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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

Dancing in the shadows – looting domain controllers with vssadmin


So, you achieved domain administrator in your client's environment. Congratulations! Now what?

In a section about pressing forward from initial compromise and a chapter about escalating privileges, we need a little outside-of-the-box thinking. We've covered a lot of technical ground, but don't forget the whole idea: you're conducting an assessment for a client, and the value of your results isn't just a bunch of screenshots with green text in it. When you're having a drink with your hacker friends and you tell them about your domain administrator compromise, they understand what that means. But when you're presenting your findings for the executive management of a client? I've had countless executives ask me point-blank, so what? Shaking them by the shoulders while shouting I got domain admin by sniffing your printer isn't going to convince anyone. Now, let me contrast that with the meetings I've had with clients in which I...