Most Useful CMD Commands for Hackers

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The video provides practical, actionable information on essential command-line tools for cybersecurity, presented in a clear, step-by-step format that is highly valuable for its target audience.

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This video demonstrates 30 essential CMD commands useful for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers. It covers commands for retrieving Wi-Fi passwords, network configuration, active connections, DNS lookups, and system information, highlighting their utility in identifying potential security threats.

Structure

1Introduction to essential CMD commands for cybersecurity.
2Commands for Wi-Fi password retrieval.
3Network configuration and connection monitoring commands.
4DNS and ARP cache inspection.
5Driver and startup program analysis.
6Firewall and user privilege checks.

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Most Useful CMD Commands for Hackers

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The Most Useful Windows CMD Commands Every Ethical Hacker and Cybersecurity Professional Should Know #cmd #commands #hackers

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Today we are going to learn 30 essential CMD commands that are crucial for cybersecurity and networking. First two commands are for lookup your Wi-Fi password. Netsh WLAN show profiles. Lists all wireless network SSID that this computer has previously connected to. Netsh WLAN show profile name=(wifi_name) key=clear. Look for password of your connected Wi-Fi. IP config/all. Displays detailed network configuration including MAC addresses, IP addresses, DNS servers and DHCP lease times. Netstat-ano. Lists active connections and process IDs to spot hidden malware traffic. Netstat-r. Displays the local routing table to check how network traffic leaves the PC. Nslookup google.com. Queries DNS servers to find the IP address and mail servers of any domain. ARP-a. Shows the local ARP cache mapping network IP addresses to physical MAC addresses. Driverquery/v. Displays all installed device drivers to check for malicious or hidden rootkits. Route-print. An alternative view of the IPV4 and IPV6 routing tables and active interfaces. Nbtstat-n. Lists local NetBIOS names to check for the machine's identity on the network. Netstat-c. Displays the NetBIOS name cache to see recently contacted remote computers. Netsh WLAN show interfaces. Provides detailed specs of the current Wi-Fi connection and signal quality. Netsh advfirewall show allprofiles. Checks if the Windows firewall is turned on or off for all network profiles. Whoami. Displays the current username and domain of the active session. Whoami/priv. Lists user security privileges to check for high-level administrative access. Netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off/on. Turns off the Windows firewall entirely for all network profiles: domain, private and public. Whoami. Displays the current username and domain of the active session.