Practical Ethical Hacking from Scratch

(Ansh Goyal)

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About The Author

My Name is Ansh Goyal. I am an App Developer, Game Developer, Web Developer, Ethical Hacker, Graphic Designer, Penetration Tester, WordPress Website Developer. I am Increasing My Skills day by day. I also Teach on Various Online Course Creation Platforms like Udemy, Skillshare, Teachable, etc.

I have authored the best-selling title on Google Play An Ultimate Guide to Online Course Creation & An Ultimate Guide to Website Development.

Teaching over 20000+ Students from over 150+ countries and 40+ Languages, I can guarantee that you would learn something new definitely after reading my books.

Contents

Chapters    Page No.

1. FAQs     6

2. Installing Kali Linux   11

3. Setting Up Linux    17 

4. Linux Commands   23

5. Reconnaissance    40

6. Obtaining IP Addresses  41

7. Information Gathering Commands 44

8. Scanning     66

9. Protocols     67

10. Installing Metasploitable  72

11. CLIMations    79

12. Scanning Live Hosts   80 

13. Vulnerability Analysis   107

14. Exploitation    125

15. Metasploit Framework  132

16. Gaining Access    152       

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Linux & Not Windows or Mac?

Windows and Mac are the lease chosen operating system when one has to choose an operating system which can handle multiple shell tasks and has less bugs in comparison to other operating systems. Linux system has the highest root privilege which is required to perform certain pen testing and ethical hacking related tasks.

Why Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is the most loved choice when opting for penetration testing and ethical hacking. Because of the ease of doing work and the availability of pre-installed tools available in Kali Linux, which makes it an ideal choice for ethical hacking and pen testing.

I use Windows or Mac OS; will I have to install Kali Linux OS instead?

Absolutely NO! There is no need to delete your files from Windows and Mac OS and install a new Kali Linux, you can use Kali Linux in your existing Windows or Mac OS easily and reliably, that’s one feature of Linux OS over other operating systems.

What are the requirements to apply the information from this book?

Well, if you want to learn things effectively and for long period of time, you should perform practical on your own device. There are basic system requirements, a PC, an internet connection & determination to jump into the world of Kali Linux.

I am new to Kali Linux; how will I get started in it?

Well, that’s why we are here. Let’s get started!

What are VMs?

VMs are great. There are many upsides with using them. One of the beings, able to run multiple Operating Systems (OSs) at the same time. You can have your host machine untouched, and then only interact with the guest VMs. Another is when something is going right, take a snapshot. When something goes wrong, revert back.

Virtual Box is free and open source and is best option to create a Virtual Machine.

Download Virtual Box on your PC (Windows or Mac) by going to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Choose which host are you on, windows host or Mac host (OSX).

Now, Install the program into your computer just like a usual setup you install on your PC.

After installing, go back to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and look for "VirtualBox 6.X.X Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack and download the extensions pack written All Platforms".

After downloading, double click the downloaded file and install the extensions into your Kali Linux.

These extensions are very crucial for the smooth working of Kali Linux.

Installing Kali Linux

There are many ways of installing Kali Linux into Virtual Box. The simplest way to do this is using the pre-installed image file.

Download the latest Kali Linux image file by going to https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-virtual-machines Select your system hardware (64 bit or 32 bit). And click on download button on the Virtual Box Panel.