How To Install windows-privesc-check on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install windows-privesc-check on Kali Linux.
What is windows-privesc-check
windows-privesc-check is:
Windows-privesc-check is standalone executable that runs on Windows systems (tested on XP, Windows 7 only so far). It tries to find misconfigurations that could allow local unprivileged users to escalate privileges to other users or to access local apps (e.g. databases).
It is written in python and converted to an executable using pyinstaller so it can be easily uploaded and run (as opposed to unzipping python + other dependencies). It can run either as a normal user or as Administrator (obviously it does a better job when running as Administrator because it can read more files).
There are three methods to install windows-privesc-check on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install windows-privesc-check Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install windows-privesc-check using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install windows-privesc-checkInstall windows-privesc-check Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install windows-privesc-check using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install windows-privesc-checkInstall windows-privesc-check Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install windows-privesc-check using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install windows-privesc-checkHow To Uninstall windows-privesc-check on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the windows-privesc-check package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove windows-privesc-checkUninstall windows-privesc-check And Its Dependencies
To uninstall windows-privesc-check and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove windows-privesc-checkRemove windows-privesc-check Configurations and Data
To remove windows-privesc-check configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge windows-privesc-checkRemove windows-privesc-check configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove windows-privesc-check configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge windows-privesc-checkDependencies
windows-privesc-check have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install windows-privesc-check package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
