esentutl

S0404

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About this tool

esentutl is a command-line tool that provides database utilities for the Windows Extensible Storage Engine.

Techniques used6

Procedure examples6

TechniqueProcedure example
T1003.003
NTDS

esentutl can copy `ntds.dit` using the Volume Shadow Copy service.

T1005
Data from Local System

esentutl can be used to collect data from local file systems.

T1006
Direct Volume Access

esentutl can use the Volume Shadow Copy service to copy locked files such as `ntds.dit`.

T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer

esentutl can be used to copy files from a given URL.

T1564.004
NTFS File Attributes

esentutl can be used to read and write alternate data streams.

T1570
Lateral Tool Transfer

esentutl can be used to copy files to/from a remote share.

Groups that use it3

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References1

  1. Microsoft Esentutl Open source
    Microsoft. (2016, August 30). Esentutl. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

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