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=Creating Vulnerable VMs for Penetration Testing=
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Setting up your environment
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- Software install
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- Networking setup
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- Removing patches
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- Adding user accounts
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- Installing vulnerable software
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Vulnerable By Design VMs
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- Metasploitable
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- DamnVulnerableLinux
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- DamnVulnerableWebApp
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- UltimateLAMP
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- Windows XP builds

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Definition

A Virtual Machine, abbreviated VM, is an isolated operating system, installed within an operating system called a Host Machine, or simply Host. Virtual Machines work through hardware virtualization. The original definition of a virtual machine is "An efficient, isolated duplicate of a real machine" Virtual machines are capable of running an alternate operating system, inside of the current one. this alternate operating system is called a Guest Machine or simply Guest

Virtualization Tools

Creating Vulnerable VMs for Penetration Testing

Setting up your environment

- Software install
- Networking setup
- Removing patches
- Adding user accounts
- Installing vulnerable software

Vulnerable By Design VMs

- Metasploitable
- DamnVulnerableLinux
- DamnVulnerableWebApp
- UltimateLAMP
- Windows XP builds