Scavenger

Verified writeups for the Scavenger machine of Hack The Box

Scavenger

$ tldr AXFR + WHOIS SQLi → PCAP analysis → rootkit privesc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Hard
Vector	Forensics
IP	10.10.10.155
Retirement date	2020-02-29
Skills	Domain Zone Transfer (AXFR) SQLI (Error Based) [WHOIS] PCAP Analysis (Tshark && Wireshark) Abusing Rootkit

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇬🇧 EN	0xdf	Texto	Open
🇬🇧 EN	IppSec	Vídeo	Open

Skill resources

Curated documentation for each technique listed in the Skills column above. Sources: HackTricks, GTFOBins, PortSwigger, etc.

Skill	Source	Link
DNS zone transfer	HackTricks	Open
SQL Injection	HackTricks	Open
SQL Injection	PortSwigger	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

If you liked this machine, try

• Cronos — Linux, Medium
• Giddy — Windows, Medium
• Europa — Linux, Medium
• Mango — Linux, Medium
• Bastard — Windows, Medium

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Last updated: 2026-06-07