HackTheBox: Windows Fundamentals Walkthrough

Task 1: Introduction to windows

Q. What is the Build Number of the target workstation?

19041

Q. Which Windows NT version is installed on the workstation? (i.e. Windows X — case sensitive)

Windows 10

Task 2: Operating System Structure

Q. Find the non-standard directory in the C drive. Submit the contents of the flag file saved in this directory.

c8fe8d977d3a0c655ed7cf81e4d13c75

Task 3: File System

Q. What system user has full control over the c:\users directory?

bob.smith

Task 4: NTFS vs. Share Permissions

Q. What protocol discussed in this section is used to share resources on the network using Windows? (Format: case sensitive)

SMB

Q. What is the name of the utility that can be used to view logs made by a Windows system? (Format: 2 words, 1 space, not case sensitive)

Event Viewer

Q. What is the full directory path to the Company Data share we created?

C:\Users\htb-student\Desktop\Company Data

Task 5: Windows Services & Processes

Q. Identify one of the non-standard update services running on the host. Submit the full name of the service executable (not the DisplayName) as your answer.

FoxItReaderUpdateService.exe

Task 6: Interacting with the Windows Operating System

Q. What is the alias set for the ipconfig.exe command?

ifconfig

Q. Find the Execution Policy set for the LocalMachine scope.

unrestricted

Task 7: Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Q. Use WMI to find the serial number of the system.

00329–10280–00000-AA938

Task 8: Windows Security

Q. Find the SID of the bob.smith user.

S-1–5–21–2614195641–1726409526–3792725429–1003

Q. What 3rd party security application is disabled at startup for the current user? (The answer is case sensitive).

NordVPN

Skills Assessment — Windows Fundamentals

Q. What is the name of the group that is present in the Company Data Share Permissions ACL by default?

everyone

Q. What is the name of the tab that allows you to configure NTFS permissions?

security

Q. What is the name of the service associated with Windows Update?

wuauserv

Q. List the SID associated with the user account Jim you created.

S-1–5–21–2614195641–1726409526–3792725429–1006

Q. List the SID associated with the HR security group you created.

S-1–5–21–2614195641–1726409526–3792725429–1007