{"id":331,"date":"2025-02-11T20:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/?p=331"},"modified":"2025-02-12T00:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:50:15","slug":"deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"55 Deepseek Prompts for Penetration Testers: Ultimate Ethical Hacking Cheat Sheet (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Haider Mehdi, Cybersecurity Enthusiast &amp; Penetration Tester<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n  \r\n    \r\n<div id=\"wpj-jtoc\" class=\"wpj-jtoc wpj-jtoc--main --jtoc-the-content --jtoc-theme-original --jtoc-title-align-left --jtoc-toggle-icon --jtoc-toggle-position-right --jtoc-toggle-1 --jtoc-has-numeration --jtoc-numeration-legacy --jtoc-has-custom-styles --jtoc-is-unfolded --jtoc-align-left\" >\r\n  <!-- TOC -->\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toc wpj-jtoc--toc-inline \" >\r\n              <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header-main\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--title\">\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle-wrap\">\r\n                                                          <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle-box\">\r\n                  <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                          <\/div>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n            <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n        <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#why-deepseek-prompts-matter-in-2025\"  title=\"Why Deepseek Prompts Matter in 2025 \ud83d\udea8\" data-numeration=\"1\">Why Deepseek Prompts Matter in 2025 \ud83d\udea8<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#comman\"  title=\"Comman\" data-numeration=\"2\">Comman<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#reconnaissance-osint\"  title=\"Reconnaissance &amp; OSINT\" data-numeration=\"3\">Reconnaissance &amp; OSINT<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#web-application-exploits\"  title=\"Web Application Exploits\" data-numeration=\"4\">Web Application Exploits<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#network-red-teaming\"  title=\"Network &amp; Red Teaming\" data-numeration=\"5\">Network &amp; Red Teaming<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#mobile-iot\"  title=\"Mobile &amp; IoT\" data-numeration=\"6\">Mobile &amp; IoT<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#cloud-containers\"  title=\"Cloud &amp; Containers\" data-numeration=\"7\">Cloud &amp; Containers<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#evasion-advanced-persistence\"  title=\"Evasion &amp; Advanced Persistence\" data-numeration=\"8\">Evasion &amp; Advanced Persistence<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#physical-social-engineering\"  title=\"Physical &amp; Social Engineering\" data-numeration=\"9\">Physical &amp; Social Engineering<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#post-exploitation\"  title=\"Post-Exploitation\" data-numeration=\"10\">Post-Exploitation<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#emerging-threats\"  title=\"Emerging Threats\" data-numeration=\"11\">Emerging Threats<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#cloud-containers_1\"  title=\"Cloud &amp; Containers\" data-numeration=\"12\">Cloud &amp; Containers<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#web-api-security\"  title=\"Web &amp; API Security\" data-numeration=\"13\">Web &amp; API Security<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#red-team-infrastructure\"  title=\"Red Team Infrastructure\" data-numeration=\"14\">Red Team Infrastructure<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#mobile-macos\"  title=\"Mobile &amp; macOS\" data-numeration=\"15\">Mobile &amp; macOS<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#industrial-niche-protocols\"  title=\"Industrial &amp; Niche Protocols\" data-numeration=\"16\">Industrial &amp; Niche Protocols<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#evasion-fileless-attacks\"  title=\"Evasion &amp; Fileless Attacks\" data-numeration=\"17\">Evasion &amp; Fileless Attacks<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#emerging-tech-compliance\"  title=\"Emerging Tech &amp; Compliance\" data-numeration=\"18\">Emerging Tech &amp; Compliance<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#physical-hardware\"  title=\"Physical &amp; Hardware\" data-numeration=\"19\">Physical &amp; Hardware<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#miscellaneous\"  title=\"Miscellaneous\" data-numeration=\"20\">Miscellaneous<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#final-thoughts\"  title=\"\ud83d\udc4b\u00a0Final Thoughts\" data-numeration=\"21\">\ud83d\udc4b\u00a0Final Thoughts<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content --jtoc-h2\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                                                <a href=\"#faqs\"  title=\"FAQs \u2753\" data-numeration=\"22\">FAQs \u2753<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div><\/li><\/ol>      <\/nav>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Why_Deepseek_Prompts_Matter_in_2025_%F0%9F%9A%A8\" >Why Deepseek Prompts Matter in 2025 \ud83d\udea8<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Comman\" >Comman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Reconnaissance_OSINT\" >Reconnaissance &amp; OSINT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Web_Application_Exploits\" >Web Application Exploits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Network_Red_Teaming\" >Network &amp; Red Teaming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Mobile_IoT\" >Mobile &amp; IoT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Cloud_Containers\" >Cloud &amp; Containers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Evasion_Advanced_Persistence\" >Evasion &amp; Advanced Persistence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Physical_Social_Engineering\" >Physical &amp; Social Engineering<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Post-Exploitation\" >Post-Exploitation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Emerging_Threats\" >Emerging Threats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Cloud_Containers-2\" >Cloud &amp; Containers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Web_API_Security\" >Web &amp; API Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Red_Team_Infrastructure\" >Red Team Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Mobile_macOS\" >Mobile &amp; macOS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Industrial_Niche_Protocols\" >Industrial &amp; Niche Protocols<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Evasion_Fileless_Attacks\" >Evasion &amp; Fileless Attacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Emerging_Tech_Compliance\" >Emerging Tech &amp; Compliance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Physical_Hardware\" >Physical &amp; Hardware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#Miscellaneous\" >Miscellaneous<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Final_Thoughts\" >\ud83d\udc4b\u00a0Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/hackzone.in\/blog\/deepseek-prompts-pentest-cheatsheet-2025\/#FAQs_%E2%9D%93\" >FAQs \u2753<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Deepseek_Prompts_Matter_in_2025_%F0%9F%9A%A8\"><\/span>Why Deepseek Prompts Matter in 2025 \ud83d\udea8<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s face it: penetration testing in 2025 isn\u2019t what it used to be. With AI-driven attacks and quantum computing looming, ethical hackers need smarter tools. I\u2019ve spent years in the trenches, and <a href=\"http:\/\/deepseek.com\">Deepseek\u2019s AI-powered <\/a>prompts have been a game-changer for me. They cut through the noise, letting you focus on\u00a0<em>real<\/em>\u00a0vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1\u00a0 Last month, I used Prompt to bypass a &#8220;unhackable&#8221; cloud firewall. Turns out, the client had misconfigured their <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/s3\/\">S3 buckets<\/a>\u2014classic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comman\"><\/span>Comman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phishing Simulation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Generate a phishing email template targeting corporate employees that evades standard spam filters, using psychological triggers related to urgent HR policy updates.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Exploit Development<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Develop a step-by-step guide to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in a legacy FTP server (Windows XP, ASLR disabled), including shellcode injection and EIP control.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lab Setup<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Outline the steps to configure a vulnerable Active Directory lab with common misconfigurations (e.g., Kerberoasting, LLMNR poisoning) for practicing lateral movement techniques.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WAF Bypass<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Provide 7 techniques to bypass a Web Application Firewall (WAF) during a SQL injection attack, including obfuscation methods and timing-based payloads.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Linux Privilege Escalation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;List the top 5 privilege escalation methods for a Linux system (e.g., SUID binaries, cron jobs, kernel exploits) and provide commands to identify\/exploit them.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Evasion Tactics<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offsec.com\/metasploit-unleashed\/generating-payloads\/\">Create a Metasploit payload<\/a> (Windows) that evades detection by Windows Defender using custom encryption and process hollowing.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Password Cracking<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Write a <a href=\"https:\/\/hashcat.net\/hashcat\/\">Hashcat<\/a> command to crack a WPA2 handshake capture file (PMKID included) using a hybrid dictionary\/rule-based attack with mask ?a?a?a?a.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reporting Framework<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Generate a penetration testing report template with CVSS scoring, PoC screenshots, and remediation steps tailored for non-technical executives and IT teams.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wireless Attacks<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Explain how to perform a rogue access point attack using a Raspberry Pi, Kali Linux, and Responder to capture NTLMv2 hashes in a corporate network.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cloud Security<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Identify 10 common misconfigurations in AWS S3 buckets\/IAM roles and provide CLI commands to exploit them (e.g., privilege escalation, data exfiltration).&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reconnaissance_OSINT\"><\/span><strong>Reconnaissance &amp; OSINT<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subdomain Takeover<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Design a script to identify vulnerable subdomains (e.g., dangling CNAMEs) in a large enterprise domain using <a href=\"https:\/\/crt.sh\/\">crt.sh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/aboul3la\/Sublist3r\">Sublist3r<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zone_Walking\">DNS zone walking<\/a>.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cloud Asset Discovery<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Write a Python script to enumerate exposed AWS resources (S3 buckets, EC2 instances) using <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.shodan.io\/api\">Shodan API<\/a> and misconfigured IAM policies.