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XAMPP is a free, open-source web server software stack that includes Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl (and sometimes Perl's equivalents like MariaDB). It allows developers to set up a complete web development environment on their local machine for testing and debugging purposes, making it an ideal tool for web development, testing, and learning.

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HTB | Responder | Write-Up

· 14 min read

Summary:

This walkthrough outlines the attack vector used to system access on the Responder machine on Hack The Box, where an attacker would exploit the NetBIOS vulnerability to capture NTLMv2 hashes, which are then cracked using John the Ripper to obtain valid credentials. These credentials can be leveraged to ultimately gain access to root flag on the target machine.

Machine Name: Responder | Difficulty: Easy | OS: Windows