Merlin is a cross-platform post-exploitation HTTP/2 Command & Control  server and agent written in golang.

An introductory blog post can be found here: https://medium.com/@Ne0nd0g/introducing-merlin-645da3c635a

Quick Start

1. Download the latest compiled version of Merlin Server from the releases section
2. Extract the files with 7zip using the x function. The password is: merlin
3. Start Merlin
4. Deploy an agent. See Agent Execution Quick Start Guide for examples
5. Pwn, Pivot, Profit

mkdir /opt/merlin;cd /opt/merlin
wget https://github.com/Ne0nd0g/merlin/releases/download/v0.1.4/merlinServer-Linux-x64-v0.1.4.7z
7z x merlinServer-Linux-x64-v0.1.4.7z
sudo ./merlinServer-Linux-x64

Misc.

• The latest development build of Merlin can be downloaded from AppVeyor
• To compile Merlin from source, view the Building or Running from Source wiki page
• For a full list of available commands view the Main Menu, Agent Menu, and Module Menu wiki pages
• View the FAQ wiki page for Frequently Asked Questions
• View the Blog Posts page for additional information

Merlin Server Command Line Flags

./merlinServer-Linux-x64 -h

Version: 0.8.0.BETA
Build: nonRelease
  -debug
        Enable debug output
  -i string
        The IP address of the interface to bind to (default "127.0.0.1")
  -p int
        Merlin Server Port (default 443)
  -proto string
        Protocol for the agent to connect with [h2, hq] (default "h2")
  -psk string
        Pre-Shared Key used to encrypt initial communications (default "merlin")
  -v    Enable verbose output
  -x509cert string
        The x509 certificate for the HTTPS listener (default "/opt/merlin/data/x509/server.crt")
  -x509key string
        The x509 certificate key for the HTTPS listener (default "/opt/merlin/data/x509/server.key")

Merlin Agent Command Line Flags

./merlinAgent-Linux-x64 -h

Merlin Agent
  -debug
        Enable debug output
  -proto string
        Protocol for the agent to connect with [h2, hq] (default "h2")
  -psk string
        Pre-Shared Key used to encrypt initial communications (default "merlin")
  -sleep duration
        Time for agent to sleep (default 30s)
  -url string
        Full URL for agent to connect to (default "https://127.0.0.1:443")
  -v    Enable verbose output
  -version
        Print the agent version and exit

Slack

Join the #merlin channel in the BloodHoundGang Slack to chat about Merlin