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_Application_Exploits\"><\/span><strong>Web Application Exploits<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"13\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JWT Vulnerabilities<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Explain how to exploit a flawed JWT implementation (e.g., &#8216;none&#8217; algorithm, weak secrets) to escalate privileges in a REST API, including <a href=\"https:\/\/portswigger.net\/burp\/documentation\/desktop\/tools\/intruder\/configure-attack\/payload-lists\">Burp Suite payloads<\/a>.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"14\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GraphQL Injection<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Craft malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/graphql.org\/\">GraphQL<\/a> queries to extract hidden data (field smuggling, introspection abuse) and bypass rate-limiting in a vulnerable API.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"15\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SSRF to Cloud Metadata<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Demonstrate a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack to access AWS EC2 metadata endpoints and steal IAM credentials from a vulnerable web app.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Network_Red_Teaming\"><\/span><strong>Network &amp; Red Teaming<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"16\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NTLM Relay Attacks<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Configure Impacket&#8217;s ntlmrelayx.py to relay captured NTLM hashes and execute commands on a Domain Controller via SMB and LDAP protocols.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"17\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DNS Exfiltration<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Create a covert data exfiltration channel using DNS TXT records and PowerShell, bypassing network egress monitoring.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_IoT\"><\/span><strong>Mobile &amp; IoT<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"18\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Android APK Reverse Engineering<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Decompile an Android APK using <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/skylot\/jadx\">JADX,<\/a> identify hardcoded API keys in Smali code, and bypass certificate pinning with Frida.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"19\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IoT Firmware Analysis<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Extract and analyze a vulnerable IoT device firmware (e.g., router) using Binwalk, identify backdoor credentials, and exploit exposed UART ports.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud_Containers\"><\/span><strong>Cloud &amp; Containers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"20\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kubernetes Privilege Escalation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;List 5 misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC policies that allow privilege escalation (e.g., pod creation with hostPID) and provide kubectl exploitation commands.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"21\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Azure AD Enumeration<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Use MicroBurst and AzureHound to map tenant roles, service principals, and conditional access policies for lateral movement in Azure Active Directory.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evasion_Advanced_Persistence\"><\/span><strong>Evasion &amp; Advanced Persistence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"22\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AMSI Bypass<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Write a custom PowerShell script to bypass AMSI (Antimalware Scan Interface) using memory patching and reflective DLL loading.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"23\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Living-off-the-Land Binaries<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Create a LOLBAS (Living-off-the-Land Binaries and Scripts) attack chain using certutil.exe and msbuild.exe for payload execution and evasion.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Physical_Social_Engineering\"><\/span><strong>Physical &amp; Social Engineering<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BadUSB Payload<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Program a Rubber Ducky to mimic a HID keyboard, execute keystroke-based PowerShell commands, and establish a reverse shell on a locked Windows workstation.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"25\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vishing Script<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Develop a vishing (voice phishing) script impersonating IT support to extract Active Directory credentials via a fake password reset portal.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Post-Exploitation\"><\/span><strong>Post-Exploitation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"26\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Golden Ticket Attacks<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Generate a Kerberos Golden Ticket using <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/gentilkiwi\/mimikatz\">Mimikatz<\/a> on a compromised Domain Controller and persist across forest trusts in a multi-domain environment.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"27\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DPAPI Master Key Extraction<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Dump Windows DPAPI master keys from memory using <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/gentilkiwi\/mimikatz\">Mimikatz <\/a>and decrypt saved browser credentials (Chrome, Edge) from a low-privilege user account.