Hacking Write-Ups

This time back with Hackthebox challenge !! Downloaded the file on clicking the download button and already mentioned that password for Zip file is hackthebox This is the txt file I got inside zip file Stuck at this?? This is substitution cipher Your Question - How I got to know about it ? My answer - You have to understand the background concept of crypto before indulging yourself In it and making your hands dirty!!          Every letter is replaced by any random letter and this is known as substitution. Note: Like in mathematics , if we replace one value with another we say it a substitution So same concept is working here . So , pretty obvious that once I know what type of cipher it is , I will search for substitution solver Results :   This is the link of the solver https://www.guballa.de/substitution-solver Provided the input in the box Here is the decoded result . ...

Lab Environment Attacker’s Machine : Linux kali 4.18.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.18.10-2kali1 (2018-10-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux Vulnerable Machine : Solid State: 1 Let’s start hacking and breach the security of this machine Scanning Phase : Let’s start with knowing our attacking machine’s ip          Syntax used : ifconfig                 Results : 192.168.146.131 Now let’s scan our local network to which attacking machine and vulnerable machine is connected.        Syntax used : arp-scan --local                   Victim machine : 192.168.146.135 Enumeration Phase : Now using nmap to scan the services running on ports .      Syntax used : nmap -A 192.168.146.135 -p-  -Pn...

Lab Environment Attacker’s Machine : Linux kali 4.18.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.18.10-2kali1 (2018-10-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux Vulnerable Machine : Solid State: 1 Let’s start hacking and breach the security of this machine Scanning Phase : Let’s start with knowing our attacking machine’s ip          Syntax used : ifconfig                 Results : 192.168.146.131 Now let’s scan our local network to which attacking machine and vulnerable machine is connected.        Syntax used : arp-scan --local                   Victim machine : 192.168.146.133 Enumeration Phase : Now using nmap to scan the services running on ports .      Syntax used : nmap -A 192.168.146.133 -p- --open -...