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Can you get to the bottom of what's wrong with the machine?

hard

120 min

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Set up your virtual environment

To successfully complete this room, you'll need to set up your virtual environment. This involves starting both your AttackBox (if you're not using your VPN) and Target Machines, ensuring you're equipped with the necessary tools and access to tackle the challenges ahead.
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Lab machine - Task 1
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You have just been handed a machine by a disgruntled colleague. Pulling hairs out, he explains that, of late, this machine has been very slow and crashed multiple times. They said the machine is relatively new and not nearly at an age where its performance should suffer. They've asked if you can look at the machine and determine what's causing this behavior. Can you use your cyber sleuthing skills and know how to get to the bottom of the machine's performance issue?

Click the green 'Start Lab Machine' button to begin your investigation. The machine will start in Split-Screen view. In case the is not visible, use the blue Show Split View button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can connect to the using the credentials below via "Remote Desktop".

THM Key Credentials
Username Administrator
Password Tr1h4ck123!
IP MACHINE_IP
Answer the questions below

Are there any credentials present on the suspicious file? If yes, what is the username/email?

Are there any credentials present on the suspicious file? If yes, what is the password?