1 1 00:00:06,410 --> 00:00:07,480 As I mentioned, 2 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,890 this course is going to be highly practical. 3 3 00:00:10,890 --> 00:00:13,120 Therefore, you will need a lab, 4 4 00:00:13,120 --> 00:00:15,290 a place where you can practice 5 5 00:00:15,290 --> 00:00:17,430 and experiment with the things 6 6 00:00:17,430 --> 00:00:19,993 that you're going to learn in the course. 7 7 00:00:20,950 --> 00:00:24,090 Not only that, but having a lab is essential 8 8 00:00:24,090 --> 00:00:26,250 for hackers or pen testers 9 9 00:00:26,250 --> 00:00:29,300 because let's say you discovered a new attack 10 10 00:00:29,300 --> 00:00:31,700 or you want to experiment with a new attack 11 11 00:00:31,700 --> 00:00:33,620 or you learned something new online 12 12 00:00:33,620 --> 00:00:35,010 and you want to test it, 13 13 00:00:35,010 --> 00:00:37,470 then the perfect place for you to test this 14 14 00:00:37,470 --> 00:00:40,300 and practice hacking is a hacking 15 15 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:41,713 or a testing lab. 16 16 00:00:42,830 --> 00:00:45,120 Now, to create a lab, you just need a number 17 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,180 of computers with different operating systems 18 18 00:00:48,180 --> 00:00:50,350 and you'll need a number of networks 19 19 00:00:50,350 --> 00:00:52,470 if you're testing network attacks 20 20 00:00:52,470 --> 00:00:54,820 and if you're testing website attacks, 21 21 00:00:54,820 --> 00:00:56,670 then you will need to install websites 22 22 00:00:56,670 --> 00:00:58,610 on these computers. 23 23 00:00:58,610 --> 00:01:02,480 Or you can do all of this inside your computer, 24 24 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,237 inside one machine and install everything else 25 25 00:01:06,237 --> 00:01:08,730 as virtual machines 26 26 00:01:08,730 --> 00:01:11,050 and this is what we're going to do. 27 27 00:01:11,050 --> 00:01:13,560 So let's say you have your computer right here. 28 28 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,850 This is your main computer that you use every day 29 29 00:01:16,850 --> 00:01:20,770 to check your emails or even to watch this course. 30 30 00:01:20,770 --> 00:01:24,530 This computer might be running Windows, OS X or Linux. 31 31 00:01:24,530 --> 00:01:27,680 It doesn't really matter, it can run any operating system. 32 32 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,490 You can keep all the programs that you love and like 33 33 00:01:31,490 --> 00:01:34,900 and install a virtualization software 34 34 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:36,540 such as VirtualBox. 35 35 00:01:38,150 --> 00:01:42,470 A virtualization software allow us to create a number 36 36 00:01:42,470 --> 00:01:46,980 of virtual computers inside your main computer 37 37 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:48,680 so we can have three or four 38 38 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,800 or five or 10 computers all installed 39 39 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,740 inside your main operating system 40 40 00:01:55,740 --> 00:01:57,643 inside your main computer. 41 41 00:01:58,810 --> 00:02:00,240 The really cool thing about this 42 42 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,210 is you will not need a number of computers, 43 43 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:07,013 you can do everything inside a single computer. 44 44 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,460 So what we're going to do 45 45 00:02:09,460 --> 00:02:11,870 is we're gonna have a hacking machine. 46 46 00:02:11,870 --> 00:02:13,520 This is going to be the machine 47 47 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,850 that we will use in order to hack 48 48 00:02:15,850 --> 00:02:17,530 into other machines. 49 49 00:02:17,530 --> 00:02:19,920 We're going to install Kali Linux on it 50 50 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:22,533 and we'll talk about what that is later on. 51 51 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,580 And we're going to have two target machines. 52 52 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:29,620 These are machines that we're gonna try to hack into 53 53 00:02:29,620 --> 00:02:32,570 and practice hacking against. 