Kali 2020 in Hyper-V

kali2020-in-hyper-v.txt

sudo apt-get update

# install hyper-v tools
sudo apt-get install -y hyperv-daemons
for i in fcopy kvp vss ; do sudo systemctl start hv-$i-daemon ; systemctl status hv-$i-daemon ; done

# change linux scheduler to allow hyper-v to control things, which is more efficient for host, especially on SSD storage
sudo sed -i 's/DEFAULT="quiet"/DEFAULT="quiet scheduler=noop"/g' /etc/default/grub
sudo update-grub2

# yes yes, python 2 vs python 3. We get it.
touch ~/.hushlogin

# this section seems to need updating regularly..
# see also https://gist.github.com/mimura1133/25451be04929d65993e0fb658d0b6890 for notes on how to install XRDP on Kali
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/linux-vm-tools.git
cd linux-vm-tools/ubuntu/18.04
chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh
shutdown -h now
# on host OS run PowerShell as Administrator
# Set-VM -VMName 'Kali 2020' -EnhancedSessionTransportType HvSocket
# In HyperV view settings for VM and check all items under Integration Services
# Start VM
# in Hyper-V when viewing the VM console, choose View -> Enhanced session
# RDP session to VM should now be started and operational. Copy & Paste, shared drives, etc working

# pwncat install
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/calebstewart/pwncat
cd pwncat
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
python3 -m venv pwncat-venv
source pwncat-venv/bin/activate
pip install -U git+https://github.com/calebstewart/paramiko
pip install base64io

# update searchsploit / exploitdb
searchsploit -u

# update nmap scripts and databases
sudo nmap --script-updatedb
sudo mv /usr/share/nmap/nmap-service-probes /usr/share/nmap/nmap-service-probes.backup
sudo curl https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/nmap-service-probes -O /usr/share/nmap/nmap-service-probes