Setting up an Invisible Proxy for Thick Clients

Adam C

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Apr 17, 2020

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Requirements:

• Burp
• Burp machine’s IP address <burp IP>
• Notepad /w administrator privileges.
• URL the thick client is communicating with. <url>

Setup:

1. Open the hosts file on the machine with the thick client. Open it as administrator:
   C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
2. In the hosts file add the following:
   <burp IP> <url>
3. Open burp and go to options to set up the proxy.

• Click support invisible proxying.
• Export the certificate and install it on the host with the thick client. (Just double clicking it)