# OSX for Pentesting (Mavericks/Yosemite) # # A fork of OSX for Hackers (Original Source: https://gist.github.com/brandonb927/3195465) #!/bin/sh # Ask for the administrator password upfront echo "Have you read through the script prior to running this? (y or n)" read bcareful if [ $bcareful == "y" ] then echo "Alright, lets get started. First, you'll need to give this script admin privileges (however, do not run as root)" else echo "Goodbye" exit fi sudo -v echo "and away we go!" ############################################################################### # Add useful aliases to .bash_profile ############################################################################### echo "Adding useful aliases to your .bash_profile..." echo "alias chrome='open -a \"Google Chrome\"'" >> ~/.bash_profile echo "alias atom='open -a \"Atom\"'" >> ~/.bash_profile # alternative to sublime echo "alias attach=\"hdiutil attach\"" >> ~/.bash_profile # attach volume (useful for attaching an encrypted volume) echo "alias listen=\"lsof -i TCP -n -P | grep LISTEN\"" >> ~/.bash_profile # show listening ports ############################################################################### # Install Homebrew ############################################################################### ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" ############################################################################### # Install pentesting binaries with homebrew ############################################################################### echo "Installing a few useful binaries" bins=( python # Update your python nmap hydra # Great tool for password attacks ncrack # Alternative to hydra, supports RDP john-jumbo the_silver_searcher # A code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed. git # Update to a newer version of git autojump # Great little tool for navigating directories via the command line, see https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump ) brew install ${bins[@]} ############################################################################### # Install useful apps with homebrew cask ############################################################################### brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask apps=( alfred qlcolorcode # Quicklook plugin that handles source code with syntax highlighting appcleaner qlmarkdown # QuickLook generator for Markdown files spotify # Everybody loves Spotify flash # :D iterm2 caffeine # Keep your mac from going to sleep (when needed) virtualbox limechat atom # Sublime-text alt flux # Go easy on your eyes qlstephen # Quicklook plugin for files without extensions (README, etc) vlc nvalt # Nice free note taking app quicklook-json # Quicklook plugin for JSON files ) echo "Installing apps via brew-cask..." brew cask install --appdir="/Applications" ${apps[@]} brew cask alfred link brew cleanup ############################################################################### # Install RVM to update and manage your version of ruby ############################################################################### echo "Installing RVM, updating Ruby, and installing Bundler to manage gems" curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable source ~/.bash_profile rvm use ruby --install --default gem install bundler ############################################################################### # General UI/UX ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons" for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.*; do defaults write "${domain}" dontAutoLoad -array \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu" done defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Bluetooth.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/AirPort.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Battery.menu" \ "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu" sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search echo "" echo "Disabling OS X Gate Keeper" echo "(You'll be able to install any app you want from here on, not just Mac App Store apps)" sudo spctl --master-disable sudo defaults write /var/db/SystemPolicy-prefs.plist enabled -string no defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false echo "" echo "Increasing the window resize speed for Cocoa applications" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001 echo "" echo "Expanding the save panel by default" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true echo "" echo "Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete" defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true echo "" echo "Disabling automatic termination of inactive apps" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDisableAutomaticTermination -bool true echo "" echo "Saving to disk (not to iCloud) by default" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false echo "" echo "Reveal IP address, hostname, OS version, etc. when clicking the clock in the login window" sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo HostName echo "" echo "Check for software updates daily, not just once per week" defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1 echo "" echo "Disable smart quotes and smart dashes as they’re annoying when typing code" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false ############################################################################### # Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Increasing sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets" defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 echo "" echo "Enabling full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 echo "" echo "Disabling press-and-hold for keys in favor of a key repeat" defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false echo "" echo "Setting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate (ain't nobody got time fo special chars while coding!)" defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 echo "" echo "Disabling auto-correct" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false echo "" echo "Setting trackpad & mouse speed to a reasonable number" defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling 2 defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 2.5 echo "" echo "Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes" defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 300 ############################################################################### # Screen ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Requiring password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins" defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1 defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0 echo "" echo "Enabling subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 echo "" echo "Enable HiDPI display modes (requires restart)" sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true ############################################################################### # Finder ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Showing icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true echo "" echo "Showing all filename extensions in Finder by default" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true echo "" echo "Showing status bar in Finder by default" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true echo "" echo "Allowing text selection in Quick Look/Preview in Finder by default" defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true echo "" echo "Displaying full POSIX path as Finder window title" defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true echo "" echo "Disabling the warning when changing a file extension" defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false echo "" echo "Use column view in all Finder windows by default" defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle Clmv echo "" echo "Avoiding the creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes" defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true echo "" echo "Disabling disk image verification" defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-locked -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-remote -bool true echo "" echo "Enabling snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist ############################################################################### # Dock & Mission Control ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Setting the icon size of Dock items to 36 pixels for optimal size/screen-realestate" defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 36 echo "" echo "Speeding up Mission Control animations and grouping windows by application" defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1 defaults write com.apple.dock "expose-group-by-app" -bool true echo "" echo "Setting Dock to auto-hide and removing the auto-hiding delay" defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0 ############################################################################### # Safari & WebKit ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Hiding Safari bookmarks bar by default" defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false echo "" echo "Hiding Safari sidebar in Top Sites" defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowSidebarInTopSites -bool false echo "" echo "Disabling Safari thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites" defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 echo "" echo "Enabling Safari debug menu" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true echo "" echo "Making Safari search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With" defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false echo "" echo "Removing useless icons from Safari bookmarks bar" defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" echo "" echo "Allow hitting the Backspace key to go to the previous page in history" defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2BackspaceKeyNavigationEnabled -bool true echo "" echo "Enabling the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari "com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled" -bool true echo "" echo "Adding a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views" defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true ############################################################################### # Terminal ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Enabling UTF-8 ONLY in Terminal.app and setting the Pro theme by default" defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 defaults write com.apple.Terminal "Default Window Settings" -string "Pro" defaults write com.apple.Terminal "Startup Window Settings" -string "Pro" ############################################################################### # Time Machine ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Preventing Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume" defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true echo "" echo "Disabling local Time Machine backups" hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal ############################################################################### # Messages # ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Disable smart quotes" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false echo "" echo "Disable continuous spell checking" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false ############################################################################### # Misc Additions ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Disable hibernation (speeds up entering sleep mode)" sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 echo "" echo "Remove the sleep image file to save disk space" sudo rm /Private/var/vm/sleepimage echo "Creating a zero-byte file instead" sudo touch /Private/var/vm/sleepimage echo "and make sure it can't be rewritten" sudo chflags uchg /Private/var/vm/sleepimage echo "" echo "Disable the sudden motion sensor as its not useful for SSDs" sudo pmset -a sms 0 echo "" echo "Speeding up wake from sleep to 24 hours from an hour" # http://www.cultofmac.com/221392/quick-hack-speeds-up-retina-macbooks-wake-from-sleep-os-x-tips/ sudo pmset -a standbydelay 86400 echo "" echo "Disable annoying backswipe in Chrome" defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false echo "" echo "Generating db for the locate command" sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist source ~/.bash_profile echo "Done!"