This is a writeup for the Canape machine on hackthebox.eu which was retired on 9/15/18! First, enumerate! Let’s try the custom python enumeration script a friend of ours made: https://github.com/vishalb2308/Pentest-Enumeration-Script/blob/master/EnumScript.py We find that port 80 is open and the page looks something like this: nmap (with command nmap -sC -sV 10.10.10.70) indicated that there was […]
Hackthebox – Poison Writeup
This is a writeup for the Poison machine on hackthebox.eu which was retired on 9/8/18! Enumeration first! We do a standard scan with nmap: nmap -sC -sV -Pn 10.10.10.84 We find ports 22 and 80 open, nice. We go to 10.10.10.84. Nice it actually lists out the files that are there.. don’t even have to […]
Hackthebox – Stratosphere Writeup
This is a writeup for the Stratosphere machine on hackthebox.eu which was retired on 9/1/18! First, enumerate! Let’s try the custom python enumeration script a friend of ours made: https://github.com/vishalb2308/Pentest-Enumeration-Script/blob/master/EnumScript.py This means we run the following 3 commands.. mkdir /root/Desktop/MyScripts mkdir /root/Desktop/MyScripts/Reports python3 EnumScript.py Script suggests port 22, 80, and 8080 are open. Note:SSH supports […]
Hackthebox – Celestial Writeup
This is a writeup for the Celestial machine on hackthebox.eu! We first enumerate for open ports as usual, with the nmap scan: nmap -sC -sV -Pn 10.10.10.85 Ok… port 3000 is open.. let’s try to browse there: 10.10.10.85:3000 404 is on the page.. hmmm. ctrl+u whoa.. refreshing the page changed it: hey dummy 2+2 is […]
Quick Screenshots in Kali Linux Terminal
The best way to take a quick screenshot on Kali Linux, aside from clicking “Print Screen” and finding those screenshots in the pictures folder, is to type import whatevernameyouwant.png A little crosshair will appear and you can select the area you want to take a picture of. Needed to figure this out since it is […]
How to install Kali Linux on a Bootable USB Flashdrive from Windows
This is a guide to allow you to quickly install Kali Linux onto a bootable flashdrive. Step 1. Go here, download either the 64 bit or 32 bit image depending on your OS. Note: 64 bit will have a filename of amd64, this will work on Intel processors, don’t worry about it. Step 2. Download […]
Splunk Certified User Certification
So I kept seeing that jobs near me were looking for Splunk experience so I decided to get the Splunk Certified User certification. It’s a free certification that you can take online, and I suggest you go and register for it right away as they are changing the model by August 15th, 2018. You have […]
Hackthebox – Valentine Writeup
So we’ve been doing a bit of HackTheBox to prepare for the OSCP, and this is a write-up for the Valentine Machine. First let’s enumerate – scan the ports! nmap -sC -sV -Pn 10.10.10.79 seems port 22, 80, 443 are open so we browse to the 80 first We get a nice picture, that seems […]
EC-Council CEH Certification
The Certified Ethical Hacker v9.. what a prestigious name, should have turned me away but it didn’t. I wanted it because it was a “check the box” activity.. many companies and contracts are looking for this on your resume so I figured why not. In the end the content was extremely similar to the CompTIA […]
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Honestly – I don’t have much for you here.. My company paid for a 3-day boot camp. Two eight hour days of learning and exam on the third day. About 70% of us passed, but overall I think it was pretty basic of an exam. Just memorize memorize memorize and you’ll pass like I did! […]