Ethical hacking and penetration testing

What are meta-packages in Kali Linux for? Meta-packages are empty packages that only describe dependencies. They facilitate the installation of a collaborative group of programs previously selected by the maintainer of the meta-package; thus the command apt install META-PACKAGE will automatically install all of these programs using the META-PACKAGE dependencies.Read More

Table of contents I. Management of Linux distributions 1. How to enable WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2) and install the latest kernel 2. Short description of Linux distributions in WSL 3. How to install Linux distribution in WSL 4. How to view a list of installed Linux distributions in WSL 5. HowRead More

Table of contents 1. Introducing and Installing John the Ripper 2. Utilities for extracting hashes 3. How to start cracking passwords in John the Ripper (how to specify masks, dictionaries, hashes, formats, modes) 3.1 Quick start with John the Ripper 3.2 How to view cracked passwords 3.3 Mask attack in John the RipperRead More

Table of contents 1. Introducing and Installing John the Ripper 2. Utilities for extracting hashes 2.1 How to Crack Password in John the Ripper 2.2 How to convert a file to John the Ripper hash 2.3 Where to see examples of hashes 2.4 Reference for all scripts to generate hashes forRead More

A command injection vulnerability (also called remote code execution) allows commands to be executed at the operating system level. Such vulnerabilities can be found in web applications, routers. A detailed description of this vulnerability and methods of exploitation you will find in the article “Command injection: exploitation and automated vulnerabilityRead More

The commonly used term “code injection” refers to SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), PHP injection, and a wide variety of other injections and variations. OS command injection is one of the types of code injection (it is also called “remote code execution”). Its feature is the execution of unauthorized operatingRead More

Table of contents 1. Introducing and Installing John the Ripper 1.1 What is John the Ripper 1.2 How John the Ripper and Hashcat differ 1.3 How to install video card drivers for John the Ripper 1.3.1 Installing video drivers in Windows 1.3.2 Installing video drivers on Linux 1.4 How to compile John the Ripper onRead More

Table of contents 1. What is WSL for. What are the limitations of WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) 2. What is Win-KeX 3. How to enable WSL2 4. How to install Kali Linux in WSL 5. How to run Kali Linux in WSL 6. Ошибка «WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370102» 7. Setting up Kali Linux inRead More

First acquaintance with Kodachi Well… I was going to write a manual about Linux Kodachi. But as I became acquainted, I realized that I do not like Kodachi and raises questions of trust in this OS. It’s not a matter of taste – decoration or sticky widgets – there's noRead More

Angry IP Scanner Angry IP Scanner is a program for finding computers and other devices on the network, scanning ports and information gathering. Port Scanner for Windows Although the title says that Angry IP Scanner is a port scanner for Windows, in fact it is a cross-platform scanner that worksRead More