The http://www.netcraft.com
Web site allows you to retrieve this information.
Procedure: From the http://www.netcraft.com Web site enter the target
hostname or IP.
Netcraft retrieves the latest information about the site entered.
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In this example the target is http://www.hotmail.com. The results reveal:
The target is running on Microsoft Windows 2000.
The target is using IIS 5.0.
The date this information last changed.
The IP addresses associated with the target.
The netblock owner.
*Note: Bear in mind that this is a good estimation of the current operating system
in use and is overall quite accurate.
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Lab 26: Operating System Identification
Scan Open Ports of Target: Sprint
Prerequisites: None
Countermeasures: None
Description: The Sprint application is used to determine the operating
system (OS) of the target. An attacker uses this information to better
determine what attack or exploit to use against the target.
Procedure: Compile, make, and create the application and run against
the target with the syntax of:
./sprint
(Target)
From the directory containing the compressed Sprint file type tar ??“zxvf
sprint-0.4.tgz.
The files will uncompress and install into a newly created directory named
sprint-0.4.
Change to the new directory by typing cd sprint-0.4 and press Enter.
Compile the application by typing make linux.
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