When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

Uptycs Threat Research outline how malicious Linux shell scripts are used to cloak attacks and how defenders can detect and mitigate against them. Siddartha Sharma and Adhokshaj Mishra Evasive ...

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If you want to get some of the power of Kali Linux on your Ubuntu distribution, Jack Wallen shows you how to do so with the Katoolin install script.

However, you can easily create a shell script that contains a file — even an archive of many files — and then retrieve the file and act on it at run time.

This feature also allows you to use Windows applications as part of complex Linux shell scripts. These shell scripts could be used to check for processes, monitor file changes, execute commands ...