Before you hack anyone, you need a safe environment. Hacking real companies without permission is a felony. This section teaches you how to install VirtualBox, create virtual machines, and install Kali Linux (the hacker’s OS) and Windows targets. You will learn how to make your virtual network invisible to the outside world while allowing attacks between your virtual machines.
This moves from network attacks to system attacks. You learn how to create undetectable backdoors, keyloggers, and how to exploit vulnerabilities to take control of a target machine.
⚠️ Always use skills only on your own devices or with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal. udemy learn ethical hacking from scratch course
⚠️ Legal note: Only attack systems you own or have explicit permission to test.
Based on a sample of 500 Udemy reviews (web-scraped, anonymized): Before you hack anyone, you need a safe environment
Common constructive criticism: Add more modern bypass techniques (EDR evasion, AMSI bypass).
Scraping recent reviews from Udemy (as of 2025): ⚠️ Legal note: Only attack systems you own
"I've tried three different ethical hacking courses on YouTube, but they all assumed I knew Linux. Zaid explains what 'sudo' means. I cracked my first WPA2 password in 3 hours. 10/10." – Mark T.
"The post-connection attacks section is gold. I didn't know that someone on the same coffee shop Wi-Fi could see my instagram DMs. I now use a VPN everywhere." – Sarah L.
"Con: The Windows 10 virtual machine setup is tricky if you have a Mac M1 chip (ARM architecture). Zaid addresses this in a lecture, but it’s a hassle. Pro: Everything works once you switch to a x64 machine." – David K.