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Practical hacking and pentesting course for beginners

Name: Practical hacking and pentesting course for beginners
Rating: 4.1 (380 reviews)

Learn practical hacking and pentesting with a step by step guide. A hands on approach to learn practical ethical hacking

Created byHassan Shafiq

Last updated 3/2026

English

What you'll learn

Hacking and bypassing Windows login Passwords
Cracking Passwords for word, excel, Zip and Rar Files
How to Speed up password cracking with GPU based attacks
How to Install and use Password Cracking tools in Windows Environment
How to Extract Windows passwords from RAM with Mimikatz
Best cracking and hacking tools on both windows and Kali Linux
How to Hack Android Devices with Kali Linux
Hack & secure both WiFi & wired networks
Hacking Wireless Networks with modern tools
Web Hacking Basics
Practical Bug Bounty with DVWA
Hack Windows with Metasploit Framework
How to hack Windows and linux machines over the network
Create your own Hacking Lab in a Virtual Environment (Quick and Easy Way)
Install & use Kali Linux - a penetration testing operating system in an easy and efficient manner
How to scan targets efficiently to gather more information about the target
How to perform vulnerability assessment of a target
Analysing traffic with Wireshark

Course content

13 sections • 84 lectures • 8h 4m total length

Introduction to the Course1:05
Who AM I?1:04

Installing Kali Linux on Vmware5:55
Quicky Setup Kali Linux as a virtual environment on your PC. The tutorial is performed on Windows. However, the steps are same on Mac as well.
Make a bootable Kali Linux USB Drive4:08
Having a Live Kali USB is of utmost importance for any security professional. Learn to make a bootable Kali USB in easy steps
Kali Linux in the Cloud with AWS6:34
Get a free Kali in the cloud to use as a penetration testing machine.
Use Prebuilt Kali Linux on Vmware2:39
The fastest way to get kali running is to download and use prebuilt kali image for VMWARE

Introduction to the Windows Password Hacking Module1:18
Learn to crack windows 10/11 passwords. Learn the best password cracking tools
How Passwords are stored on Windows?0:56
Knowing where and how Windows passwords are stored is the first step before we start cracking the passwords.
Bypassing Windows Passwords with chntpw7:26
Chntpw is the old horse that can be used with full reliability, in any scenario, to reset and bypass your target.
Reset Windows Passwords with Kali and chntpw4:55
Kali comes pre-installed with chntpw and the tool can be directly used from Kali live USB to bypass windows passwords.
Bypass Windows online authentication by activating a local Administrator Account5:01
Newer Windows comes with live accounts login. Learn the technique to activate local administrator password to bypass online authentication.
Bypassing Windows Passwords with KonBoot3:42
Konboot is the best and fastest utility to bypass Windows passwords and quickly gain access to your target.
Bypassing Windows Passwords with Hiren Boot CD4:57
Hirenboot CD is a free windows password cracking and resetting utility. It can be used as a free alternative to konboot for fast password bypass on Windows
Hack Windows passwords with Windows Boot Disk6:45
If you do not want to use some hacking or cracking tools to reset the machine,the genuine windows recovery disk can be used to reset the passwords.
Reset Windows passwords with Lazesoft free utility5:09
Lazesoft is the free utility that can be used to reset the windows password.
Cracking Windows Passwords with Ophcrack and Kali5:28
Ophcrack boosts to be the fastest windows password cracker software. Learn to use the software directly from Kali.
Crack Windows Passwords with Ophcrack on Windows7:30
Shy of Kali linux. Crack windows passwords directly in Windows with ophcrack windows version.
Cracking Windows password with John5:12
Use the old horse John the ripper to crack some windows passwords.
Cracking Windows passwords with Hashcat5:48
How to use GPU for fast cracking windows passwords. Learn Hashcat fast password cracking.
Mimikatz RAM password extraction4:37
Why not directly extract users account passwords from RAM. Learn to use mimikatz to directly extract the passwords from RAM by passing many restrictions
Review of Password cracking and recovery tools1:55
Compare the windows password cracking tools to help you choose the right tool for the right job.
Cracking old Zip File Passwords with bkcrack7:39

