Problem Formulation Given is a text file, say my_text_file.txt. How to modify its content in your Windows PowerShell working directory? I’ll start with the most direct method to solve this problem in 90% of cases and give a pure PowerShell method afterward. By the way, you can learn all about becoming a PowerShell developer in … Read more
CHALLENGE OVERVIEW BACKGROUND Welcome back to part II of this Linux privilege escalation series. You can find part 1 of this mini-series here: 👉 Recommended: TryHackMe Linux PrivEsc – Magical Linux Privilege Escalation (1/2) In this tutorial, we’ll try some additional “magical” methods of gaining root access in tasks 11-21. Buckle in, and let’s get … Read more
Lazy as I am, I name all temporary code files code.py when I try something in Python. Today, once again, I needed to find one of my code.py files because of a code snippet I was interested in. Being a Python enthusiast, I wondered: 👉 How can I find all files that match a certain … Read more
In this blog post, I’ll show you how recreated a Python library hijacking vulnerability on my home network. The Wonderland box on TryHackMe was the inspiration for exploring this kind of vulnerability. In my previous Wonderland walkthrough blog post, I highlighted an example of exploiting the ‘random’ module to switch users without knowing their password. … Read more
This is part of the hacking security series on multiple TryHackMe challenges: Introduction Over the past few months, I’ve been working through the junior penetration tester career pathway on TryHackMe and doing hacking practice boxes on the side to keep applying my learning in practical settings. So far almost every hacking lab includes at least … Read more
This article shows you how to execute Python commands in the Shell. ℹ️ The Shell is known as a command-line interface because it interacts with the Operating System. In Windows, it is referred to as the Command Prompt. In Linux, the Terminal. Let’s start learning how to use the Shell! Access the Shell This section … Read more
Did you get the ModuleNotFoundError: No Module Named ‘fcntl’? This short tutorial will show you some useful ways that can help you resolve it. The minimal occurrence of the error is when using Windows, for example, and you run import fcntl or any derivative of the import statement such as from fcntl import X but … Read more
Problem Formulation Say, you work on a Python project from somebody else who used Linux (e.g., a Django or Flask project) and this project imports the fcntl module from the Python Standard Library. 🐍 When you run the project on Linux everything works fine but if you run the project on Windows, it raises an … Read more
The termios module is a Python built-in module on Unix-like systems such as Linux, Ubuntu, and macOS. See this part of the documentation that shows how it’s only focused on Unix systems: How to Fix any Error: No Module Named ‘termios’? Because termios is part of the Python standard library on Unix operating systems, you … Read more
Python gets updated roughly once per year with a major update and security fixes. So, Python’s update cycle is 12 months. The end-of-life, i.e., the period during which one Python version is supported, is normally set to 5 years. The following graphic shows a great screenshot of supported and unsupported Python versions at the time … Read more
Problem Formulation and Solution Overview When a new file or folder is created, it comes with its own set of default permissions. From time to time, you will need to adjust these permissions. To follow this article, download the finxter.csv file and move this file to the current working directory. What are File Permissions? File … Read more
In this article, we continue building on our previous topic, the Solidity compiler installation: 🌍 Previous Topic: Solidity Compiler Installation (NPM) The previous article was focused on an installation via npm, and in this article, we’ll go through the installation and use of the Solidity compiler via Docker. 🌍 Related Tutorials: Install Solidity Compiler via … Read more