King Phisher is a powerful open-source tool designed for social engineering campaigns. It can be used to simulate phishing attacks and test the security measures of your organization. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the installation of King Phisher on Linux Mint.
Before we begin the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
You can check if Python and pip are installed with the following command:
python -V && pip -V
To install Git, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install git
Now that we have the prerequisites, let's start installing King Phisher:
Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install King Phisher. For example, if you want to install it in the home directory, run the following command:
cd ~/
Clone the King Phisher repository from GitHub using Git:
git clone https://github.com/rsmusllp/king-phisher.git
Once the cloning process is finished, navigate to the King Phisher directory:
cd king-phisher/
Run the setup script as a superuser:
sudo ./install.sh
Follow the prompts in the installation process to install any dependencies required by King Phisher.
Once the installation process is complete, launch King Phisher using the following command:
king-phisher
You should now see King Phisher's GUI in your Linux Mint desktop.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed King Phisher on Linux Mint. You can now use it to simulate phishing attacks and test your organization's security measures.
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