Microsoft Word Password Cracking with John9:39
The lesson covers the basic usage of office2john and john the ripper cracker on Kali Linux and how these tools can be used to crack word document passwords.
(Recap) Install Hashcat on Windows2:25
Hashcat is a GPU cracker that is able to crack passwords much faster than John. The lesson covers the installation of this tool on Windows. So, that your GPU can be utilized to crack the passwords.
Excel Password Cracking with John and Hashcat5:03
The lesson covers the methodology to crack excel passwords while utilizing GPU power. We first obtain the hash of the excel sheet with office2john utility and then use the Hashcat for powerful GPU based attack to crack the password.
Install John on Windows2:52
John is the go to tool for cracking office passwords. The lecture covers the methodology to install the tool on Windows with all its dependencies
Cracking Office Passwords on Window with John5:02
Afraid of Kali Linux? The lesson provides an easier and alternative way to use the popular password cracking tools on Windows. We will be cracking PowerPoint passwords while remaining on Windows operating system.
Unlock Read only Excel Files3:55
The lecture covers the technique to remove read-only protection passwords from excel sheets so that they can be edited again.
Remove Sheet and Workbook Protection from Excel Sheets6:23
Sheet protection and workbook protection are techniques to secure excel sheets. The lesson covers an easy methodology to remove these protections.
Unlock Read only Word and PowerPoint Files5:46
The lecture covers the technique to remove read-only protection passwords from word and PowerPoint documents so that they can be edited again.
Cracking PDF Passwords3:28
Learn to crack locked pdf files passwords with pdfrip free software
Cracking Zip and Rar Passwords7:01
Password protected zip rar files are a real pain. Learn to crack the rar and zip files in an easy and fast manner.
Rar Password cracking with cRARk3:36
CRARk is another very efficient and free utility to crack rar files passwords.
Free Online Password Recovery Service3:23
In this Lecture, we are going to see an online service that offers free password cracking for word, excel and PowerPoint documents. If the document has a weak password, the service can be used to break the password within 3 minutes.
Disclaimer
The Tutorial is only for educational purposes. The instructor is not linked to the service and is not earning any commissions.
Excel password cracking with Passfab (Paid Tool)4:43
In this Lecture, we are going to see an automated tool to crack Excel passwords. Passfab provides premium tools to crack different types of passwords like word, excel or PowerPoint.
Disclaimer
The Tutorial is only for educational purposes. The instructor is not linked to the service and is not earning any commissions.
Remove Passwords from Old Word Documents3:41
The lecture covers the methodology to remove passwords from very old word files (97-2000) with an old utility Guaword. We are going to see the tool, Guaword installation and its usage. The tool is very useful for forensic investigators who happen to find a variety of old documents.

Introduction to Wifi Hacking4:35
Wireless networks are everywhere. Learn how wifi security works and how can we target it.
Hacking Wireless Networks with Aircrack Suits10:35
The lecture covers the basics of WPA and WPA-2 wifi access points password cracking mechanisms and practical demonstration of how the Aircrack suite can be utilized to crack or recover passwords of wireless networks.
Capturing WPA and WPS-2 Handshakes with Hashcat4:41
Hcxdumptool is a bulk wifi handshakes capture utility that can then be cracked with Hashcat
Preparing captured Handshakes for Hashcat6:22
How to prepare the captured wifi handshakes through different utilities to be cracked with Hashcat
Cracking Handshakes with Hashcat15:40
Hashcat is the fasted GPU based wifi password cracker in existence that can be used to crack the passwords fast.
Wifi Cracking purely on Windows10:36
What about hacking wifi from windows. Learn wifi cracking from purely on Windows.
Automatic Wifi Cracking with Wifite5:22
Learn to crack wifi passwords with a single command.
GUI Based Automated Wifi cracking5:25
Afraid of command line tools. Crack wifi passwords with GUI based tools

