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Meta Twin – File Resource Cloner

October 13, 2017
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The project is designed as a file resource cloner. Metadata, including digital signature, is extracted from one file and injected into another. Note: The signature is added, but not valid.

 

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Author: @joevest
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Resources

Note: SigThief and Resource Hacker may not detect valid metadata or digital signature. This project may switch to a different tool set, but for now, be aware of potential limitations.

 

Install

 

Description

A version of this project has existed for several years to help a binary blend into a target environment by modifying it’s metadata. A binary’s metadata can be replaced with the metadata of a source. This includes values such as Product Name, Product Version, File Version, Copyright, etc. In addition to standard metadata, sigthief is used to add the digital signature.

 

Usage

SYNOPSIS - Invoke-MetaTwin copies metadata from one file ane inject into another.

SYNTAX
    Invoke-MetaTwin [-Source] <Object> [-Target] <Object> [-Sign] 

    Source     Source binary containing metadata and signature
    Target     Target binary that will be updated
    Sign       Optional setting that will add the source's digital signature

 

Example

c:> powershell -ep bypass
PS> Import-Module .\metatwin.ps1
PS> Invoke-MetaTwin -Source c:\windows\system32\netcfgx.dll -Target .\beacon.exe -Sign

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