Hackercool Magazine July 2023

While researching about an article for my next Issue, I had one thought. How long has it been since I started this magazine? It’s almost seven years and its moving into the 8th year but we have been using exploits written by others for my tutorials. That makes me a script kiddie. Its high time we should be writing our own exploits and become an Elite Hacker. After all, what is Black Hat Hacking if we can’t write our own exploits. So, I decided to start a Exploit writing feature for my Magazine. Here we are. From the beginning of this Magazine back in 2016, how many times would I have told you (in fact bragged) about Python as the best programming language for beginners. If you want further proof…

In our previous Issue, readers read about a Batch Obfuscation engine named BATCLOAK engine that was recently used in making ROKRAT bypass Antivirus engines. You have also read how many AV’s failed to detect the BATLOAK payloads as malicious. In this issue, readers will practically learn about the methods used by BATLOAK to make malware Fully UnDetectable (FU-D). Note that these methods are not just used by BATLOAK but many other Batch Obfuscators in the market. So let’s start. First, let us create a simple Batch script as shown below. As you have known by now reading our magazine Issues, this script starts a Powershell window after execution. However, this is not the only way to start Powershell console in Batch. In Batch scripting, the “set” command is used to…

“At the age of 1, he walked to the child door and found a way to open it. This was a sign to his mother what was coming”- from the book Ghost in the Wires The first time I heard about Kevin Mitnick was while I was taking a course on hacking, I was not that much eager to learn about him at that time as I quickly wanted to go to the topic of System Hacking. But after I started my Magazine, I began to learn that introductions are as necessary as practicals. As I am writing the obituary for Kevin Mitnick, I think about the undeletable impression Kevin left on cybersecurity and hacking. There is a reason he is part of the introduction of any hacking course. You…

Recently Hackers have been using a unique but simple feature present in Windows OS to install malware on target systems. This feature is nothing but Windows Search Feature. In this Issue, readers will learn how to create this attack. What Windows Search? Windows Search is a local Desktop search platform introduced by Microsoft starting from Windows Vista. Windows Search works by creating a locally stored index of files and non-file items stored on local computer. It was present in the Start menu in previous versions of Windows but Windows 10 features this search bar at bottom left side of Start Menu. You might have all used Windows Search at least one time. What many readers don’t know about Windows Search feature is that it has a URI protocol handler called…

Rachael Medhurst Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA, University of South Wales There is much talk in the automotive industry about the “internet of vehicles” (IoV). This describes a network of cars and other vehicles that could exchange data over the internet in an effort to make transportation more autonomous, safe and efficient. The IoV could help vehicles identify roadblocks, traffic jams and pedestrians. It could help with a car’s positioning on the road, potentially enable them to be driverless, and provide easier diagnoses of faults. It’s already happening to some extent with smart motorways, where technology is used with the intention of managing motorway traffic in the most effective manner. "It involves two people working together, one standing at the vehicle and the other close to…

With the introduction of Tails OS in our previous Issue, maybe you have noticed or not Hackercool Magazine has dived into a new zone. This zone doesn’t belong to Black Hat hackers, it doesn’t belong to White Hat hackers, it doesn’t even belong to Gray Hat hackers or for that matter any other coloured hat hackers. Then whom does it belong to? It belongs to those who quest for privacy & anonymity on the internet (I am pretty sure these guys don’t wear any Hats). You can call it the Privacy zone but I will like to call this zone the other zone. In this Issue, I would like to introduce you to another Operating System that is built for privacy and anonymity. Welcome to Whonix. What is Whonix? Whonix…