/killcast

Manipulate Chromecast Devices in your Network

Primary LanguagePython

Manipulate Chromecast Devices in your Network


Available in

Inspiration - Thousands of Google Chromecast Devices Hijacked to Promote PewDiePie

This tool is a Proof of Concept and is for Research Purposes Only, killcast shows how Chromecast devices can be easily manipulated and hijacked by anyone.

Features

  • Extract Interesting Information such as Build Version, Country, Timezone etc
  • Rename
  • Reboot
  • Perform Factory Reset
  • Kill Active Applications such as YouTube, Netflix and Google Play Music

What is not working

  • Play any YouTube Video
  • Unable to kill Play Music
  • Other things that we are not aware of ;)

Tested On :

  • BlackArch Linux
  • Kali Linux 2019.1
  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • Termux

Installation

BlackArch

pacman -S killcast

Ubuntu / Kali Linux / Termux

git clone https://github.com/thewhiteh4t/killcast.git
cd killcast
pip3 install requests

Usage

python3 killcast.py -h

usage: killcast.py [-h] -t IP

Manipulate Chromecast Devices in your Network

optional arguments:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -t IP, --ip IP  IP Address of Chromecast

python3 killcast.py -t 192.168.0.100

Demo - YouTube