Introduction to the Pentesting Module0:45
Introduction to pentesting and hacking.
Important terms used in Pentesting and Hacking2:21
What are the most important terms to be kept in mind while hacking and pentesting
Introduction to Metasploit and Windows 10 Hacking Demonstration6:04
Learn to hack windows with Metasploit
Pentesting Methodology for systematic Pentesting1:10
How to follow a systematic approach to hack any system
Setting Up Metasploitable 2 for harcking and Pentesting practice4:10
Setting up a vulnerable machine to practice hacking and pentesting
Scanning Networks and target with Nmap10:59
The lecture covers Nmap basics. How can we use Nmap to scan the targets? We are going to discuss different types of scans that Nmap supports along with a scanning cheatsheet.
Vulnerability assessment of a target before hacking4:05
How to automatically know the exploits and vulnerabilities about a target
Exploiting the Vulnerability to gain foot hold | Hacking the system3:22
How to hack into the target after the vulnerability assesment
Post Exploitation to access data, record keystrokes and taking screenshots5:32
Extracting data, taking screenshots etc from the target machine after exploitation.
Practice Hacking for free with Try Hack me | Exploiting Blue12:41
Practice Pentesting and revise everything you have learned with Try Hack me for free
FTP Exploitation6:20
Learn to exploit FTP services. Basics of FTP Exploitation
Telnet Exploitation7:10
Learn to exploit Telnet services. Basics of Telnet Exploitation
SMB Exploitation8:40
Learn to exploit SMB services. Basics of SMB Exploitation
Wrapping it all up. Hacking Metasploitable 2 with Kali Linux in different ways23:54
Hacking Metasploitable 2 in different ways with Kali Linux. Go from scanning, enumeration to hacking different services.

Setting up HTB and cracking Meow Machine6:14
Free pentesting practice with HTB.
How to start with hack the box and crack your first machine from starting point.
Crack Meow and hack your first machine.
Practical Pentesting -Hacking Fawn HTB6:33
Crack the second machine FAWN from HTB starting point. step-by-step tutorial for cracking FAWN which is focused on exploiting FTP
Practical Pentesting -Hacking Dancing HTB5:17
Crack the third machine Dancing from HTB starting point Tier 0. step-by-step tutorial for cracking Dancing which is focused on exploiting Smb shares
Practical Pentesting -Hacking Redeemer HTB6:24
Crack the fourth machine Redeemer from HTB starting point Tier 0. Step-by-step tutorial for cracking Redeemer which is focused on exploiting unauthenticated access to Redis server

Dir Busting and Vhost Enumeration10:55
Subdomain Enumeration Challenge - Takeover THM6:17
Installing DVWA on Kali VM3:30
Brute Forcing Web Applications Passwords with Burp and Hydra14:57
Command Execution - Linux5:06
CSRF Basics and Exploitation3:07
File Inclusion Vulnerabilities2:17
SQL Injection Vulnerabilities -14:41
SQL Injection Vulnerabilities -23:29
File Upload Vulnerabilities6:51
Chaining Multiple Vulnerabilities (Command Injection + File Upload)5:15

Requirements

Only the Will to learn
Basic IT Skills
PC or Laptop with 4GB (8GB Recommended) RAM
No Programming or Linux Skills Required. We teach you from scratch!

Description

*The ultimate Practical Hacking and Pentesting Guide for Beginners. Learn Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing! Learn to use real techniques and tools that are used by black hat hackers*

Welcome to this comprehensive course on practical hacking and pentesting. In this course, you'll learn techniques and tools to crack Windows passwords, recover Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel Passwords), hack wireless networks, hack Android devices, bug bounty and practical pentesting techniques to hack your targets over the network. This course assumes you have NO prior knowledge in hacking and cracking, and by the end of it, you'll be at a comfortable level, being able to start with your pentesting journey skilled with the basic toolset

The course is a practical guide and only focuses on the practical stuff leaving out Python or other theoretical stuff that you find in other courses to fill up the content. More than 6 hours of practical hacking and pentesting stuff with real-world guides. You'll learn everything by example and practical guides, so we'll never have any dry boring theoretical lectures.

Each practical lecture is accompanied by a free pdf presentation explaining the attack which can be downloaded and used as a quick reference.

The Quick Breakdown of the content is as follows:-

How to Install Kali Linux in a virtual environment in a quick and easy way.
How to break into Windows passwords.
How to crack WIFI passwords.
How to crack office files passwords.
How to hack machines(both windows and Linux) over the network.
Web Hacking and Bug Bounty for Beginners.
How to hack Android devices
How to sharpen your skill with practice on Hack the box and Try hack me free machines.

The Major Modules include.

1. Windows Password cracking and bypassing passwords to gain access

After finishing the module, you will also be acquainted with the best free password-cracking tools and techniques that you can implement in your future learning path. We also discuss some services and tools that can help you to speed up the office password-cracking process.

The Quick Breakdown of the content is as follows:-

- How to break Windows Passwords.
- How to Hack into Windows without cracking passwords.
- How to use Hashcat for faster GPU-based Attacks.
- How to use Hashcat from Windows to crack the Passwords.
- How to extract passwords from RAM with MimiKatz.

