Maerisec's blog - pentesting, malware, gaming

So far, I've used my physical device for Android apps testing, but I always found it inconvenient for training. With a new Kali setup, it was a good time to create virtual Android testing lab. In this post I will describe how to set up my lab and start learning frida. I use: Genymotion version 3.7.1 (License for Personal Use) on Windows Hyper-V on Windows 11 Kali version 2024.1 Frida version 16.3.3 on Kali and other (Burp, adb, jadx, objection, ...) Note that this is a setup on my private PC, I don't use it for professional purposes.  For iOS apps testing, I recommend  iOS App Testing Through Burp on Corellium by Evan Custodio Android app hacking setup For Kali on Hyper-V setup see  this page . Let's start with Genymotion. I use this solution for Android virtualization because: It has a license for Personal use with enough functionalities. Competitors have some stories about being untrustworthy. Of course Android Studio has to be taken into account when cre...

This is a brief manual of my Hyper-V setup written for other hackers who were using VirtualBox/VMware their whole career like me and are not much interested in preparing advanced settings. Generally, using Hyper-V for the first time is eye opening. The experience is much different but, after a while, everything becomes intuitive. I'm using Windows 11 Pro and Kali VM.  Enable Hyper-V virtualization Hyper-V can't be downloaded from the Internet, it must be enabled on your PC. It will download itself automatically. Follow Microsoft instruction:  Step-By-Step: Enabling Hyper-V for Use on Windows 11 Recap: Win+R -> appwiz.cpl -> Turn Windows features on or off -> Hyper-V -> OK -> restart First look Left-hand panel displays available physical servers - in this case "ROSEMARY" is just a name of my PC. Your PC will be the only option unless you want to connect to remote servers. Virtual Machines panel contains a list of your VMs, and if you click one, the pane...