Quaoar is a vulnerable virtual-machine available on Vulnhub.com. It is designed with beginners in mind, and doesn’t require the use of any advanced exploitation techniques. ENUMERATION I already knew Quaoar’s IP address(192.168.56.100), as it is displayed when the machine initially boots up. So I began with a standard nmap scan to see what services the […]
Mr. Robot is a Linux-based vulnerable machine available on VulnHub.com. According to the author, the machine has three hidden flags which get progressively harder to find. Mr. Robot is considered beginner/intermediate level, and doesn’t require any advanced exploitation techniques to conquer. ENUMERATION The Mr. Robot VM is running on a host-only adapter/network of 192.168.110.0/24. The […]
In this walkthrough we will cover reconnaissance, enumeration, and exploitation of the “Stapler” vulnerable-machine from VulnHub. According to the author, this machine has multiple ways to gain limited shells and root access – so don’t assume this was the only way to root this machine. INFORMATION GATHERING I’m running Stapler on VirtualBox with a host-only […]
For years now, I have wanted to build a robot to compete in Trinity College’s Fire-Fighting Robot Competition. In this competition, the robot must navigate a mock-layout of a house, locate and identify a fire(a candle), extinguish the fire, and then return to the starting position. My robot will consist of a the following parts, […]
For the 2016 racing season, I decided to completely re-wire my buddy’s Mustang from front to back. I originally wired the car in 2012 on a shoe-string budget and a huge time constraint. Over the past few seasons, we made multiple changes to the car including a few different engines, different ignition systems, different nitrous […]