2. Wifi Hacking

Wifi is everywhere and learning the tools to crack and hack into the wifi is one of the most important skillset in any hackers arsenal.

The quick breakdown of the content is as follows:

How to hack WPA2 wifi networks with old aircrack utility.
How to capture handshakes with Hcxdump tools.
How to crack wifi password with fast GPU based cracked- Hashcat.
How to crack wifi passwords with single command in an automated manner.
How to crack wifi networks from Windows.
What are the best GUI based tools to crack passwords.

3. Office Files (Word, powerpoint, excel) and RAR/ ZIP files password cracking

What about learning to break into the most important and used file types. The module is perfect for it. The Quick Breakdown of the module content is as follows:-

How to password protect word, excel and PowerPoint Files.
How to use John to crack office passwords on Kali Linux.
How to use Hashcat for faster GPU-based Attacks.
How to install John the ripper and Hashcat on Windows.
How to crack office passwords from Windows without Kali Linux.
How to Unlock read-only Excel Files.
How to remove sheet and workbook protection from Excel sheets.
How to remove read-only restriction from Word and PowerPoint files.
How to remove passwords from office documents with free online password recovery service.
How to use Paid tools to crack office passwords.
How to remove passwords from very old word documents with Guaword utility.

4. Practical pentesting and network attacks

In this module, we learn about how to go with practical pentesting and hacking machines over the network The Quick Breakdown of the module content is as follows:-

What is Metasploit and how to hack Windows with it.
How to scan the targets to extract maximum information.
How to perform a vulnerability assessment of a target with automated tools.
How to extract information from a target, start a keylogger and take screenshots of a target after gaining a foothold.
How to practice pentesting for free.

5. Practical Android Hacking and Pentesting

In this module, we learn about how to hack into Android devices. The module content contains the following

How to setup Android VM inside VMware.
How to hack Android devices with payload created through msfvenom.
How to hack Android devices with USB debugging enabled over adb.

6. Web Hacking and Bug Bounty for Beginners

In this comprehensive module, you'll embark on a thrilling journey to master web hacking techniques and dive into the world of bug bounty hunting. ??

Here's what you'll learn:

Dirbusting Tutorial: Uncover hidden directories and files using the powerful dirb tool, gaining access to potential vulnerabilities.
DVWA Challenge Walkthroughs: Step-by-step guidance through various challenges in Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA), enhancing your practical skills.
Exploiting Common Web Vulnerabilities: Discover and exploit common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and more.
Web Application Reconnaissance: Master the art of gathering intelligence and recon techniques specific to web applications.
Bug Bounty Essentials: Learn the fundamentals of bug bounty hunting, including how to identify, report, and validate vulnerabilities.
Defensive Techniques: Understand countermeasures and defensive strategies to safeguard web applications against attacks.

Don't miss this opportunity to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of web hacking and bug bounty hunting. Enroll now and unlock your potential in web security! ??

We guarantee you this is one of the most comprehensive online courses on hacking and pentesting for beginners which is focused on only practical stuff

Notes:

This course is created for educational purposes only and all the attacks are launched in my own lab or against systems that I have permission to test. The instructor is not linked to any tool or service mentioned in the course in any capacity.

Who this course is for:

Ethical Hacking Beginners to jump start their learning process
Ethical Hacking professional who are looking for more practical stuff
Beginners White Hat Hackers and Pentesters looking to learn practical hacking and pentesting
Information Security Professionals who want to enhance their practical skill set
Digital and Computer Forensics Experts looking to excel in information and evidence gathering
Anybody interested in learning ethical hacking / penetration testing

Practical hacking and pentesting course for beginners

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 2min

Pre requisites and Lab Setup4 lectures • 19min

Windows Password Cracking and Login bypass16 lectures • 1hr 18min

Password Cracking- Office, PDF, Zip and Rar files14 lectures • 1hr 7min

Hacking Wireless Networks8 lectures • 1hr 3min

Pentesting and Network Attacks14 lectures • 1hr 37min

Practice Pentesting and Hacking for Free4 lectures • 24min

Bug Bounty & Web Pentesting for Beginners11 lectures • 1hr 6min

Android Pentesting for Beginners4 lectures • 24min

Advanced Hacks1 lecture • 8min

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