54 54 00:02:32,570 --> 00:02:34,900 One of them is gonna be running Windows 55 55 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:36,240 and the other one is going 56 56 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,730 to be running an operating system called Metasploitable 57 57 00:02:39,730 --> 00:02:41,983 and we'll talk about that once we get to it. 58 58 00:02:43,660 --> 00:02:46,580 Now, it is very important to understand 59 59 00:02:46,580 --> 00:02:49,670 that you will not lose any functionality 60 60 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:53,870 when you install an operating system as a virtual machine. 61 61 00:02:53,870 --> 00:02:56,205 You can use that machine exactly 62 62 00:02:56,205 --> 00:02:59,273 as if it's a real physical machine. 63 63 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,880 So the really cool thing about using virtual machines, 64 64 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,180 first of all, you're not gonna lose any functionality, 65 65 00:03:07,180 --> 00:03:09,300 second, all the machines are going 66 66 00:03:09,300 --> 00:03:12,530 to be isolated, so as we go through the course, 67 67 00:03:12,530 --> 00:03:14,000 we're gonna be trying to hack 68 68 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,140 into these machines and we might actually break one of them. 69 69 00:03:18,140 --> 00:03:19,150 But that's fine. 70 70 00:03:19,150 --> 00:03:21,530 It will not affect your host machine. 71 71 00:03:21,530 --> 00:03:23,870 You will be able to easily fix this 72 72 00:03:23,870 --> 00:03:27,960 and go back to a snapshot of when the machine was working 73 73 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,013 without affecting your main computer. 74 74 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,140 The other cool thing is that you'll be able 75 75 00:03:34,140 --> 00:03:36,350 to have a number of different versions 76 76 00:03:36,350 --> 00:03:38,070 of each of these machines 77 77 00:03:38,070 --> 00:03:41,820 and you'll be able to change the configuration easily, 78 78 00:03:41,820 --> 00:03:43,850 change the network settings 79 79 00:03:43,850 --> 00:03:47,480 or switch between different states of these machines 80 80 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:48,503 and so on. 81 81 00:03:49,390 --> 00:03:51,840 So by using virtualization, 82 82 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,130 you will not lose any functionality 83 83 00:03:54,130 --> 00:03:57,323 but you will gain so many cool features. 84 84 00:03:58,230 --> 00:04:00,410 And the main thing to keep in mind 85 85 00:04:00,410 --> 00:04:03,210 is your host machine, your main computer 86 86 00:04:03,210 --> 00:04:04,800 will never be affected. 87 87 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,830 It's completely isolated 88 88 00:04:06,830 --> 00:04:09,440 and if we break any of these machines, 89 89 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,670 nothing will happen to your precious computer 90 90 00:04:12,670 --> 00:04:15,060 that you use every day. 91 91 00:04:15,060 --> 00:04:17,870 And this way, you can always use your host machine 92 92 00:04:17,870 --> 00:04:19,870 for daily use for checking emails, 93 93 00:04:19,870 --> 00:04:23,330 watching the videos, doing whatever you do normally 94 94 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:26,170 and then use your virtual machines for hacking 95 95 00:04:26,170 --> 00:04:28,490 and practicing the attacks. 96 96 00:04:28,490 --> 00:04:30,200 And this is what I actually do. 97 97 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,890 So you can see I have my host machine running OS X 98 98 00:04:33,890 --> 00:04:35,863 and I never use this for hacking. 99 99 00:04:35,863 --> 00:04:38,800 But right here, I have VirtualBox 100 100 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,540 and as you can see, I have a number 101 101 00:04:40,540 --> 00:04:43,080 of operating systems installed on it 102 102 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,230 and I can literally start any of them 103 103 00:04:45,230 --> 00:04:48,673 by selecting the one I want and just click on Start. 104 104 00:04:49,730 --> 00:04:50,930 Now, don't worry about this. 105 105 00:04:50,930 --> 00:04:54,080 I will show you how to install these virtual machines 106 106 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,070 as we go through the course 107 107 00:04:56,070 --> 00:04:57,950 but what you need to do right now 108 108 00:04:57,950 --> 00:05:00,920 is download and install VirtualBox. 109 109 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:01,883 This program. 110 110 00:05:03,610 --> 00:05:05,940 So you can download it from this page. 111 111 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:08,800 I'm gonna include its link in the resources 112 112 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,620 and like I said, you can install VirtualBox 113 113 00:05:11,620 --> 00:05:13,700 on Windows, OS X or Linux, 114 114 00:05:13,700 --> 00:05:16,370 so it supports all operating systems. 