The provided code snippet executes a PowerShell command encoded in...
August 25, 2025 at 08:19 PM
The provided code snippet executes a PowerShell command encoded in Base64. Here's what it does step-by-step:
powershell.exe
: This is the executable for running PowerShell commands or scripts.-enc
or-encodedCommand
: This parameter specifies that the following string is a Base64-encoded command.d2hvYW1p
: This is the Base64-encoded string containing the actual command.
When decoded, d2hvYW1p
translates to whoami
, which is a command used to display the current user name in a Windows environment.
In summary:
The full command powershell.exe -enc d2hvYW1p
will run the PowerShell command whoami
, which outputs the name of the currently logged-in user.
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