Hack The Box: Conversor

I haven’t been pentesting for over 5 years now due to moving to new positions / roles. But lately I decided to dust off some of my dormant pentesting skills. Over the past few days I’ve completed the HTB Starting Point machines after work. All but the VIP (paid) ones. I’m rusty, but most basic skills came back pretty quickly. After each machine I quickly regained courage to keep at it and try harder. I even managed to find my old OSCP notes and snippets, rich with one-liners for popping reverse shells, start listeners, upgrading / stabilising shells, etc., etc. ...

January 24, 2026 · 11 min