how to reset a lost or forgotten root mysql password in linux

Hey Guys,

Forgot your root MySQL Password in Linux? No Problem! Check out our Youtube Video below and download our PDF file explaining the same thing.

PDF Document Download HERE

New Video - Remote Command Execution

Hey Guys,

New video on Remote Command Execution via a vulnerable script / form.

New Video: Installing and Configuring DVWA - Hacking websites

Hey Guys,

New Video up and running! Showing how to install and configure DVWA (Damn Vulnerable Web Application) for our upcoming videos on Web Pentesting / Website Hacking. Check it out and let me know what you think!

-AfterBurn

We're Back! New Script

Hey Guys,

So, like I mentioned in my latest video, I am indeed back, and I brought presents! I Created a basic script to help in being able to quick launch msfconsole (Metasploit) without having to remember all of the commands and services that are needed each and every time you go to use the framework. Check out our downloads page for a direct link to our sourceforge page.

Please leave me some feed back here or on twitter @LearnNetSec

Enjoy!

-AfterBurn

zscaler - Fake it till you make it?

So on the twitter sphere today, I saw a post about this website; http://securitypreview.zscaler.com/ which is supposed to be some "in the cloud" network security company, I guess? And their free check up script is supposed to do an "Automated Audit" on your system, via the web browser. I know right, silly to even type this, but that's the claim.

Well apparently some of us professionals in the know tried it out. And no matter your OS, Device, Browser, etc, we noticed that every single time on ANYTHING, this scan would tell you that you are Vulnerable to the "zbot Virus", which oddly enough, their company name also starts with a "z" as in "ZScaler" Twitter @zscaler. Coincidence? I think not. Scareware, I think yes.

Just imagine for a second, if you will, some overly zealous CEO of some small-medium corporation coming across this advertisement. He figures, sure, why not, I'll run a free scan! I'll show those over priced infosec companies, HA!

He then sees he's vulnerable to some erroneous "zbot" virus. "OH NO!" he exclaims, and promptly follows the companies call to action to sign up for their "service". Sigh.. we've all been saying this for years, this was bound to happen. but what Mr CEO Doesn't realize -- and it's our jobs to educate them on this -- is that Network Security auditing and/or Penetration Testing involves (should always) thinking outside the box. There is absolutely no "canned" or out of the box magic protection software/technology. It's not possible, and everyone who thinks that is just another foolish sheep.

Anyway, I know exactly nothing else about the above mentioned company, however, I do know that what they are doing is an underhanded, shady practice no different from any other traditional scareware tactics.

By the way, as I mentioned, it doesnt matter the platform you're on, they tell you that you are vulnerable to the zbot virus. I googled the zbot virus, and the only systems it can infect is

Trojan

Systems Affected:

Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Notice it doesn't say anything about Linux/Unix or android, mac, etc. Yet on all of those devices, it said I was vulnerable.

Reference

-AfterBurn

Updated 8-24-15

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to post an update as to what I am currently up to. First, I see Kali Linux 2.0 is out and that's exciting! I went ahead and ordered a new (to me) laptop, and that should be to me by the 29th. First thing will be installing Kali Linux 2.0. In reading the docs for Kali 2.0, I realized that there are some scripts I can write to certainly save some time, and make stuff easier for the Kali Community, to which I will do as soon as I install it. So keep an eye out for that.

I am searching through my old backups looking for data from the www.learnnetsec.com website. UGH, it may not be as easy as I thought to get the site back and going. But, that said, I want to make it bigger, better, more content, more hacker challenges, forums, learning portals, etc. So until then, this site is serving as the backup. Please subscribe to it. For now, the domain www.learnnetsec.com is forwarded to this one, until I get this resolved. 

I am very active on twitter again, so check me out there @LearnNetSec 

I am very excited to be back and at it again guys, honestly. I have found new software to edit videos on Linux, and of course its open source! So good bye windows! Once and for all! 

Stay Tuned, 

- AfterBurn

Triumphant Return

Hey Guys!

I hope everyone is well. It's been awhile since I put any content out. I apologize. But, certainly I'm looking to get things back on track within the next few weeks. It's going to take some time to get back up and running. Unfortunately, due to Having to move, I no longer have all of my equipment up and running, and at this time, no space to have my full lab back up. But, I'll still be making videos soon. Ordering a new laptop soon.

