Recently I watched Ex Machina (2015) and a scene made me curious. During a scene that Caleb is hacking into Nathan’s computer, you can see him typing a code, clearly in Python if you know the language. I decided to rewrite this code and run it to see the output. You can check the code below or download it from my GitHub: https://github.com/doretox/ex-machina-easter-egg Just looking at the code it says nothing, but if you run it using Python 2 you will get the following output:...

An in depth look at scanning with nmap, a powerful network scanning tool. Task 1 - Deploy No answer needed. Task 2 - Introduction What networking constructs are used to direct traffic to the right application on a server? Answer: ports How many of these are available on any network-enabled computer? Answer: 65535 [Research] How many of these are considered “well-known”? (These are the “standard” numbers mentioned in the task)...

This room covers the basics and some tools used to perform Malware Analysis. To access the room you can click here: https://tryhackme.com/room/malmalintroductory Task 1 - What is the Purpose of Malware Analysis? No answer needed. Task 2 - Understanding Malware Campaigns What is the famous example of a targeted attack-esque Malware that targeted Iran? Answer: Stuxnet What is the name of the Ransomware that used the Eternalblue exploit in a “Mass Campaign” attack?...

An introduction to networking theory and basic networking tools. To access the room you can click here: https://tryhackme.com/room/introtonetworking Task 1 - Introduction No answer needed. Task 2 - The OSI Model: An Overview For the “Which Layer” Questions below, answer using the layer number (1-7) Which layer would choose to send data over TCP or UDP? Answer: 4 Which layer checks received packets to make sure that they haven’t been corrupted?...

This room covers the basics of one of the most powerful multi-tasking tools on linux. To access the room you can click here: https://tryhackme.com/room/rptmux Task 1 - Screens wishes it was this cool. First things first, let’s go ahead and install tmux. This can be done on Ubuntu/Kali with the command: apt-get install tmux No answer needed. Once tmux is installed, let’s launch a new session. What command do we use to launch a new session without a custom name?...