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Using Windows as a Hacking Platform, Pt. 1 (Exploit Pack)

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Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers! As most of you know, I am strong advocate for  using Linux as a hacking platform . In fact, I would say that  without knowing Linux , you will never become a professional hacker/pentester. On the other hand, there are many here who come to Motherboard Staff who do not have the time or inclination to  study Linux  in order to hack. They are looking for relatively sophisticated hacks/exploits, but want to do them on a Windows or Mac platform. Although Metasploit will run on either of those platforms, it does not work well. Many of its capabilities are non-functional on, for instance, a Windows platform. There are some excellent hacking/pentesting applications that work well on Windows, such as  Cain and Abel ,  Wikto , and  FOCA , but a new hacking framework called  Exploit Pack  has emerged that is platform independent. Exploit Pack, developed by  Juan Sacco , is similar to  Metasploit  but written in Java. Besides its universality and easy

Use the Chrome Browser Secure Shell App to SSH into Remote Devices

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Many guides on Motherboard Staff require using the  Secure Shell  (SSH) to connect to a remote server. Unfortunately for beginners, learning to use SSH can become a confusing mix of third-party programs and native OS support. For Chrome OS users, using SSH is even more difficult. We'll fix this by using the Chrome Secure Shell app to establish an SSH connection from any device that can run a Chrome browser. The  Secure Shell  Chrome application provides  PuTTy -like functionality for those that are familiar with the third-party Windows software. The app is an  xterm -compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone SSH client for Chrome. It works by combining the  SSH  command ported to the  Google Native Client  with the  hterm  terminal emulator, which allows the app to provide a Secure Shell client within the browser without relying on external proxies. In just a few minutes, you'll be able to establish an SSH connection from your Chrome browser. For obvious reasons, you&#