I still do my best to answer questions via YouTube, and I'm so very grateful for our channels growth, 17,950 SUBSCRIBERS! That's awesome!

After the new laptop is purchased, I will do my best to get the old website back up and going as well.

Truthfully, I'm very excited to get this project going again. So for the time being, this will be the current website for news, tips, tricks, etc.

Oh, also, Facebook flagged me for using a fake name and locked my account, so the Facebook page for netsecnow is locked. I'm working on that too, but we will probably be forced to open something else up.

Stay tuned,

AfterBurn

Updates: New Stuff!

Hey Guys,

So, I have decided to bite the bullet and buy a real Domain Name! www.LearnNetSec.com  - was purchased today with some help from our ad's on the site and on youtube. This site here @blogspot will remain in use as we make a transition to the dedicated domain. I decided to do the dedicated domain so I can have more control over the overall website and blog content. I may also create a forum there for you guys to hang out, discuss, etc. I'd also like to get an IRC channel going but that is a lot of management (had one some years ago).

The second thing that is new, is that I finally joined us to Twitter today! I think twitter is a better avenue to give you guys updates than having to not only post it here, then facebook, and youtube. I have twitter linked with Youtube, so when new videos are uploaded I can quickly share them to twitter as well. So head on over to our Twitter Account HERE  and follow us for news, and updates there as well as the blog here.

I am also proud to announce that we have reached 100 subscribers to Youtube! Saturday the 15th will mark the first 30 day mark since this project was created. We have 8 videos on Youtube, so on the average that is 2 new videos a week! It's hard work, but It's totally worth it if you guys enjoy them and learn from the series. And by the looks of things, it seems you guys do!

So, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to growing this project with me. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be here at all!

Here's to the future! You guys Rock!

Updates: Next Week

Starting Next Week:

I am going to begin compiling the data for the presentation on "Phases of NetSec" which will discuss all of the details, steps, etc in Network Security Auditing and Penetration Testing. So far it's 13 slides of just talking points, so there is a lot of ground to cover. 

I am trying to figure out how to Produce the Video. Meaning it's obviously going to have to be done in parts since there is so much information to cover. 

While I am working on that, don't forget to check out the newest video:
Tor-Buddy Script Demo Tor + Proxychains + Anonymous DNS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AedFlLSmJf8

I will still be making Quick Vids based on your guys input on what you would like to learn in the interim. We have had 2 requests so far, 1 for nmap and one for VM-tools for kali linux. nmap will be included in the next video set: "Phases of NetSec".

Remember, please don't forget to like and share our videos, Facebook, and of course this very blog with all of your friends, family, and co-workers! Our presence on the web has been growing steadily, and that is great! The more people interested, the more creative I can be! 

Thanks Guys! See you in the next Video!

Tor-Buddy Live

New Script: Tor Buddy! Now Live!

Available in our downloads section HERE

Demo Video:

Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and Share! 

Updated OpenVAS-6 OpenVAS EZ Startup Script

Updated OpenVAS-6 OpenVAS EZ Startup Script

I have updated the OpenVAS-6 EZ Setup script located HERE to include not only the startup script I wrote but also the Check-Setup script provided by OpenVAS for debugging purposes. I decided to do this to help users who are having difficulty getting it setup or running.

I am also working on the ToR auto script tonight as mentioned in the video "Installing and Configuring ToR + Proxychains as seen HERE so Stay tuned for that script and a video showing it's usages :-)

Enjoy! And Stay Tuned! 

What's Up Next?

Hey Guys,

As I am sure most of you have already seen, I uploaded what was intended to be a new Video Intro last night that turned out to be more of a Trailer of what is to come in the next few videos. That Video is HERE in case you missed it.

We will be discussing the "Meat and Potatoes" of actually Hacking. Finally! But, it's way to much information to stuff in one video, even my infamous 45+ minute videos. We will start with an overview of what we are going to learn via Presentation slides and explaining each and every topic. Then we will move on to actually Hacking the Network. Explaining what to use, how, why, where, and when in great detail, as always. This is why it must be a multi-part video. We have a lot to cover!

Moving forward from that, we are going to go into Advanced Techniques, such as firewall/IDS/IPS evasion tactics, Packet Analysis, Reporting, Etc.

