Practical Ethical Hacking from Scratch
By Ansh Goyal
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About this ebook
Do you want to become an Ethical Hacker or Penetration Tester?
If yes, then it's the right book for you. This book covers the most important tools used by the professionals to penetrate a product or perform Ethical Hacking.
Who can learn from this book?
Anybody, who uses the internet today can learn Ethical Hacking. If you have a computer or laptop, you are good to go. No prior knowlege is required to master Ethical Hacking. Everything is explained in this book.
Do I need to learn programming skills for this?
NO! You can become an Ethical Hacker without learning the advance level programming skills.
What's even more? This book has special Animations to help you learn effectively.
Let's dive into Ethical Hacking!
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Practical Ethical Hacking from Scratch - Ansh Goyal
(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.