Hacking Your First Windows Box | HTB Active Walkthrough | OSCPv3

Join me as we explore Active, an easy yet insightful box from Hack The Box that focuses on the fundamentals of Active Directory exploitation. This walkthrough highlights essential pentesting techniques like SMB enumeration, accessing SMB shares with anonymous credentials, and leveraging Kerberoasting to crack a service account password. You'll see detailed steps starting from the Nmap scans, identifying open ports and services, to uncovering sensitive files like Groups.xml within the "Replication" share. We’ll discuss null session vulnerabilities, analyze group policy preferences, and crack passwords for privilege escalation. Whether you're new to pentesting or looking to sharpen your skills, this box is a great opportunity to learn Active Directory attack strategies and practical exploitation methods in a controlled environment. ? Box Details: - Platform: Hack The Box - Difficulty: Easy - Focus: Active Directory, SMB Enumeration, Kerberoasting ?️ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more HackTheBox walkthroughs, tips, and tricks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGWEEQcO-c&list=PLezu4l4_AXSG8LrK4RiCLDKnFaT5LKWWL&ab_channel=ChrisAlupului https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXA3brPU7A&list=PLezu4l4_AXSG8LrK4RiCLDKnFaT5LKWWL&index=4&t=2954s&ab_channel=ChrisAlupului https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE6NWoxvm6c&list=PLezu4l4_AXSG8LrK4RiCLDKnFaT5LKWWL&index=3&t=2184s&ab_channel=ChrisAlupului ------------------------------ Chris Alupulu's Socials: Instagram: https://instagram.com/chrisalupului X: https://x.com/chrisalupului TikTok: https://tiktok.com/chrisalupului BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/chrisalupulu... Visit my website: https://alupului.com My Recording Gear Used: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chrisalup... Sponsors: Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to me at: [email protected] ------------------------------ ? TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Assign IP to hosts file 01:40 Nmap recon scan 05:30 Enumerate shares with sbmmap 06:35 Connecting to smb shares with smbclient 11:40 Enumerating shares with new creds 12:10 Connecting to new shares with creds 14:10 Priv escalating into administrator 17:00 Connecting with administrator creds 18:28 Outro #htb #ethicalhacking #pentesting #cybersecurity #ethicalhacker #tryhackme #redteam #infosec #kalilinux #hackthebox #offensivesecurity #activedirectory DISCLAIMER: This video is intended for educational purposes only. All activities demonstrated in this video were conducted on legally authorized systems such as HackTheBox & TryHackMe. Unauthorized hacking, including attempts to gain unauthorized access to computers, servers, or other digital assets, is illegal and unethical. Always obtain proper permission before conducting any form of penetration testing or security research. The techniques shown here should only be used in ethical hacking environments, and I am not responsible for any misuse of the information provided.