linux mint
How to install the latest video card drivers in Linux Mint
Ok, since I moved to Linux Mint, after completing the installation and the update + upgrade stuff, my video card was still making shitload of noise. In order to calm it down, you need the latest drivers. Below is a short tutorial on how to install the latest drivers for your (nVidia) video card in Linux Mint. Open the terminal and type: ubuntu-drivers devices This wa…
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VirtualBox
How to fix "An installation step failed - Kali Linux 2020" in VirtualBox installation
Even though I switched to Ubuntu a while ago, I decided to expand my home-lab and also add Kali Linux into VirtualBox. The installation process went smooth, up to one point, and then boom. Fuc*** error pop-up: "An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: select a…
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Kali linux tutorial
How to locate and extract the "RockYou" wordlist in Kali Linux
RockYou is one of the most popular wordlists that contains common used passwords. The history of rockyou was best explained in the Darknet Diaries episode 33. This is a great podcast and you can listen to it the episode here . As mentioned in the episode, the list is part of the default Kali Linux installation. Then again, it's archived and you have to extract it…
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Tor
How to install Tor in Kali Linux 2020 and fix "run Tor as root" error
In order to install Tor Browser on your Kali Linux, open your terminal and type: apt update Once this is complete, run * : apt-get install tor torbrowser-launcher Now, try and open Tor, either form the terminal of from your Applications menu: torbrowser-launcher In case you'll get the same error I got, “The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting”,…
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Kali linux tutorial
Your first basic Kali Linux commands - you should actually know
Back in the years when I started messing around with Linux distro's, my first choices were Mandriva, Suse and Ubuntu. Since then, Mandriva became Mandrake. Otherwise, the rest of the distributions I used to work on, kept their names - btw, I loved Suse and Ubuntu. In the office, we managed to find out the admin passwords and we were able to install games on our o…
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Kali linux tutorial
Update and upgrade your Kali Linux installation with a script - second version
Howdy, pirates! In my previous (very old) tutorial , I tried to show you how to create a script that will automatically update and upgrade your Kali Linux installation. Since this post is from 2015, you might guess it's actually not working with the current version of Kali. So, I had to figure out something else. In case you're lazy enough to click on the lin…
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Kali linux tutorial
How to Install Nessus in Kali Linux
Nessus is a proprietary vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable, Inc. For more information you can visit their website here . Nessus should be a must-have for any penetration tester. Below are the steps on how to install Nessus in Kali Linux. Download the latest version from here - look for the Debian version (amd64.deb). At the time of writing this tutorial, the …
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Kali torrent
How to install a torrent client on Kali Linux
Personally, I'm a big fan of μTorrent on Windows but, since I switched from Windows to Linux, I struggled to find a good torrent client. Mostly on Kali Linux, it used to be a pain in the a**. Enter, qBittorrent. Even though, on the whole market, it's just on the 6th place on the torrent clients market, for me, on Kali Linux, it does the job. Ok, enough "…
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Kali linux tutorial
How to increase the sound volume above 100% in Kali Linux
I have an older laptop, 15" display, good sound volume in Windows 10, but whenever I boot into Kali, the sound wasn't that good. So, how can you increase the sound volume above 100% in Kali Linux? Follow the tutorial below and you're good to go. Once in Kali Linux, open your console and type the code below: sudo apt-get install pulseaudio pavucontrol …
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Windows98
My first computer
You'll see this in many books, movies, documentaries, etc. What was your first computer and how you got into InfoSec and/or IT? I was an anti-tech person. I used to make comics, paint and spend most of my time playing acoustic/classical guitar. I was into classical music & books. Then, in the autumn of 2003, I got my first computer: a Pentium 1, 600 Mhz, wi…
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kali linux version
How to check your current version of Kali Linux - or any other Linux system
Since Kali Linux rolled out their newest version (as of last night/yesterday - yeah, local time is a bitch), many people wondered if they're using the latest version (or not!) of the operating system. Since the Kali Version I use is a "rolling" version, this means that if you update & upgrade, you're good to go. What is a "rolling" ve…
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Sources list
How to edit Kali Linux Repositories/Sources (apt sources.list) using Gedit or Leafpad
How many times have you messed-up your Kali Linux repositories/sources list? How many times you forgot how to edit the list using a text editor (available in Kali Linux)? It happened a lot of times to me so, I'll just keep this as a note for myself. My repositories list contains only two lines of text. In case you've changed it and need to get it back to the…
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ethical disclosure
There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses
Below is the updated list of websites which have been informed about their security flaws - per email, social media profiles, etc. At the time of this post, the list contained 237 websites. No user data has been compromised and the security flaws were ethically disclosed. The list will be updated on a monthly basis. 7thsensedesign.com addcar.ro aeonevents.co.uk af…
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How to set a custom page not found on blogger - and redirect it to your homepage
Blogger has the option to set a custom page not found message and redirect (if needed). For my personal blog I decided not to only add a small message whenever a user misspells any links (or if I delete older posts) but also to redirect them to my blog's homepage. Follow the below easy steps and you're good to go: Access your blogger draft and go to…
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SEO tutorials
How to add HTML Meta tags - title, description and keywords - to your blog
Before explaining how to add Meta-tags to your blog, let us remember what these tags are all about. HTML Meta tags will not make you rank number 1 in 2 seconds, but they are a very important part since they help search engines and users to understand what your site's all about - if implemented correctly. Below is a small breakdown of the most important tag…
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