115 115 00:05:16,370 --> 00:05:19,380 Just pick your operating system from here, 116 116 00:05:19,380 --> 00:05:21,830 download the relevant installer 117 117 00:05:21,830 --> 00:05:23,460 and install it. 118 118 00:05:23,460 --> 00:05:26,000 Installing it is very, very simple. 119 119 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,830 All you have to do is literally double click the installer, 120 120 00:05:28,830 --> 00:05:30,680 click Next, Next, Next, 121 121 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,393 and it'll install it for you. 122 122 00:05:33,490 --> 00:05:36,850 Once you start it, you'll see a program similar to this 123 123 00:05:36,850 --> 00:05:39,360 but you will not have any virtual machines here 124 124 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,990 so it will be empty 125 125 00:05:40,990 --> 00:05:43,700 and I will show you how to install all 126 126 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:46,733 of these machines as we go through the course. 127 127 00:05:48,620 --> 00:05:49,890 One more thing to do, 128 128 00:05:49,890 --> 00:05:52,550 as soon as you install VirtualBox 129 129 00:05:52,550 --> 00:05:56,313 is to download and install the Extension Pack. 130 130 00:05:57,620 --> 00:06:00,470 This will give you better compatibility 131 131 00:06:00,470 --> 00:06:04,350 and it'll allow you to use USB devices 132 132 00:06:04,350 --> 00:06:06,210 on the virtual machines 133 133 00:06:06,210 --> 00:06:08,722 so you'll be able to use a USB mouse, 134 134 00:06:08,722 --> 00:06:12,423 USB keyboard and USB wireless adapters. 135 135 00:06:12,423 --> 00:06:16,070 Again, downloading and installing the Extension Pack 136 136 00:06:16,070 --> 00:06:17,640 is very, very simple. 137 137 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,060 There is only one file. 138 138 00:06:19,060 --> 00:06:22,340 It's always the same file for all operating systems. 139 139 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:25,640 It's the same for Windows, for Linux for OS X. 140 140 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,773 You just have to click on the download link in here. 141 141 00:06:30,090 --> 00:06:32,980 Once you download that, I already have it downloaded, 142 142 00:06:32,980 --> 00:06:34,820 so I have it right here 143 143 00:06:34,820 --> 00:06:37,580 and this file will only work 144 144 00:06:37,580 --> 00:06:41,140 if VirtualBox is installed successfully. 145 145 00:06:41,140 --> 00:06:43,270 So first of all, install VirtualBox 146 146 00:06:43,270 --> 00:06:45,910 from these links right here like I said. 147 147 00:06:45,910 --> 00:06:47,840 Once you download it and install it 148 148 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,100 and see a window similar to this, 149 149 00:06:50,100 --> 00:06:52,560 without these machines right here, 150 150 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,750 we'll see how to install these later, 151 151 00:06:54,750 --> 00:06:58,420 then download the Extension Pack from here. 152 152 00:06:58,420 --> 00:07:01,470 You'll have its file similar to this file 153 153 00:07:01,470 --> 00:07:04,880 and only then you can double click this file 154 154 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,733 and it'll automatically open in VirtualBox. 155 155 00:07:09,450 --> 00:07:10,790 As you can see, it's telling me 156 156 00:07:10,790 --> 00:07:13,800 that I want to install the Extension Pack. 157 157 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,160 It's giving me the version 158 158 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,490 which is the same version as the version 159 159 00:07:17,490 --> 00:07:19,980 of the VirtualBox that I downloaded. 160 160 00:07:19,980 --> 00:07:21,760 It has to be the same version, 161 161 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,460 otherwise it will not work. 162 162 00:07:24,460 --> 00:07:27,000 I'm gonna click on Install. 163 163 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,223 We're gonna agree to this license. 164 164 00:07:32,070 --> 00:07:33,943 I'm gonna put my password. 165 165 00:07:38,050 --> 00:07:39,860 And as you can see, it's telling us 166 166 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:43,920 that the Extension Pack is installed successfully. 167 167 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,270 So now we can go ahead 168 168 00:07:45,270 --> 00:07:48,700 and install virtual machines in VirtualBox.