Commando VM- Windows Base as kali Linux Distribution for Penetration
Testers
Commando VM – A fully customized, Windows-based security distribution
for penetration testing and red teaming developed by FireEye.
As we known about
Kali Linux OS. It is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital
forensics and penetration testing. But Commando VM is little different.
According to FireEye,
When it comes to the best-operating systems for hackers, Kali Linux is
always the first choice for penetration testers and ethical hackers.
Penetration testers commonly use their own variants of Windows machines
when assessing Active Directory environments. Commando VM was designed
specifically to be the go-to platform for performing these internal penetration
tests.
The benefits of using a Windows machine include native support for
Windows and Active Directory, using your VM as a staging area for C2
frameworks, browsing shares more easily (and interactively), and using tools
such as PowerView and BloodHound without having to worry about placing output
files on client assets.
Commando VM uses Boxstarter, Chocolatey, and MyGet packages to install
all of the software, and delivers many tools and utilities to support
penetration testing. This list includes more than 140 tools, including,
environment by automatically installing more than 140 tools, including Nmap,
Wireshark, Remote Server Administration Tools, Mimikatz, Burp-Suite, x64db,
Metasploit, PowerSploit, Hashcat, and Owasp ZAP, on your Windows machine.
Nmap
Wireshark
Covenant
Python
Go
Remote Server Administration Tools
Sysinternals
Mimikatz
Burp-Suite
x64dbg
Hashcat
With such versatility, Commando VM aims to be the de facto Windows
machine for every penetration tester and red teamer. For the blue teamers
reading this, don’t worry, we’ve got full blue team support as well! The
versatile tool sets included in Commando VM provide blue teams with the tools
necessary to audit their networks and improve their detection capabilities.
With a library of offensive tools, it makes it easy for blue teams to keep up
with offensive tooling and attack trends.
Installation
Like FLARE VM, we recommend you use Commando VM in a virtual machine.
This eases deployment and provides the ability to revert to a clean state prior
to each engagement. We assume you have experience setting up and configuring
your own virtualized environment. Next, perform a fresh installation of
Windows. Commando VM is designed to be installed on Windows 7 Service Pack 1,
or Windows 10, with Windows 10 allowing more features to be installed.
To start setup a new virtual machine (VM) with following minimum
requirements
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 10
60 GB Hard Drive
2 GB RAM
Instructions
Create and configure a new Windows Virtual Machine
Ensure VM is updated completely. You may have to check for updates,
reboot, and check again until no more remain
Take a snapshot of your machine!
Download and copy install.ps1 on your newly configured machine.
Open PowerShell as an Administrator
Enable script execution by running the following command:
Set-Execution Policy Unrestricted
Finally, execute the installer script as follows:
.\install.ps1
You can also pass your password as an argument:
.\install.ps1 -password 
The script will set
up the Box starter environment and proceed to download and install the Commando
VM environment. You will be prompted for the administrator password in order to
automate host restarts during installation. If you do not have a password set,
hitting enter when prompted will also work.
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