Reverse Shells Explained | How Netcat Gets You a Shell
Reverse shells are one of those fundamental concepts every aspiring pentester should understand. 🔥
In this video, we break down what a reverse shell actually is, how Netcat reverse shells work, the -e parameter, reverse shells without -e, bind vs reverse shells, and how to troubleshoot and mitigate common issues.
Built around a safe lab environment and explained from the ground up.
🎯 From web vulnerability → command execution → reverse shell.
00:00 - Intro to reverse shells
00:21 - What is a reverse shell
02:16 - Setting up a listener with netcat
03:16 - Netcat reverse shells with the "-e" parameter
04:08 - Stabilising a netcat shell
05:18 - Reverse Shells vs Bind Shells
06:40 - Netcat reverse shells without the "-e" parameter
08:51 - Using TERM=xterm to clear your shell
09:00 - Summary of reverse shell
10:04 - Bind shell overview with netcat
11:28 - Potential problems & mitigations with reverse shells
12:55 - Python reverse shells
13:33 - Reflection
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