Hacking on Phone? Complete Termux Ethical Hacking Course | 4 Hours

Technological focus & course structure

• The video promotes a “Termux Ethical Hacking Course for Beginners”, using an Android phone as a portable Linux hacking lab.
• Main idea: with Termux, the phone can run Linux tools/commands, install packages, and support common pentesting workflows (scanning/testing/web checks). The course progresses from basic setup to more advanced command usage and scripting.

Key product/tool: Termux as a “mini Linux” environment

• Termux is described as an Android app that creates a Linux terminal environment.
• It lets you run typical Linux commands such as:
  • apt, ls, cd, mkdir, etc.
• The instructor emphasizes Termux to build a foundation in:
  • Linux fundamentals (directories, hidden files, navigation)
  • Installing/maintaining packages
  • Running tools/scripts
  • File handling and permissions
  • Basic networking and system monitoring

Main prerequisites & constraints

Android phone only

• Android phone only is presented as sufficient (explicitly: no laptop required).

Rooting (permissions level)

• Many Termux hacking tools can run without rooting (examples cited: phishing simulations, scanning, password tools, automation, web testing).
• Root is suggested for advanced capabilities such as:
  • Wi‑Fi monitoring
  • packet injection
  • advanced network attacks
• Rooting drawbacks mentioned:
  • warranty voiding
  • higher security risk
  • risk of bricking if done incorrectly

System requirements

• Recommended:
  • 3GB+ RAM (preferably 4–6GB)
  • 32GB+ storage (mentions larger if possible)
• Android 8+

Internet requirement

• Internet is required for:
  • installing packages
  • cloning repositories
  • downloading tools
  • updating systems

Disclaimer (ethical/legal)

• A repeated warning states the purpose is cybersecurity/ethical hacking education and to not misuse learned skills.

Core guide/tutorial segments covered (with key commands/features)

1) Termux installation & setup

• Install Termux via GitHub (updated) rather than the outdated Play Store version.
• Optional: use “Hacker Keyboard” for better terminal typing.
• Basics warm-up commands:
  • apt update
  • apt upgrade
  • directory/file viewing: ls, ls -a, ls -lah (hidden + permissions)
  • navigation: pwd, cd, cd .., cd ~

2) File system fundamentals

• Create/remove directories:
  • mkdir, rmdir (note: rmdir works only if the directory is empty)
• Create/delete files:
  • touch, rm, rm -rf (recursive deletion described)
• Edit and view files:
  • nano usage (Ctrl+O save, Ctrl+X exit)
  • cat to display contents
• Copy/move/rename:
  • cp, mv
• Storage locations:
  • copying/moving between Termux internal storage vs SD card using storage permissions

3) Storage permission & SD access

• Termux uses a separate filesystem/working environment, so storage permission must be granted.
• CLI command mentioned:
  • termux-setup-storage (also available in the Settings GUI)
• Emphasis: without storage permission, large tools/files may fail to install.

4) Linux permissions (important for scripts/tools)

• Read/Write/Execute represented as R W X.
• Permission changes:
  • chmod +x (example: making a script executable)
• Numeric permission scheme is explained (read/write/execute mapping to numbers; examples like 777 are mentioned).
• Purpose: ensure scripts and downloaded tools can actually run.

5) Package management with APT (and Termux pkg)

• APT explained as Advanced Package Tool, compared to a “Play Store of packages.”
• Best practice habit:
  • update package list + upgrade:
    • apt update / apt upgrade
    • or pkg update / pkg upgrade
• Dependency troubleshooting:
  • errors like “missing dependency,” “package not found,” or “module error” are linked to outdated or missing packages.
• Demonstrated commands:
  • Check installed packages: dpkg -l
  • apt/pkg operations:
    • pkg install <name>, pkg uninstall <name>, pkg reinstall <name>
    • apt list, apt search
    • pkg info <package>

6) Visual/terminal “fun” packages (training ergonomics)

• ASCII/terminal banner style utilities:
  • figlet, toilet
• Other demo packages mentioned:
  • cmatrix (matrix animation)
  • neofetch (system info)
  • “ASCII world map” via telnet + ASCII interface

7) Installing tools from GitHub (practical workflow)

A repeated 5-step pipeline:

1. Update/upgrade Termux
2. Install tool dependencies (example deps: Python, Ruby, curl)
3. Install Git if needed, then git clone <repo_url>
4. Grant execution permissions (e.g., chmod +x)
5. Run install/requirements scripts (often ./requirements or bash/python-based installers)

8) Tool customization / themes

• “Termux-style” cloning + installing a theme manager.
• Run scripts to change terminal colors and theme modes.

