Installation and Quickstart

It’s a Python package hosted on PyPI. You install it like any other Python package:

$ python3 -m pip install powerhub

Installation from the GitHub repository should be avoided, unless you are willing to test out new features. You will be more likely to encounter bugs than if you install the releases.

To build the binary payloads, you will need the MinGW GCC and Mono C# compilers. On Debian-like systems, you can install them with apt-get install mono-mcs gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 gcc-mingw-w64-i686.

After the installation, two new executables will be placed in ~/.local/bin:

1. powerhub

2. power-obfuscate

Execute powerhub <CALLBACK HOST> --auth powerhub:<PASSWORD>, where <CALLBACK HOST> is an IP address or hostname from which the victim system can reach your system and <PASSWORD> is a strong password of your choice. Then, browse to https://<CALLBACK HOST>:8443 either from your system or the victim system and accept the self-sigend certificate.