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Subject:    Re: [Ilugc] Regarding Reverse Shell.
From:       Siva Prakash <sivaox () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-08-30 6:08:31
Message-ID: AANLkTi=46L+YL7w2pnOv=hV9DZdQFPA+QgjLQwLYJGBf () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Yuva raj <uvaraj6@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > > Can anybody please brief me about Reverse shell?  (When I am
> googling;
> > > it's
> > > > confusing me instead to help.)
> > > > 1. What is reverse shell?
> >
> connecting in a reverse way than normal is called reverse shell.
> while installing trojan , server part will be installed on victims computer
> and client will be installed in cracker machine(Traditional Client Server
> way way ).
> in the above method if the client is behind nat or firewall its tough to
> make a connection.
> The client will open a port and listen for the connection from cracker. a
> simple netsat -n will reveal that and those connections can easily blocked
> by firewall and routers .
>
> Lets Come to Reverse Shell.
> In this method server will be installed on cracker machine and client will
> be installed on the victim machine. once the the client installed it will
> try to communicate with the crackers machine server and opens an session.
> Reverse shell is less reliable than the traditional way but it will blasts
> away most of the firewall and NAT .
>
> Reverse shell is boon to crackers ;)
>
> > > 2. Is it mostly used for hacking rather pentest?
> >
> according to me if you only hack then only you are a penetration tester.
>
> > > > 3. how to identify / what are the precautions we need to take? (From
> > the
> > > > system administration perspective.)
> >
> Path and upgrade  you application  and OS . install an IDS .
>
> > > > Thanks.
> > >
>

Hi YuvaRaj,
Thanks a lot.
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