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pspy is a command line tool designed to snoop on processes without need for root permissions. It allows you to see commands run by other users, cron jobs, etc. as they execute. Great for enumeration of Linux systems in CTFs. Also great to demonstrate your colleagues why passing secrets as arguments on the command line […]
This project is a Docker image useful for solving Steganography challenges as those you can find at CTF platforms like hackthebox.eu. The image comes preinstalled with many popular (see list below) and several screening scripts you can use check simple things (for instance, run check_jpg.sh image.jpg to get a report for this JPG file). Usage […]
Pop shells like a master Shell pop is all about popping shells. With this tool you can generate easy and sofisticated reverse or bind shell commands to help you during penetration tests. Don’t waste more time with .txt files storing your Reverse shells! Installation Python 2.x is required. 3.0+ version will not work.Required Dependencies Install […]
If you talk to a developer or sysadmin, you’ll realize the importance of command line while working on a Unix-like operating system. In many cases, command line interface lets you access the lower levels of your machine. As a result, there is an abundance of Linux commands that you can use to take control of […]
If you’re a Linux user, there are good chances that you might be knowing how to use the command line interface to get the most out of your machine. There are many fun tools for Linux terminal that make working on the same even more interesting. Today, I’m going to tell you how to check […]
Wikipedia is like a vast trough of knowledge that often turns out to be useful in our daily lives. At many instances, Google pushes Wikipedia results towards the top in the search result pages to help you get the answers quickly. But, have you ever thought of using Wikipedia in terminal? It could be very […]
The torrent traffic comprises a major portion of the world’s internet traffic. With the rise of streaming services (many of them are free), people are adopting the subscription model with more frequency but it isn’t affecting the health of torrent ecosystem. However, one should note that torrenting isn’t limited to downloading illegal media. There are […]
Short Bytes: Linux distributions can leverage an extensive range of commands to accomplish various tasks. For most Linux distros, Bash (bourne again shell) is the default command-line interface or shell used to execute these commands. In this A to Z list of Linux commands, we have tried to include as many commands as possible which […]
Short Bytes: You can use the Linux terminal to do mathematical calculations using command line calculator utilities. This includes the inbuilt gcalccmd and GNU bc. Qalculator, a third party utility is also a good command line calculator. The calculator is a hell lot of a handy app because it’s hard for us to get our brains […]
Short Bytes: So you thought that Linux Terminal is drab/mundane/downright boring and only about commands, commands and well, yet ‘more commands‘? Well, hold onto that thought because our latest compilation of the quirkiest Linux terminal based games might just force you to have a serious afterthought. Most people associate ‘Linux’ with images of people sitting in […]
Short Bytes: If you want to check your internet speed using the Linux command Line, here are some utilities which can help you out. These tools use the nearest servers listed on speedtest.net to test the download and upload speed of your internet connection. You recently upgraded your broadband connection. Now, what’s better than testing […]
Short Bytes: A team of researchers has found an exploit in the Linux-based Red Star OS 3 created by North Korea. They can install malware on a machine after the user clicks on a hyperlink giving them the access to the computer and remotely execute commands. North Korea built its own Linux distro which was dubbed […]
Short Bytes: A developer named Matt Parnell has created a new utility called apt-fast. It is a shell script wrapper which enables multiple connections during package download in the command line. This increases the download speed of the package in comparison to the apt-get utility. The apt-get command is associated with the Advanced Package Tool […]
Short Bytes: Windows 10 is Microsoft’s most advanced operating system till date. Also, it brought along some irritating features that nobody asked for. One such feature is the forced Windows 10 updates. However, by running some simple commands, you can disable Windows 10 update services. If we start making a list of the controversial features […]
Today, we are bringing to you our third article in the “Getting Started With Linux” series. The part III deals with the command line in Linux. Once you’ve installed Linux, you can start doing your work right away. (To learn how to install Linux, read part 1 and part 2 of this getting started with […]