It should be noted that in order for a plugin to be loaded the folder and the DLL need have identical names. A plugin has the form a DLL file and is stored in the following path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Notepad++\plugins By default there is a list of approved plugins which a user can download inside Notepad++ but custom plugins are allowed also without any validation giving flexibility to developers to extend the usage of the text editor. Plugins can be used to extend the capability of Notepad++. Except of the storage of scripts and administrator commands which can provide important information for a red team operator, it could be leveraged as a persistence mechanism by loading an arbitrary plugin that will execute a command or a script from a remote location.ĭaniel Duggan brought the idea of persistence via Notepad++ plugins to light in an article which highlights the technique. It is not uncommon a windows environment especially dedicated servers which are managed by developers or IT staff to have installed the Notepad++ text editor.
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