This is a very detailed step by step tutorial on How to pentest a Remote PC (Windows 2000/2003 server) with Metasploit Framework. We’ve used Kali Linux 2017.1 and Windows 2000 server in a…
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Once a web server and its services have been compromised, it is important to ensure that secure access can be maintained. This is usually accomplished with the aid of a web shell—a small program…
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A Wi-Fi deauthentication attack is a type of denial-of-service attack that targets communication between a user and a Wi-Fi wireless access point. The final attack against wireless networks that we’ll evaluate is the…
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ESSID(Extended Service Set Identifier) is the sequence of characters that uniquely identify a wireless local area network. Hiding the ESSID is a poor method of attempting to achieve security through obscurity; unfortunately, the…
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Tor (www.torproject.org) is an open source implementation of the third generation onion routing that provides free access to an anonymous proxy network. Onion routing enables online anonymity by encrypting user traffic and then…
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Kali Linux offers a number of customized tools designed for Penetration Testing. Tools are categorized in the following groups as seen in the drop-down menu shown in the following screenshot: Information Gathering: These…
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Those of us who have conducted or participated in a penetration test will understand that tools are not the only thing necessary to successfully complete a PenTest. Methodologies are essential for ensuring that…
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The following multiple-choice questions are just a Warm-up Questions for you which are as follows: 1. Why would a hacker use a proxy server? A. To create a stronger connection with the target….
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Web Application Proxies like Burp Proxy, WebScarab or Tamper Data Addon allow a security tester to intercept the requests/responses between the client HTTP application and the web server. Proxies are the fundamental for…
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Internet-facing systems are constantly in danger from a variety of threats. Of these threats is a DoS attack, which involves a single system, or a DDoS attack that involves many distributed systems, as both…
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Nmap (Network Mapper) is a security scanner, originally written by Gordon Lyon used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus building a “map” of the network. Typical uses of Nmap:…
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As we all knows WannaCry has demonstrated the world’s vulnerability to ransomware which ultimately left 230,000 residents without power for as long as 6 hours and affects nearly 300,000 systems. But it may…
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NMapGUI is an advanced graphical user interface for NMap network analysis tool. It allows to extend and ease the typical usage of NMap by providen a visual and fast interface with the application….
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The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an open community dedicated to enabling organizations to develop, purchase, and maintain applications and APIs that can be trusted. All the OWASP tools, documents, videos…
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There is no doubt that the advent of the Internet has sparked a revolution in how we share information as families, businesses, and world citizens. Perhaps the most important technological invention since the…
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A website’s rankings are not going to magically improve. New websites are not going to instantly have thousands of visitors. This is online reality. But there is something you can do about it. Search Engine Optimization…
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Windows 10 is one of the most stable and secured operating system ever released from Microsoft and now this time by 17th October, Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (10 AM…
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WPA2 Protocol is one of the most using protocol for Wireless networks now a days but due to latest research, WPA2 can easily be cracked and the handshake traffic can be manipulated to…
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Parameth is an open source tool developed by maK- (obviously a l33t name) through which you can easily find GET and POST URLs by a single command. Often when you are busting a directory…
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WMIC is the console version of Windows Managament Instrumentation which is available from windows 2000 onwards. By Typing “wmic product get name” will shows you a list of all application names which is…
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Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language. Python can be ran on almost any OS. While it is not native to Windows machines, it is native to most Linux distributions. The great…
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OSCP(Offensive Security Certified Professional) is one of the most popular certification meant for only Penetration Testers. The fees for this certification starts from USD 800 which includes hands-on material + 30 day training…
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