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Developer : keeganjk
Version   : v1.4 (Pickelhelm)

Reverse shell that lets you connect to other devices through the shell when they run the client.

Supported platforms:

Windows

MacOS

Linux

Contents

• What is it?
• How to use it
  • Run Urchin
  • Building client
    • Installing PyInstaller
    • Using PyInstaller
  • Allow connections/Give file to client
    • Custom commands
• Download and Install
  • Download
  • Extract files
  • Download/Install Python

What is it?

Urchin is a reverse shell that is writen in Python 2. It uses socket to send commands over the Internet. Urchin is a reverse-shell, meaning that a server can host a server and get the client to run the client script. The client will connect the user to the server, which will grant the server shell access to the client's computer.

How to use it

1. Run urchin.py

To run urchin.py, the process is different depending on your operating system. On Windows:

1. Click on urchin.py and Python will run it.

On MacOS/Linux:

1. Open the terminal.
2. Navigate to urchin.py
3. Type chmod +x * to allow execution of all files in the directory.
4. You will have to remove the .py extension or replace it with .command.
5. You can run urchin by any of the below methods:
   1. Click on urchin
   2. Run ./urchin
   3. Run python urchin
      

If you have an error when opening urchin, kill any Python background processes with Task Manager on Windows or kill in Unix.

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2. Build client

Once you ran urchin.py, type 0 to Build client file. It will ask you for the server's (mostly likey your) IP Address. If the client is on the same network as you, open a terminal and type ifconfig (ipconfig if you are on Windows) and it will output some text. Your local IP should start with 192.168., 172.16., or 10.. If the client is not on the same network as you, use the address found on icanhazip.com. You can choose to generate a Python file or a BASh/nc "blind" file. The Python file will work on any OS if Python 2 is installed or if you compile it for their device with PyInstaller. BASh/nc should work on Mac/Linux and instead of the person connecting to you, you connect to them, but you can't see the output of any commands. Next, it will ask for a filename. Enter the name you want the client file to be called. If you are using the Python file, you can edit the client.py file. Find the line that says host = '127.0.0.1'. Replace '127.0.0.1' with the server's IP Address surrounded by single quotes. If you're using the BASh/nc method, you can simply use listener.command.

Here are the steps to install PyInstaller:

Windows:

1. Open CMD
2. Enter the following commands:

cd C:\Python27\Scripts
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install pyinstaller

MacOS: 0. Log into admin profile or any profile in /etc/sudoers

1. Open Terminal
2. Enter sudo python -m easy_install pip and type your password
3. Enter sudo python -m pip install pyinstaller

Linux: 0. Log into admin profile or any profile in /etc/sudoers

1. Open Terminal
2. Enter sudo python -m pip install pyinstaller

If the client is using MacOS, they have Python 2 installed already. You can use PyInstaller (instructions above) or package the client into an app like so:

1. Open the terminal and type chmod +x filename
   
2. Put the file in a folder
   
3. Open Disk Utility.
   
4. From the top menu, select File > New Image > Image from Folder...
   
5. A DMG will be generated.
   

If the client is on Linux, they probably have Python installed already. You can use PyInstaller anyway.

Using PyInstaller: To use PyInstaller, type this into Terminal/CMD⁰¹²: pyinstaller -F filename

⁰ If you are using Windows, use C:\Python27\Scripts\pyinstaller.exe -F filename
¹ If you are using Windows or MacOS, you can use --nowindowed after -F to make no console window appear.
² The executable will be held in the dist folder which is created if it doesn't exist.

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3. Allow connections and give the file to the client.

If using the Python method, select 1 or 2. Once listening for connections, give the client the file: email, FTP, USB, etc. should work. If you can't send the file, put it in a ZIP file. If the user is on Windows, you can make the connection persist like so:

1. Press Windows Key + R and enter shell:startup.
2. If you get the client file in the directory thtat opens up, it will start every time the user logs in.

Once the client has connected, you will be notified and you will have a command prompt of $ . From here, you can enter commands to run on the client. There are also custom commands which only exist in Urchin, listed below.

bash : Opens a BASh shell if possible
browser : Allows you to open a web browser on clients machine(s)
exit or quit : Closes connection
flood : Allows you to flood a specified URL with GET requests
help : Displays help menu
info : Finds info about target, including OS, node, and processor
list : Lists connected machines
python : Opens a Python shell
> If using the BASh/nc method, select 3. From here, it is simply a blind BASh shell. The listener will have had to run the listener before you connect. You can give the file with email, FTP, USB, etc. should work. If you can't send the file, you can put it in a `ZIP` file.

Download and Install

1. Download

Firstly, on any OS, you would navigate to https://github.com/keeganjk/urchin. Once on this page, click the button that says "Clone or Download" and then "Download as ZIP".

If you are on Unix (Linux, macOS, or BSD), you can type git clone https://github.com/keeganjk/urchin into the terminal to clone this repository and then mv into the directory. If you do this, skip to step 3.

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2. Extract files

Nextly, extract the ZIP file and then move into the urchin folder.

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3. Download and install Python 2 if not already installed

Navigate to Python Downloads and download Python 2 for your OS.