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Hands-On Penetration Testing on Windows

By : Phil Bramwell
Book Image

Hands-On Penetration Testing on Windows

By: Phil Bramwell

Overview of this book

Windows has always been the go-to platform for users around the globe to perform administration and ad hoc tasks, in settings that range from small offices to global enterprises, and this massive footprint makes securing Windows a unique challenge. This book will enable you to distinguish yourself to your clients. In this book, you'll learn advanced techniques to attack Windows environments from the indispensable toolkit that is Kali Linux. We'll work through core network hacking concepts and advanced Windows exploitation techniques, such as stack and heap overflows, precision heap spraying, and kernel exploitation, using coding principles that allow you to leverage powerful Python scripts and shellcode. We'll wrap up with post-exploitation strategies that enable you to go deeper and keep your access. Finally, we'll introduce kernel hacking fundamentals and fuzzing testing, so you can discover vulnerabilities and write custom exploits. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed in identifying vulnerabilities within the Windows OS and developing the desired solutions for them.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Python and Scapy – a classy pair


The romance between Python and Scapy was introduced in the very first chapter—hey, I couldn't wait. As a reminder, Scapy is a packet manipulation tool. We often see especially handy tools described as the Swiss Army knife of a certain task; if that's the case, then Scapy is a surgical scalpel. It's also, specifically, a Python program, so we can import its power into our scripts. You could write your own network pen testing tool in Python, and I mean any tool; you could replace Nmap, netcat, p0f, hping, and even something like arpspoof. Let's take a look at what it takes to create an ARP poisoning attack tool with Python and Scapy.

 

 

Revisiting ARP poisoning with Python and Scapy

Let's take a look at constructing a layer 2 ARP poisoning attack from the bottom up. Like before, the code here is a skeleton; with some clever Python wrapped around it, you have the potential to add a powerful tool to your arsenal. First, we bring in our imports and make some declarations...