This document provides a list of MS-DOS commands that could be useful for both hackers and system administrators. It lists over 50 commands that can be used to manage files, disks, users, networking, permissions and more. The document warns that some commands may not work on all machines due to version dependencies. The commands provided could enable anyone with access to a system to extract a significant amount of information from the network or modify critical system settings.
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This document provides a list of MS-DOS commands that could be useful for both hackers and system administrators. It lists over 50 commands that can be used to manage files, disks, users, networking, permissions and more. The document warns that some commands may not work on all machines due to version dependencies. The commands provided could enable anyone with access to a system to extract a significant amount of information from the network or modify critical system settings.
This document provides a list of MS-DOS commands that could be useful for both hackers and system administrators. It lists over 50 commands that can be used to manage files, disks, users, networking, permissions and more. The document warns that some commands may not work on all machines due to version dependencies. The commands provided could enable anyone with access to a system to extract a significant amount of information from the network or modify critical system settings.
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This document provides a list of MS-DOS commands that could be useful for both hackers and system administrators. It lists over 50 commands that can be used to manage files, disks, users, networking, permissions and more. The document warns that some commands may not work on all machines due to version dependencies. The commands provided could enable anyone with access to a system to extract a significant amount of information from the network or modify critical system settings.
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list of MS-DOS commands for hacking and its defence
there’s no replacement for the *nix shell for network based computing tasks, but Micro$oft still has its roots deep . For those who find working via the GUI meclancholy, here’s a list of DOS commands you might want to try out on your Windows machine. This can be useful for hackers, or anyone interested in churning out more information from the network.
ADDUSERS Helps Add or list users to/from a CSV file
ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASSOC Change file extension associations ASSOCIAT One step file association AT Schedule a command to run at a later time ATTRIB Change file attributes
BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings
BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info
CACLS Change file permissions
CALL Call one batch program from another CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders * CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. CLS Clear the screen CLUSTER Windows Clustering CMD Start a new CMD shell COLOR Change colors of the CMD window COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. COPY Copy one or more files to another location CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data
DATE Display or set the date
Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility DEFRAG Defragment hard drive DEL Delete one or more files DELPROF Delete NT user profiles DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility DIR Display a list of files and folders DIRUSE Display disk usage DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another DNSSTAT DNS Statistics DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory DSQUERY List items in active directory DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory
ECHO Display message on screen
ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file ERASE Delete one or more files EXIT Quit the CMD shell EXPAND Uncompress files EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files
FC Compare two files
FDISK Disk Format and partition FIND Search for a text string in a file FINDSTR Search for strings in files FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List FORFILES Batch process multiple files FORMAT Format a disk FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes) FSUTIL File and Volume utilities FTP File Transfer Protocol FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line
HELP Online Help
HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker
IF Conditionally perform a command
IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup IPCONFIG Configure IP
KILL Remove a program from memory
LABELEdit a disk label
LOCAL Display membership of local groups LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer. LOGOFF Log a user off LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file
MEM Display memory usage
MD Create new folders MODE Configure a system device MORE Display output, one screen at a time MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point MOVE Move files from one folder to another MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another MSG Send a message MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s) MV Copy in-use files
NET Manage network resources
NETDOM Domain Manager NETSH Configure network protocols NETSVC Command-line Service Controller NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) NOW Display the current Date and Time NSLOOKUP Name server lookup NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights
PATH Display or set a search path for executable files
PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message PERMS Show permissions for a user PERFMON Performance Monitor PING Test a network connection POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services PRINT Print a text file PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer PROMPT Change the command prompt PsExec Execute process remotely PsFile Show files opened remotely PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user PsInfo List information about a system PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID PsList List detailed information about processes PsLoggedOn Who’s logged on (locally or via resource sharing) PsLogList Event log records PsPasswd Change account password PsService View and control services PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer PsSuspend Suspend processes PUSHD Save and then change the current directory
QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.
RASDIAL Manage RAS connections
RASPHONE Manage RAS connections RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. REG Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values REGEDIT Import or export registry settings REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL REGINI Change Registry Permissions REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file REN Rename a file or files. REPLACE Replace or update one file with another RD Delete folder(s) RDISK Create a Recovery Disk RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)
SCService Control SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks SCLIST Display NT Services ScriptIt Control GUI applications SET Display, set, or remove environment variables SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables SETX Set environment variables permanently SHARE List or edit a file share or print share SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer SLEEP Wait for x seconds SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future SORT Sort input START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command SU Switch User SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter SYSTEMINFO List system configuration
TASKLIST List running applications and services
TIME Display or set the system time TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session TOUCH Change file timestamps TRACERT Trace route to a remote host TREE Graphical display of folder structure TYPE Display the contents of a text file
USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login
VER Display version information VERIFY Verify that files have been saved VOL Display a disk label
WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree
WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files WINMSD Windows system diagnostics WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II WMIC WMI Commands
XCACLS Change file permissions
XCOPY Copy files and folders This list is not exhaustive . Most commands will work well, however please don’t fume up as some of these might not work on your machine due to version dependencies
