Commando VM: The First of Its Kind Windows Offensive Distribution

Commando VM: The First of Its Kind Windows Offensive Distribution


March 28, 2019 | by Jacob Barteaux, Blaine Stancill, Nhan Huynh

For penetration testers looking for a stable and supported Linux testing platform, the industry agrees that Kali is the go-to platform. However, if you’d prefer to use Windows as an operating system, you may have noticed that a worthy platform didn’t exist. As security researchers, every one of us has probably spent hours customizing a Windows working environment at least once and we all use the same tools, utilities, and techniques during customer engagements. Therefore, maintaining a custom environment while keeping all our tool sets up-to-date can be a monotonous chore for all. Recognizing that, we have created a Windows distribution focused on supporting penetration testers and red teamers.

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