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Learn More This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. Bash scripting is a must. You can use Bash to write scripts, which will do most of the job for you. Assembly language is a must-know. It is the basic language that your processor understands, and there are multiple variations of it.
You can't truly exploit a program if you don't know assembly. Get an open-sourced Unix-based system and learn to use it. There is a wide family of operating systems that are based on Unix, including Linux. The vast majority of web servers on the internet are Unix-based. So you'll need to learn Unix if you want to hack the internet.
There are many different distributions of Unix and Linux. The most popular Linux distribution is Ubuntu. You can Install Linux as your primary operating system, or you can create a Linux virtual machine. You can also Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu. Part 2. Secure your machine first. To hack, you must need a system to practice your great hacking skills. However, make sure you have the authorization to attack your target. You can either attack your network, ask for written permission, or set up your laboratory with virtual machines.
Attacking a system without permission, no matter its content is illegal and will get you in trouble. Boot2root are systems specifically designed to be hacked. You can download these systems online and install them using virtual machine software. You can practice hacking these systems. Know your target. The process of gathering information about your target is known as enumeration. The goal is to establish an active connection with the target and find vulnerabilities that can be used to further exploit the system.
There are a variety of tools and techniques that can help with the enumeration process. The following is some information you want to gather: [5] X Research source Usernames and group names. Network shares and services IP tables and routing tables. Service settings and audit configurations. Applications and banners. Test the target. Can you reach the remote system? While you can use the ping utility which is included in most operating systems to see if the target is active, you cannot always trust the results — it relies on the ICMP protocol, which can be easily shut off by paranoid system administrators.
You can also use tools to check an email to see what email server it uses. You can find hacking tools by searching hacker forums. Run a scan of the ports. You can use a network scanner to run a port scan. This will show you the ports that are open on the machine, the OS, and can even tell you what type of firewall or router they are using so you can plan a course of action.
Find a path or open port in the system. An open port 22 is usually evidence of an SSH secure shell service running on the target, which can sometimes be brute-forced.
Crack the password or authentication process. There are several methods for cracking a password. They include some of the following: Brute Force: A brute force attack simply tries to guess the user's password. This is useful for gaining access to easily-guessed passwords i. Hackers often use tools that rapidly guess different words from a dictionary to try to guess a password.
To protect against a brute force attack, avoid using simple words as your password. Make sure to use a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. Social Engineering: For this technique, a hacker will contact a user and trick them into giving out their password. For example, they make a claim they are from the IT department and tell the user they need their password to fix an issue. They may also go dumpster-diving to look for information or try to gain access to a secure room.
That is why you should never give your password to anybody, no matter who they claim to be. Always shred any documents that contain personal information. Phishing: In this technique, a hacker sends a fake email to a user that appears to be from a person or company the user trusts.
The email may contain an attachment that installs spyware or a keylogger. It may also contain a link to a false business website made by the hacker that looks authentic. The user is then asked to input their personal information, which the hacker then gains access to. To avoid these scams, don't open emails you don't trust. Log in to business sites directly instead of clicking links in an email.
ARP Spoofing: In this technique, a hacker uses an app on his smartphone to create a fake Wi-Fi access point that anyone in a public location can sign into.
Hackers can give it a name that looks like it belongs to the local establishment. People sign into it thinking they are signing into public Wi-Fi. The app then logs all data transmitted over the internet by the people signed into it. If they sign in to an account using a username and password over an unencrypted connection, the app will store that data and give the hacker access.
To avoid becoming a victim of this heist, avoid using public Wi-Fi. If you must use public Wi-Fi, check with the owner of an establishment to make sure you are signing in to the correct internet access point. Check that your connection is encrypted by looking for a padlock in the URL.
You can also use a VPN. Get super-user privileges. Most information that will be of vital interest is protected and you need a certain level of authentication to get it. To see all the files on a computer you need super-user privileges—a user account that is given the same privileges as the "root" user in Linux and BSD operating systems.
For routers this is the "admin" account by default unless it has been changed ; for Windows, this is the Administrator account.
There are a few tricks you can use to gain super-user privileges: Buffer Overflow: If you know the memory layout of a system, you can feed it input the buffer cannot store. You can overwrite the code stored in the memory with your code and take control of the system. The program will be executed as a different user super-user for example. Create a backdoor. Once you have gained full control over a machine, it's a good idea to make sure you can come back again.
To create a backdoor, you need to install a piece of malware on an important system service, such as the SSH server. This will allow you to bypass the standard authentication system. However, your backdoor may be removed during the next system upgrade. An experienced hacker would backdoor the compiler itself, so every compiled software would be a potential way to come back. Don't let the administrator know that the system is compromised.
Don't make any changes to the website. Don't create more files than you need. Do not create any additional users. Act as quickly as possible.
If you patched a server like SSHD, make sure it has your secret password hard-coded. If someone tries to log in with this password, the server should let them in, but shouldn't contain any crucial information.
You can, but command prompt is not the best option. Consider Linux terminal instead as you could use and install tools that could help.
Perhaps even consider running Linux as a bootable USB or virtual machine. Not Helpful Helpful Why are you telling people how to do something that could be illegal? We have a bad enough hacking problem as it is. Not all hacking is illegal. The writer is trusting that the people with this information will not do anything illegal.
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