9) Automation + power-user terminal features

• Aliases:
  • edit ~/.bashrc with nano
  • reload with source ~/.bashrc
• Command shortcuts:
  • terminal history search (history | grep ..., Ctrl+R)
  • auto-complete with Tab
  • line editing shortcuts (Ctrl+U, Ctrl+A/E, etc.)
• Command chaining:
  • saving output with tee (pipe output into files)
  • chaining with && (run the second command only if the first succeeds)

10) Networking basics (recon-like skills)

• Internet/connectivity check:
  • ping google.com
• IP discovery:
  • ifconfig (local/IP details)
  • curl ifconfig.me (public IP)
• Domain reconnaissance:
  • nslookup <domain>
  • whois <domain>
• Remote access & file transfer:
  • install/use OpenSSH (ssh)
  • scp for secure copying
• Network path analysis:
  • netstat (active connections)
  • tracepath <host> (route tracing)

Termux: advanced API / “Termux-API” capabilities (mobile device control)

A later section covers installing and using Termux:API:

• Install via:
  • pkg install termux-api
• Or install an APK if Play Protect blocks it.

Examples of device control commands:

• Battery info: termux-battery-status
• Notifications:
  • send notification (title/body)
  • list active notifications
  • remove/clear notifications
• Audio/voice:
  • TTS: termux-tts-speak
  • list engines: termux-tts-engines
• Vibration and toast:
  • vibrate: termux-vibrate
  • toast popup: termux-toast
• Flashlight:
  • torch on/off
• Clipboard:
  • get/set clipboard content
• Location:
  • get current GPS info
• Camera:
  • capture photo (front/back)
  • video/audio recording described as restricted due to Android security/background permission limitations; snapshots may work while full recording may fail
• Sharing and wallpaper:
  • share files
  • set wallpaper using Termux:API

Communication via Termux:API

• SMS access:
  • list messages/inbox
  • view message content (GUI mention)
  • send SMS: termux-sms-send <number> "<message>"
• Contacts:
  • list contacts
  • remove a contact (by name)
• Call history:
  • show recent incoming/outgoing/missed calls with filters (by arguments)

System monitoring & process control

• top, htop (CPU/memory UI monitoring; htop installed)
• RAM usage: free -h
• Storage usage: df -h
• Process listing:
  • ps aux, ps -ef style concepts
• Filter processes:
  • pgrep <name>
• Kill processes:
  • kill <pid>
  • force kill: kill -9 <pid>
  • kill by name: pkill <name>
• Background jobs:
  • sleep <seconds> + jobs/fg to manage job state

Multi-terminal / tmux mention

• Installs/uses tmux (tmux) to create multiple terminal panes/sessions, useful for long-running sessions and server control.

Coding track (foundation for real hacking automation)

• Introduces Python 3 and interactive Python usage.
• Demonstrates:
  • creating/running scripts (nano, python3 file.py)
  • one-liner execution concept: python3 -c "..."
• Python libraries:
  • install with pip install <package>
  • check with pip list
• Simple local server hosting:
  • run Python http.server and access localhost:<port>
• Git & GitHub workflow:
  • configure git user:
    • git config --global user.name (etc.)
  • common commands:
    • git init, git clone, git status
    • git add ., git commit -m "<msg>", git push
    • mention update with git pull
  • branching concept:
    • git branch, git checkout (create branch then switch)

Text processing utilities for hacking workflows

• Sorting:
  • sort and reverse sorting with -r
• Pattern searching:
  • grep with case-insensitive -i
  • line numbers: grep -n
• Replacement:
  • sed and search/replace with g (global behavior)
• Integrity/verification:
  • checksum with md5sum for integrity verification

Main speakers / sources

• Primary speaker: “Cyber Guard” host/instructor (the channel owner; repeatedly addresses “Hello hackers, welcome back to Cyber Guard”).
• Primary source tool/vendor mentioned: Termux and Termux:API (Termux-API project).