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Virtual machines
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A Virtual Machine, often 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
