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[Yiraika Daimaru]

Thesewere some attack vectors that you can perform using Social Engineering Toolkit .when you will run the SET you will feel fun because using SET is very easy now we will see how you can install Social Engineering Toolkit and how you can use it for phishing attack.

As you can see on our localhost means on our IP address setoolkit created a phishing page of google. This is how the social engineering toolkit works. Your phishing page will be created by social engineering toolkit. Once the victim types the id password in the fields the id password will be shown on your terminal where SET is running.

I want to install SET from this link: -engineer-toolkit. If I am right this is the github repository. I have brew installed can't I grab it with homebrew and then use all the tools like I do in Kali?

Join us as we discuss three different ways to use this software. As you read on, you'll discover the versatility of SET, learn how to leverage its features, and gain valuable insights into the ever-growing world of social engineering attacks.

We will show you how to use the infectious media generator to create a malicious EXE. Next, we will show you how to set up an individual phishing attack, and lastly, we will show you how to use the Social Engineer Toolkit to clone a legitimate website and harvest credentials.

Social engineering is a psychological tactic that tricks people into taking certain actions or revealing sensitive information. It relies on exploiting human emotions, trust, and curiosity rather than using technical methods to gain unauthorized access to confidential data.

By understanding and manipulating human behavior, these attackers can deceive their victims into disclosing their details, like passwords or financial information, or performing actions that compromise security.

The Social Engineer Toolkit (SET), written in Python, is a powerful collection of tools designed for social engineering. Penetration testers or Red Team members often use it to test an organization's security by simulating social engineering attacks on employees.

SET offers many attack vectors, such as spear phishing, malicious payloads, infectious media generation, and website cloning. These attacks leverage the inherent human vulnerabilities of most security systems, making them potent and challenging to defend against.

The information provided in this blog, including using the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET), is for educational purposes. We urge you to apply the techniques and knowledge shared here only with explicit permission from the relevant parties. Engaging in unauthorized hacking activities is unethical and illegal. We encourage you to practice responsible and ethical hacking.

Once SET launches, you'll be presented with a menu of options. This article will focus on option one: Social-Engineering Attacks, which offers a variety of attack vectors. Here is an overview of the options available in this category:

1) Social-Engineering Attacks: This option focuses on various social engineering attack vectors, including spear phishing, website attacks, infectious media generation, and credential harvesting. It allows users to simulate and test various human-centered attack scenarios.

2) Penetration Testing (Fast-Track): Fast-Track is a collection of testing tools and scripts designed to rapidly deploy and exploit security vulnerabilities. It helps automate various aspects of penetration testing and speeds up the process of discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities

3) Third Party Modules: This option provides integration with external tools and modules developed by the security community. These modules extend SET's functionality and can offer additional attack vectors, exploits, and payloads for use within the toolkit.

4) Update the Social-Engineer Toolkit: This option allows you to update SET to the latest version, ensuring you have the most recent features, bug fixes, and improvements. Regular updates are essential to maintaining an effective and reliable toolkit.

6) Help, Credits, and About: This option provides access to the help documentation, credits to the developers and contributors, and general information about the Social Engineer Toolkit. It is a useful resource for understanding the toolkit's functionality, getting assistance, and learning about its development history.

The Infectious Media Generator in SET allows you to create malicious files, such as PDFs and EXEs, that can trigger a reverse Meterpreter shell when opened. This section will guide you through the process of creating a malicious EXE.

File-Format Exploits: This attack vector exploits vulnerabilities in popular formats like PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, and image files. Attackers craft malicious files containing embedded payloads that, when opened by unsuspecting users, exploit these vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to their systems.

The primary advantage of this approach is its stealthiness, as the malicious files often appear legitimate and are less likely to raise suspicion. Moreover, users perceive these file formats as harmless, making them more likely to be opened.

When a user runs the executable, the payload is executed, and the attacker gains control over the target system. This approach is more straightforward than File-Format Exploits, as it doesn't rely on exploiting specific vulnerabilities in file formats.

However, it may also be more conspicuous, as users are generally more cautious when running unfamiliar executables. A successful attack using this vector often relies on strong social engineering techniques to convince the target to run the executable, such as disguising it as a software update, a useful utility, or a desirable file.

Phishing is a widely-used social engineering attack that aims to deceive users into revealing sensitive information, such as login credentials, financial details, or personally identifiable information.

By manipulating users into believing they are interacting with a legitimate source, attackers can trick them into clicking on malicious links, downloading malware-infected files, or divulging confidential information.

You can use Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or an email address from your domain to perform a phishing attack with SET. Gmail is the default option and the one we will be using. To change between Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo, you must edit the /etc/setoolkit/set.config file.

With the mass mailer option in SET, you can create a phishing email and send it to the target. SET allows for both individual phishing and mass mailing attacks, with the latter targeting multiple victims simultaneously.

In this walkthrough, we will show you the individual attack and how we can include a malicious link to a cloned site we will be creating in our next section. The mass mailer attack is similar; the only difference being you can use a list of emails instead of a single address.

Google is removing this option for new accounts and has plans to remove it from all accounts in the future, so be aware that using your Gmail account may not work, and you may need to use an email from a domain you own instead.

If you want to send an email from your server, the setup in SET is similar. You need the SMTP server and port number from your server. For SMTP2GO, that would be mail.smtp2go.com and port 2525. You need a username and password, which can be set up in SMTP2GO.

An attacker may often use "typosquatting" or "URL hijacking" to register domain names similar to legitimate ones. Doing so allows them to use a more convincing email address to send out phishing emails.

Website cloning and credential harvesting are two essential techniques in the arsenal of social engineers. These techniques involve creating a replica of a legitimate website and tricking users into entering their sensitive information on the fake website, such as usernames and passwords.

Before setting up a cloned site in SET, you need to enable the Apache web server in the SET configuration file located at /etc/setoolkit/set.config. Change the line APACHE_SERVER=OFF to APACHE_SERVER=ON, save the file, and restart SET to apply the changes.

When users visit the cloned website and enter their login information, the credentials will be captured and sent to the attacker's machine. This information can then be used to gain unauthorized access to the user's account on a legitimate website.

To make the cloned website more convincing, attackers often employ tactics like typosquatting (registering domains with similar names to the target site), such as amzon.com (instead of amazon.com), or using the target site's name as a subdomain of another legitimate site they control (amazon.myfakesite.com).

It's important to note that tools like SET can quickly deploy cloned websites on cloud platforms like AWS, complete with public URLs, making it even easier for attackers to create convincing phishing campaigns.

Always remember to use these tools and techniques for educational purposes and in authorized penetration testing engagements only. Ethical hacking is about understanding and improving security, not exploiting it for malicious purposes.

Throughout this guide, we have explored the powerful capabilities of the Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) in conducting various social engineering attacks. We've delved into the Infectious Media Generator, creating malicious payloads that can compromise systems upon execution.

We've also discussed phishing attacks and how to send a malicious link in an email. Finally, we examined website cloning and credential harvesting, highlighting the importance of awareness and vigilance regarding online security.

However, it is crucial to remember that SET is capable of much more than what we've covered in this guide. Other attack vectors, penetration testing modules, and third-party integrations make SET indispensable for ethical hackers, security researchers, and penetration testers.

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