# eladshamir/Internal-Monologue

Internal Monologue Attack: Retrieving NTLM Hashes without Touching LSASS

Repository: https://github.com/eladshamir/Internal-Monologue
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/internal-monologue
Language: C#
License Family: other
Last push: 2018-10-11T12:13:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3189, "days_push": 2883, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1681, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.641595+00:00)

## What it is
A C# post-exploitation tool that retrieves NTLM hashes by inducing NetNTLM challenge-response computations in-process, without touching the LSASS process. It is designed to bypass Credential Guard and evade endpoint protection that targets Mimikatz.

## Use cases
- retrieve ntlm hashes without touching lsass
- bypass credential guard on windows 10
- extract credentials while evading antivirus detection of mimikatz
- capture netntlmv1 responses to crack ntlm hashes offline
- red team credential dumping on windows hosts

## When to choose
- you need NTLM hashes on a Credential Guard-protected Windows host
- you want a lightweight in-memory credential extraction that avoids LSASS access
- you are doing authorized red team or penetration testing on Windows environments

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose post-exploitation suite beyond NTLM hash retrieval
- you require a maintained tool with an active license and ongoing support
- your target systems force NetNTLMv2 with no downgrade, limiting crackability

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, cryptography
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: ntlm, credential-harvesting, red-team, lsass, netntlm, post-exploitation, credential-guard-bypass

## Member repositories
- eladshamir/Internal-Monologue (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.641595+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:25.261576+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eladshamir/Internal-Monologue (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.641595+00:00, sha a53dc65e112e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.