NorthStarC2 is an open-source command and control framework developed for penetration testing and red teaming purposes by Engin Demirbilek.
NorthStar C2 Framework consists of two applications, a server-side GUI web application for managing sessions and a client-side stager to communicate with C2 server.
git clone https://github.com/EnginDemirbilek/NorthStarC2.git
cd NorthStarC2/
chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh
In order to install the NorthStar C2 properly and get the best experience possible, please refer to Wiki page
This project is being maintained and updated constantly so make sure to check back for new features and modules! See Roadmap.
Languages and technologies used in the NorthStar C2:
Client-Side: C # .NET
Server-Side: PHP, JS, HTML, CSS
Currently, the client-side application (NorthStar Stager) has the following functions:
- Connecting to the C2 Server via HTTP or HTTPS,
- Receiving commands from the server-side application and responding to the command via HTTP methods,
- Encrypting the communication traffic with XOR and obfuscating it with Base64,
- Copying itself to a different directory,
- Persistance through start-up folders and schtasks,
- Host Reconnaissance : Hostname, Username, Current Privileges, Exec Dir and Process ID,
- Privilege Escalation : UAC bypass through eventvwr.exe,
- Taking screenshots and saving them into a directory,
- Uploading any file to the victim machine,
- Downloading any file from the victim machine,
- SAM dump via reg save command,
- Changing the working directory,
- View the files and folders in the directory,
- Viewing the contents of the files,
- Deleting files,
- Send commands directly on cmd.exe.
Currently, server-side application has the following functions:
- User-Friendly GUI with everything needed to manage sessions opened by the stager.
During the development process these guys spent hours on this project:
Selçuk Demir and Hasan Ekin Dumanoğulları.
For theme : RuangAdmin
For inspiration: Utku Şen
Boğaziçi University Management Information Systems Cyber Security Center