[Obimoto]

*If you found this information helpful, please comment to keep the thread alive!*

Too many people come here asking where to start, and even more tell them to google it...

I want to help just end the whole "where to start" thing, however I'm not gonna hold your hand...

This is not a tutorial, and does not cover everything to do with hacking. This is not a guide to 1337...

This is just a list of things to do. This list is beginner friendly, and most of it can be done on Windows. By the time you have studied everything in this list, you will have a good understanding on how hacking works, and probably learned a shit-ton more just from links and related topics...

*** Shows where tutorial list starts...
Let me just say the tutorials are suggestions for good tutorials...
Some may be repetitive, but all have good information...
If there are any problems with the tutorials, please tell me and I will edit... Virus scanning was done with
https://www.virustotal.com/en/
If you do not trust this site's results, I apologize and urge you to check with something else

Programming to look into:
I highly suggest going to Code Academy

***The New Boston

-Python
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...17E1E5C0DA (Vouch these videos - Excellent tutorials, all you need to get started)
https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers

-Perl
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http://it-ebooks.info/book/361/ (ebook virus scanned)
http://perlmaven.com/perl-tutorial
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/perl/perl_pdf_version.htm (don't click buy now, it's more like "donate" - Also virus scanned)
http://learn.perl.org/ (includes installation help)
http://www.perl.com/pub/2000/10/begperl1.html
https://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/

-Ruby
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http://www.tutorialspoint.com/ruby/ruby_pdf_version.htm (don't click buy now - virus scanned)
http://rubylearning.com/satishtalim/tutorial.html
http://it-ebooks.info/book/162/ (virus scanned ebook)
http://it-ebooks.info/book/60/ (virus scanned ebook)

-Java
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http://www.infoap.utcluj.ro/multi/programming_PHP.pdf (virus scanned
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_pdf_version.htm (don't click buy now - virus scanned)
http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/...linked.pdf (virus scanned)
http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/01...X_book.pdf (virus scanned)

-PHP
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http://www.tutorialspoint.com/php/php_pdf_version.htm (virus scanned)
http://www.smit-beton.nl/prj/222/pdf/php...torial.pdf (virus scanned)
http://www.freebookcentre.net/Web/Free-P...nload.html

-HTML
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Spoiler (Click to View)
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/html/html_tutorial.pdf (virus scanned)
http://www.computer-pdf.com/web-programming/html/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...1B5204C15F (Seems very good)

-SQL
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...-NAOo3iWMy (very good)
http://www.1keydata.com/sql/sql.html
http://beginner-sql-tutorial.com/sql.htm
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/sql/sql_tutorial.pdf (virus scanned)

-C to C++
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http://www.cplusplus.com/files/tutorial.pdf (virus scanned)
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/...torial.pdf (virus scanned)
http://cs.uah.edu/~rcoleman/Common/C_Ref...UMMIES.pdf ("For Dummies" book .pdf - virus scanned)
http://www.onlineprogrammingbooks.com/c-hackers-guide/ (Click PDF - virus scanned)

Read about:
-TCP/UDP
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http://www.cs.newpaltz.edu/~pletcha/NET_....24290.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmissio...l_Protocol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial...explained/
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/key-differe...protocols/

-DNS
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/unde...ks-part-1/
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/unde...ks-part-2/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libra...10%29.aspx

-DNS spoofing
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_spoofing
http://thelearninggeek.wordpress.com/201...cain-abel/ (cain and abel dns spoofing via MITM)
http://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/...e-0151620/

-DNS Rebinding
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_rebinding
http://www.securitytube.net/video/808
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r13ESXEfQVE (DefCon video - very interesting)

-Internet Protocol
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http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial...explained/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2692...-ipv6.html (IPv4 vs IPv6)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6

-Networks
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http://www.cs.newpaltz.edu/~pletcha/NET_....24290.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial...-networks/
http://explainingcomputers.com/networking.html

-Firewalls
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_%28computing%29
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-sec...hatis.aspx

-AVs
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus_software
http://www.antivirusworld.com/articles/antivirus.php

-IRC, RATs, and botnets
-Malware/viruses/worms
-SQL and XSS injections
-Internet Cookies
-HTTP Headers

Programs to get and study (and by study I mean LEARN HOW THEY WORK):
-Cain and Abel
( http://www.oxid.it/cain.html )

-Wireshark
( https://www.wireshark.org/download.html )

-Nmap
( http://nmap.org/download.html )

-Any good RAT
*Njrat
*DarkComet
*Check out the RAT section : Remote Administration Tools
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OBI'S RAT TUTORIAL (beginner friendly)...

-Cracking software other than Cain and Abel
*John the Ripper
(http://www.openwall.com/john/)

*Ophcrack
( http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php )

*THC-Hydra
( https://www.thc.org/thc-hydra )

*RainbowTable software
(Cain and Abel uses rainbow tables, and has a generator called Winrtgen)

-CMD
*Just read about NETBIOS and learn how to navigate

-FireFox tools
*Cookies Manager
*Firebug
*Ghostery
*Greasemonkey
*HackBar
*Live HTTP headers
*Tamper Date
*User Agent Switcher
*Web Developer
*Many more...

Metasploit ( http://www.metasploit.com/ ):
-Learn about computer exploits and payloads
-Learn about auxilliary modules
-Learn about shellcode
-Learn about debugging
-Get Metasploit (you will be using the msfconsole)
-Learn how to use metasploit
-Use http://www.rapid7.com/ for reference

Helpful websites:
- https://www.hackthissite.org/
*do all basic missions
*do as many realistic missions as possible (youtube is a good reference)
- https://pentesterlab.com/



FOR A GOOD LIST OF TUTORIALS WRITTEN BY HF MEMBERS:
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=2008347

I know there are a lot more things to be added, so if you think of any feel free to tell me!

HAPPY HACKING XD

[Korosensei]

Really nice thread, will definitely be helpful for those who are just starting out 😉.

[D1Ve]

A really nice thread OP with some usefull links for new hackers. ^^

[Dr. Fritz]

I'm also interested in hacking but don't know how to start. Thanks

[allnet]

Very well written thread OP, this will help many people.

[AUTISMUS MAXIMUS]

I should totally start learning the HTTP language

[Obimoto]

I should totally start learning the HTTP language

Thank you so much bro! Edited...

I meant HTML XP

[Mr. Lahey]

Nice detailed thread op. Should help some people out! :)

[Obimoto]

Thank you all for your positive feedback! XD

[deadcurry]

Hey man im new to this this all looks really cool and is clear but I have just one question.
With the different types of programming languages, would you say there is any order that I should learn each of these?

[Aeowulf]

Great thread. Wonder how hard it would be to get this stickied? I think it would be years too late to have a 'beginners' thread pinned. Nice work Obimoto!

[Nasyr]

This is a really good thread with some interesting information for people who want to learn.

[Obimoto]

Great thread. Wonder how hard it would be to get this stickied? I think it would be years too late to have a 'beginners' thread pinned. Nice work Obimoto!

Thank you very much! None of the good threads here get stickied :(

Hey man im new to this this all looks really cool and is clear but I have just one question.
With the different types of programming languages, would you say there is any order that I should learn each of these?

Nah no order. I suggest checking out python, as it is a very beginner-friendly programming language...

Many languages are similar, just with different syntax...

[Tigermeet]

Thank you very much for the nice list of information. This will definitly help some people out. (Including me)

[ＡｎｏｎＲｏｂｏｔ]

this is really good for people who are interested and want to learn.
now any one that comes here and posts about wanting to learn i will just refer them to this post <3 thanks.