I will also be making a few videos in the interim, like, Building a real Virtual Lab using ProxMox (Free), Different types of attacks, like MITM, etc.

So Stay Tuned Guys! It's about to get really interesting!

New Trailer Uploaded!

Just a small taste of things to come in future Videos!

Update: New Intro

The New Video Intro:

Okay, Okay, so the new intro really didn't turn out to be a 3 minute or less intro like I planned, however it came out pretty awesome as a Trailer of things to come in the next few videos. It's basically me beating up some boxes on the LAN :-) Video link to follow post upload!

I do still think that the very beginning of the Trailer video has potential to be good footage for an intro to new videos. I just need to edit the intro start song to be 30 seconds but still sound good! I think I can, I think I can!

Rendering video now, and uploading soon!

It's Monday!

Hey Guys,

Hope you enjoyed your weekend. I apologize for making a post so late in the day, but, well, it's Manic Monday here!

The day is un-winding now. I am hoping to get the new intro done today/tonight. Then I want to move onto getting my virtual lab finished so we can resume Hacking the machines in there on the videos. I am going to redo the lab, because I want to further segment it, and put a Virtual Router/Firewall in place to simulate real world excersizes on how to perform firewall evasion.

I will also do a video on setting up your own Virtual Lab as has been requested by one of our members!

I am also thinking of creating a forum where we can ask questions, get help, etc. This idea I am not sure about quite yet.

Enough out of me! Back to work! :-)

EDIT:

I think what we are going to do is save the Virtual Firewall for the Advanced Video Tutorials.

I really want to get into showing you guys some examples of hacking machines. Then we will do a Virtual Lab setup, and then I will re-do the lab and setup the virtual firewall, fire it up on a Public IP, and show advanced techniques in terms of firewall evasion, etc.  

New Video Intro

Hey Guys,

I am working on a new Intro to our videos. I find as I am becoming better with Video Editing, that the default intro is kinda boring. I am hoping that tomorrow I can get Win2k3 server installed on the VM server. Also, I need to reinstall win7 because somehow it decided to BSOD with the network config, Not even sure why, but that is MSFT windows for you. All of my UNIX/Linux VM's are chugging right along without a hitch. This is why I love linux!

Anyways it's Sunday and I am going to take the day to relax, it was a rough week! Of course though, my brain never shuts off, so I will be doing some reading on Techie stuff, etc LOL.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I will see you all tomorrow, and hopefully I can respond to any questions/emails in a timely fashion for the rest of today.

Also, again, Thanks for the feedback, and questions/suggestions you guys have provided so far! It really goes a long way for me to see people interacting and even helping each other on the comments! Our youtube channel now has 67 Subscribers so far! Not bad for under a month of the sites and videos being active (started this on May 15th). I have you guys to Thank for the fast growth of this project, so Thank You!

As always keep sharing our pages, videos, blog, etc. Thanks!

Happy Saturday!

Hey Guys,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far! On Monday I am going to move forward with getting the rest of the Virtual Machines created and configured. I Have ran into a few snags, and that is to be expected since I have never used ProxMox to host VM's before. Since I am lacking the proper hardware to make windows play nicely in ProxMox, it's a bit challenging. I will however press on.

In the meantime, keep reading, and learning.

Do you guys have any suggestions for future videos? Let me know!

And as always Thank You for your feedback, and support! Keep sharing the videos, and our YouTube, facebook, and blog pages!

Good Morning Good People!

I am going to be out in the field today. I will do my very best to answer any questions you guys may have from my phone.

I hope you guys enjoyed the latest video on ToR and Proxy chains I did yesterday. Please keep spreading the word, Thumbs up the videos, share them, and our facebook page. Thank You!

Enjoy your day!

New Video: Installing, and Configuring ToR Proxy with Proxychains + Exmaples

New Video: Installing, and Configuring ToR Proxy with Proxychains + Exmaples

Enjoy!

Update: Video

I put together a video looking at an intro to setting up and configuring Metasploit + Armitage, as it will be needed for our next demonstration video. Also a quick look at nmap and zenmap! It's rendering now (takes about an hour or so) and once it's uploaded to Youtube, I will make a new post about it!

Stay Tuned!