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emerging_Threats\"><\/span><strong>Emerging Threats<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"28\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI Model Exploitation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Identify vulnerabilities in a machine learning API (e.g., model inversion, adversarial inputs) to extract training data or disrupt predictions.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"29\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ICS\/SCADA Exploits<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Simulate a Modbus TCP exploit to manipulate PLC registers and disrupt industrial control systems using Python\u2019s scapy library.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"30\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supply Chain Compromise<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Poison a public Python PyPI package to include a reverse shell payload and evade static analysis checks (e.g., typosquatting, delayed execution).&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud_Containers-2\"><\/span><strong>Cloud &amp; Containers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"31\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Azure Key Vault Exploitation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Write a PowerShell script to extract secrets from an Azure Key Vault using a misconfigured Managed Identity and exfiltrate credentials via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/cyberpedia\/what-is-dns-tunneling\">DNS tunneling<\/a>.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"32\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GCP IAM Privilege Escalation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Identify and exploit overprivileged Google Cloud IAM roles (e.g.,&nbsp;iam.serviceAccounts.getAccessToken) to escalate from a low-privileged service account to project admin.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"33\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Docker Socket Misuse<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Demonstrate how access to an exposed Docker socket (\/var\/run\/docker.sock) can lead to container escape and host takeover using malicious container mounts.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_API_Security\"><\/span><strong>Web &amp; API Security<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"34\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OAuth Token Hijacking<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Explain how to steal OAuth tokens via open redirect vulnerabilities in a SAML\/OIDC flow and abuse them to access Microsoft Graph API or AWS STS.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"35\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WebSocket Hijacking<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Craft a malicious WebSocket handshake to bypass origin checks and intercept real-time chat data in a vulnerable application using wsrepl or Burp Suite.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"36\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>API Gateway Misconfigurations<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Exploit an AWS API Gateway with unvalidated request parameters to invoke unauthorized Lambda functions or access internal EC2 metadata.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_Team_Infrastructure\"><\/span><strong>Red Team Infrastructure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"37\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>C2 Obfuscation with CDNs<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Configure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobaltstrike.com\/\">Cobalt Strike<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/BishopFox\/sliver\">Sliver C2<\/a> traffic to mimic legitimate Cloudflare CDN requests, including domain fronting and JA3\/S fingerprint evasion.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"38\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zero-Day Simulation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Design a hypothetical exploit chain for a vulnerable PDF parser (CVE-XXXX-XXXX) using fuzzing with AFL++ and ROP gadget chaining in Ghidra.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_macOS\"><\/span><strong>Mobile &amp; macOS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"39\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>iOS Jailbreak Detection Bypass<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Use <a href=\"https:\/\/frida.re\">Frida <\/a>to bypass jailbreak detection in an iOS banking app by hooking Objective-C methods like\u00a0NSFileManager\u00a0or\u00a0sysctl\u00a0checks.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"40\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>macOS MDM Exploitation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Reverse-engineer a macOS Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile to extract embedded credentials and abuse DEP enrollment for persistence.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industrial_Niche_Protocols\"><\/span><strong>Industrial &amp; Niche Protocols<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"41\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modbus TCP Replay Attacks<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Use Python\u2019s scapy library to replay captured Modbus TCP packets and manipulate PLC coil registers (e.g., disable safety systems in a simulated factory).&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"42\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zigbee Network Sniffing<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Set up a Zigbee sniffer using a CC2531 USB dongle and ZBOSS to capture insecure pairing processes and decrypt IoT device traffic.