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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

Advanced Wireshark – going beyond simple captures


I assume you've had some experience with Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) by now.  Even if you're new to pen testing, it's hard to avoid Wireshark in lab environments. If you aren't familiar with this fantastic packet analyzer, you'll no doubt be familiar with packet analyzers in general. In fact, a sniffer is a great challenge for anyone learning how to code.  

So, I won't be covering the basics of Wireshark. We are all familiar with packet analyzers as a concept; we know about Wireshark's color-coded protocol analysis and so on. We're going to take Wireshark beyond theory and ordinary capture, and apply it to some practical examples.

Passive wireless analysis

So far, we've been studying layer-2 and above. The magical world of layer-1 – the physical layer – is a subject for another (very thick) book, but in today's world, we can't talk about the physical means of accessing networks without playing around with wireless.  

There are two...