T1217
Browser Bookmark Discovery
Description from ATT&CK
Adversaries may enumerate information about browsers to learn more about compromised environments. Data saved by browsers (such as bookmarks, accounts, and browsing history) may reveal a variety of personal information about users (e.g., banking sites, relationships/interests, social media, etc.) as well as details about internal network resources such as servers, tools/dashboards, or other related infrastructure.(Citation: Kaspersky Autofill)
Browser information may also highlight additional targets after an adversary has access to valid credentials, especially Credentials In Files associated with logins cached by a browser.
Specific storage locations vary based on platform and/or application, but browser information is typically stored in local files and databases (e.g.,
).(Citation: Chrome Roaming Profiles)1
%APPDATA%/Google/Chrome
Atomic Tests
Atomic Test #1 - List Mozilla Firefox Bookmark Database Files on Linux
Searches for Mozilla Firefox's places.sqlite file (on Linux distributions) that contains bookmarks and lists any found instances to a text file.
Supported Platforms: linux
auto_generated_guid: 3a41f169-a5ab-407f-9269-abafdb5da6c2
Inputs:
Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
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output_file | Path where captured results will be placed. | path | /tmp/T1217-Firefox.txt |
Attack Commands: Run with sh!
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find / -path "*.mozilla/firefox/*/places.sqlite" 2>/dev/null -exec echo {} >> #{output_file} \;
cat #{output_file} 2>/dev/null
Cleanup Commands:
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rm -f #{output_file} 2>/dev/null
Atomic Test #2 - List Mozilla Firefox Bookmark Database Files on macOS
Searches for Mozilla Firefox's places.sqlite file (on macOS) that contains bookmarks and lists any found instances to a text file.
Supported Platforms: macos
auto_generated_guid: 1ca1f9c7-44bc-46bb-8c85-c50e2e94267b
Inputs:
Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
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output_file | Path where captured results will be placed. | path | /tmp/T1217_Firefox.txt |
Attack Commands: Run with sh!
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find / -path "*/Firefox/Profiles/*/places.sqlite" -exec echo {} >> #{output_file} \;
cat #{output_file} 2>/dev/null
Cleanup Commands:
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rm -f #{output_file} 2>/dev/null
Atomic Test #3 - List Google Chrome Bookmark JSON Files on macOS
Searches for Google Chrome's Bookmark file (on macOS) that contains bookmarks in JSON format and lists any found instances to a text file.
Supported Platforms: macos
auto_generated_guid: b789d341-154b-4a42-a071-9111588be9bc
Inputs:
Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
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output_file | Path where captured results will be placed. | path | /tmp/T1217-Chrome.txt |
Attack Commands: Run with sh!
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find / -path "*/Google/Chrome/*/Bookmarks" -exec echo {} >> #{output_file} \;
cat #{output_file} 2>/dev/null
Cleanup Commands:
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rm -f #{output_file} 2>/dev/null
Atomic Test #4 - List Google Chrome / Opera Bookmarks on Windows with powershell
Searches for Google Chrome's and Opera's Bookmarks file (on Windows distributions) that contains bookmarks. Upon execution, paths that contain bookmark files will be displayed.
Supported Platforms: windows
auto_generated_guid: faab755e-4299-48ec-8202-fc7885eb6545
Inputs:
None
Attack Commands: Run with powershell!
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Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Users\ -Filter Bookmarks -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Force
Atomic Test #5 - List Google Chrome / Edge Chromium Bookmarks on Windows with command prompt
Searches for Google Chromes's and Edge Chromium's Bookmarks file (on Windows distributions) that contains bookmarks. Upon execution, paths that contain bookmark files will be displayed.
Supported Platforms: windows
auto_generated_guid: 76f71e2f-480e-4bed-b61e-398fe17499d5
Inputs:
None
Attack Commands: Run with command_prompt!
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where /R C:\Users\ Bookmarks
Atomic Test #6 - List Mozilla Firefox bookmarks on Windows with command prompt
Searches for Mozilla Firefox bookmarks file (on Windows distributions) that contains bookmarks in a SQLITE database. Upon execution, paths that contain bookmark files will be displayed.
Supported Platforms: windows
auto_generated_guid: 4312cdbc-79fc-4a9c-becc-53d49c734bc5
Inputs:
None
Attack Commands: Run with command_prompt!
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where /R C:\Users\ places.sqlite
Atomic Test #7 - List Internet Explorer Bookmarks using the command prompt
This test will list the bookmarks for Internet Explorer that are found in the Favorites folder
Supported Platforms: windows
auto_generated_guid: 727dbcdb-e495-4ab1-a6c4-80c7f77aef85
Inputs:
None
Attack Commands: Run with command_prompt!
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dir /s /b %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
Atomic Test #8 - List Safari Bookmarks on MacOS
This test searches for Safari's Bookmarks file (on macOS) and lists any found instances to a text file.
Supported Platforms: macos
auto_generated_guid: 5fc528dd-79de-47f5-8188-25572b7fafe0
Inputs:
Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
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output_file | Path where captured results will be placed. | path | /tmp/T1217-Safari.txt |
Attack Commands: Run with sh!
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find / -path "*/Safari/Bookmarks.plist" 2>/dev/null >> #{output_file}
cat #{output_file}
Cleanup Commands:
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rm -f #{output_file} 2>/dev/null