Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Launching a Word List Attack

The video tutorial demonstrates how to perform a wordlist attack using Hashcat. It covers the steps to launch the attack, specify the hash type, and use a wordlist file. The tutorial also addresses handling errors, interpreting results, and testing with different wordlists. Additionally, it provides tips on simplifying file specifications in Hashcat commands.

What is the first step in launching a wordlist attack using Hashcat?

• Run the command

• Specify the hash file

• Specify the attack mode

• Specify the wordlist file

Which command is used to specify the hash type for an MD5 hash in Hashcat?

• M 0

• M 1

• M 5

• M 3

What should you do if Hashcat provides an error message indicating something isn't supported?

• Restart the computer

• Use a different wordlist

• Reinstall Hashcat

• Append --force to the command

What file is created by Hashcat to store cracked hashes?

• hashes.txt

• hashcat.POT

• cracked_hashes.txt

• hashcat.txt

What happens if the password is not found in the specified wordlist?

• Hashcat displays 'session status is exhausted'

• Hashcat finds a random password

• Hashcat crashes

• Hashcat stops without any message

Can you run multiple MD5 hashes at once in Hashcat?

• Yes, but only if they are in separate files

• No, only one at a time

• No, Hashcat does not support multiple hashes

• Yes, by listing them in the hash file

What is the result when the correct password is found in the wordlist?

• Hashcat displays 'session status is pending'

• Hashcat displays 'session status is failed'

• Hashcat displays 'session status is cracked'

• Hashcat displays 'session status is exhausted'