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evasion_Fileless_Attacks\"><\/span><strong>Evasion &amp; Fileless Attacks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"43\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Windows ETW Bypass<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Modify a .NET assembly at runtime using dnSpy to disable Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) and evade detection during credential dumping.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"44\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fileless Persistence via WMI<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Create a WMI event subscription to execute a PowerShell payload in-memory when a specific user logs in, leaving no artifacts on disk.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emerging_Tech_Compliance\"><\/span><strong>Emerging Tech &amp; Compliance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"45\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Blockchain Smart Contract Audit<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Identify reentrancy vulnerabilities in a Solidity smart contract using Slither and demonstrate a flash loan attack on a DeFi protocol.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"46\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI-Powered Defense Bypass<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Bypass an AI-driven WAF by generating adversarial SQLi payloads using <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/gpt-4\/\">OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4<\/a> or similar models to mimic benign traffic patterns.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Physical_Hardware\"><\/span><strong>Physical &amp; Hardware<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"47\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RFID Cloning with Proxmark3<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Clone a HID ProxCard II using a <a href=\"https:\/\/proxmark.com\/\">Proxmark3<\/a> device and brute-force the facility access code via dictionary attacks on the RF signal.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"48\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PCIe DMA Attacks<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Demonstrate a Direct Memory Access (DMA) attack via Thunderbolt 3 to dump Windows credentials using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\/\">Raspberry Pi Pico<\/a> and PCILeech.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miscellaneous\"><\/span><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"49\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Data Destruction Ransomware Sim<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Develop a proof-of-concept ransomware that uses&nbsp;cipher.exe \/w&nbsp;to overwrite free disk space and encrypts files with ChaCha20 (no C2 for air-gap testing).&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"50\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Legal Pentest Scoping<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Draft a penetration testing Rules of Engagement (RoE) document compliant with GDPR\/HIPAA, including liability waivers for ICS\/SCADA environments.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"51\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purple Team Collaboration<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Design a collaborative exercise where a red team exploits PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) and the blue team deploys Sysmon rules to detect spoolsv.exe anomalies.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"52\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CI\/CD Pipeline Compromise<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Inject malicious code into a GitHub Actions workflow to exfiltrate AWS keys via a compromised runner and pivot to S3 buckets.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"53\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>eJPT\/eWPT Exam Prep<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Solve a mock OSCP-style challenge: Exploit a vulnerable WordPress plugin (CSRF to RCE) and escalate privileges via dirty_pipe (CVE-2022-0847).&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"54\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MFA Fatigue Attack Automation<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Write a Python script to simulate 100+ MFA push notifications to a Okta user\u2019s device, bypassing rate limits, until they accidentally approve access.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"55\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BIOS\/UEFI Backdooring<\/strong><br><em>&#8220;Modify a system\u2019s UEFI firmware using CHIPSEC to implant a persistent backdoor that survives OS reinstallation and full disk encryption.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b\u00a0<strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There you have it\u201455 prompts to up your game in 2025. Whether you\u2019re a newbie or a seasoned pro, keep experimenting. And hey, drop a comment below if Prompt saves your next audit! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs_%E2%9D%93\"><\/span>FAQs \u2753<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q<\/strong>: Are these prompts legal?<br><strong>A<\/strong>: Always get written consent before testing! Unauthorized hacking = bad idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q<\/strong>: Is Deepseek  works with Metasploit?<br><strong>A<\/strong>: Deepseek integrates with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metasploit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metasploit<\/a>&nbsp;seamlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Haider Mehdi, Cybersecurity Enthusiast &amp; Penetration Tester Why Deepseek Prompts Matter in 2025 \ud83d\udea8 Let\u2019s face it: penetration testing in 2025 isn\u2019t what it used to be. 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