox and WinDbg Preview

https://getfirefox.com

Download and install Firefox.

Install WinDbg Preview
Get it from the Microsoft Store. Do this before disabling Windows Update.

Disabling Windows Update

Set the Startup type to Disabled. Click OK.

Adding a Defender Exclusion

In the "Virus & threat protection settings" section, click "Manage settings".

Scroll down and click "Add or remove exclusions". Add a folder exclusion for C:\

Increasing the Hard Disk Size

Instructions for VMware are here:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Fusion/11/com.vmware.fusion.using.doc/GUID-2CE88716-DB0B-4612-AEFE-726E737E347B.html

Downloading the Installers

WinTools.zip
     Size: 1.68 GB (1,676,639,482 bytes)
     SHA256: a648709f5a3597bbcdd03fc2b3c1d157b78eb6ba81cc28c0a57706d948248889

Follow the instructions there to install the programs.

Tools with Installers

7-zip

API Monitor v2r13, 64-bit

Bochs x86 PC emulator

Easy RM to MP3 Converter 2.7.3.700 - Local Buffer Overflow
Run the EXE installer

Explorer Suite (Includes CFF Explorer)
Run the EXE installer

Hashcalc

HxD

IDA v7.6 (freeware version)

Immunity Debugger (Also installs Python 2.7)
Mona.py -- Copy to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Immunity Inc\Immunity Debugger\PyCommands"

Java JRE 64-bit

Nmap

Wireshark

Visual Studio 2019
Double-click vs_community__1715534944.1623934081.exe.
Check "Desktop development with C++" and install the default selection of tools

Also install "Debugging Tools for Windows" and LiveKD as explained in this project. Don't "Set Up Local Kernel-Mode Debugging".

Tools Without Installers

capa v1.6.3
Double-click, drag to C:\Tools

Dependency Walker 2.2
Double-click. Drag all the files to C:\Tools. Right-click the EXE in C:\Tools, "Pin to Start"

Dll Export Viewer

Double-click. Drag all the files to C:\Tools. Right-click the EXE in C:\Tools, "Pin to Start"

JDK 16.0.1 General-Availability Release
Double-click openjdk-16.0.1_windows-x64_bin.zip. Drag the jdk-16.0.1 folder to C:\Program Files\Java

Ghidra v9.2.4
Double-click ghidra_9.2.4_PUBLIC_20210427.zip. Drag the ghidra_9.2.4_PUBLIC folder to "C:\Program Files"
Right-click C:\Program Files\ghidra_9.2.4_PUBLIC\ghidraRun.bat, "Send to", "Desktop (create shortcut)"

ILSpy
Double-click. Drag all the contents to C:\Tools, right-click C:\Tools\ILSpy.exe, "Pin to Start"

Jasmin
Drag jasmin-1.5.8-PC.jar to C:\Tools, right-click, "Send to", "Desktop (create shortcut)"

Metasploit
Launch the installer from an Administrator PowerShell window.
Halfway through, the installer pauses for a minute or two, just wait for it.
On Windows 11, I needed to use this trick: FIX: Can't Install: Setup Wizard ended Prematurely

OllyDbg 1.10
Double-click. Drag all the contents to C:\Tools (skip the readme). Right-click C:\Tools\OLLYDBG.EXE, "Pin to Start"
OllyDbg Plugins: OllyDump
Double-click g_ollydump221b.zip. Drag OllyDump.dll to C:\Tools

PEiD
Double-click PEiD-0.95-20081103.zip.
Drag all the contents to C:\Tools (skip the readme).
Right-click C:\Tools\PEiD.exe, "Pin to Start"

pestudio
Double-click pestudio.zip. Drag the pestudio folder to C:\Program Files(x86)
Right-click C:\Program Files(x86)\pestudio\pestudio.exe, "Pin to Start"

PEview
Double-click PEview.zip. Drag PEview.exe to C:\Tools, right-click C:\Tools\PEview.exe, "Pin to Start"

PracticalMalwareAnalysis-Labs
Unzip with 7-Zip and the password malware.
Run the EXE. Redirect the output to the Desktop.

setdllcharacteristics
Double-click setdllcharacteristics_v0_0_0_1.zip and drag setdllcharacteristics.exe to C:\Tools

Sysinternals Suite
Double-click. Drag all the contents to C:\Tools (skip the readme).
Right-click C:\Tools\Procmon64.exe, "Pin to Start"
Right-click C:\Tools\procexp64.exe, "Pin to Start"

UPX
Double-click upx-3.96-win64.zip. Double-click the upx-3.96-win64 folder. Drag upx.exe to C:\Tools

Vulnserver
Double-click vulnserver.zip, and copy vulnserver.exe and essfunc.dll to C:\Tools

x64dbg
Extract snapshot_2021-06-14_16-37.zip into a folder.
Rename that folder to x64dbg.
Drag it to C:\Program Files
Right-click C:\Program Files\x64dbg\release\x64\x64dbg.exe and click "Pin to Start".

Yara
Double-click yara-v4.1.1-1635-win64.zip. Drag copy yara64.exe and yarac64.exe to C:\Tools

In Control Panel, System, "Advanced System Settings", click "Environment Variables".
In "System variables", double-click Path. Add C:\Tools to the Path.

References

• Use UEFI Secure Boot
• Set 2 processor cores and 4 GB RAM
• Add this line to the .VMX file:

  managedVM.autoAddVTPM = "software"
  

  When you see the "Is this the right country or region" screen, disconnect your network and press Shift+F10 and execute this command:

  OOBE\BYPASSNRO
  

  This will let you use a username and password to log in instead of a Live account.