Install a very nice WiFi scanner for Kali Linux.
Install a very useful WiFi scanner for Kali Linux 2024.
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Just installed Kali Linux on a Macbook Air.
I installed Kali Linux on a Macbook, this is far faster than Mac OSX for sure.
Read MoreCracking wireless networks on Kali Linux is not impossible at all.
Capture a Wi-Fi handshake and crack passwords using wifite on Kali Linux.
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Read MoreAn NMAP scan can turn up a lost of useful information about a host.
Scan a host with Nmap and gain a lot of useful information.
Read MoreHow to get comprehensive SSL information about a web server with Kali Linux.
How to use Kali Linux to scan for website SSL vulnerabilities easily.
Read MoreScanning a Linux system for vulnerabilities can be a lot of fun.
Scanning a Linux system for vulnerabilities can be a lot of fun. I have used Nessus to find SSH vulnerabilities like Heartbleed. I was doing penetration testing on a Linux machine and I found a Heartbleed bug. Vulnerability Explanation: The installation of OpenSSL on the Linux webserver was found to…
Read MoreHow to install and start SSH on Kali Linux 2019
Installing and setting up SSH on Kali Linux 2019 is very easy. This enables an SSH connection from Bitvise SSH Client into a VMWare instance of Kali Linux. Firstly, install the SSH service. root@kali:~# apt install sshroot@kali:~# apt install ssh Then, once it is installed, start the SSH service on…
Read MoreNewest Kali Linux release offers an undercover fake Windows 10 mode.
The latest Kali Linux distribution release offers a script that will skin the Linux Gnome desktop to look just like Windows 10 by running a simple command. This means that you can pretend to be running Windows, but actually be using Kali Linux. Run the script again to change back…
Read MoreTrying to crack WPA2 WIFI.
I was trying to crack a WPA2 WIFI network just for fun. I managed to capture a handshake, but the password was not in the wordlist. but I now have a valid handshake that I can try and crack later on. This is the whole process. I started wifite with…
Read MoreHow to crack an Ubuntu user password easily with John The Ripper.
Cracking an Ubuntu password with John the Ripper is very easy. All that is needed is a good wordlist and the John The Ripper utility. Install the John the Ripper password cracking utility. jason@jason-desktop:~/Documents/Windows$ sudo apt install johnjason@jason-desktop:~/Documents/Windows$ sudo apt install john Dump the Linux user account information to a…
Read MoreCracking a WPA2 network with aircrack-ng and Parrot.
Starting a USB wireless interface in monitor mode. ┌─[root@parrot]─[/home/jason] └──╼ #airmon-ng start wlan1 Found 3 processes that could cause trouble. If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after a short period of time, you may want to run ‘airmon-ng check kill’ PID Name 593 NetworkManager 749 wpa_supplicant 923…
Read MoreHow to crack a wireless WPA2 network with aircrack on Parrot or Kali Linux.
To start a Wireless interface in monitor mode, use this command. This will create a new interface that we may use to attempt to crack a wireless WPA2 network. ┌─[root@parrot]─[/home/user] └──╼ #airmon-ng start wlan1 Found 2 processes that could cause trouble. If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after…
Read MoreVery useful Nmap scanning tips for getting information from a host.
The nmap -A -P0 command line will scan a host and get information about the host and what is running on it. Press j whilst the scan is running to print statistics about the progress of the scan. Press it again to update it. ┌─[root@parrot]─[/home/user] └──╼ #nmap -A -P0 202.146.215.17…
Read MoreHow to capture a FTP session password with tcpdump.
How to capture packets from a network with tcpdump and get an FTP login password. I used this tcpdump command line to capture packets traveling over my network, this was intended to capture an FTP login. I am using an Anonymous login as a example, but there is still a…
Read MoreHow easy it is to crack WIFI with the WPS Pixie attack.
This posting shows how easy it is to crack WIFI access points using the WPS Pixie attack. I needed Internet access and there was a vulnerable access point nearby. So I cranked up Parrot OS and cracked the WIFI access point in 5 minutes. Now I have cracked the WIFI…
Read MoreCracking Windows 10 passwords with john the ripper on Kali Linux 2016.
Break Windows 10 password hashes with Kali Linux and John the Ripper Cracking the SAM file in Windows 10 is easy with Kali Linux. Use a Live Kali Linux DVD and mount the Windows 10 partition. Firstly, get the SAM and SYSTEM files from the C:\Windows\System32\config folder. Copy these to…
Read MoreGet SSL information from a website using sslscan.
The sslscan command for the Kali Linux penetration testing distribution is very useful for gaining an insight into the SSL configuration of a web site. Here is example usage on healthcare.gov… root@darknet:~# sslscan healthcare.gov Version: 1.10.5-static OpenSSL 1.0.2e-dev xx XXX xxxx Testing SSL server healthcare.gov on port 443 …
Read MoreHow to scan a network for responsive hosts using Kali Linux.
To scan a network for hosts using Kali Linux, the netdiscover command will come in handy. Just give it an IP address and it will find all hosts within that range. I am scanning for all hosts within the range of 172.29.59.1 to 172.29.59.254. root@kali:~/Documents# netdiscover -r 172.29.59.0/24 Currently…
Read MoreEnable copy and paste to and from a VMware Kali Linux instance.
Kali Linux runs very well in a VM, but having copy and paste to and from the Virtual Machine is very helpful. To get this working in VMware Pro 12, install these packages. Firstly, this one. root@kali:~# apt-get install open-vm-toolsroot@kali:~# apt-get install open-vm-tools Then this one. root@kali:~# apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktoproot@kali:~#…
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