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Editors Pick
Here are some of the articles specially picked by me for your reading…
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How to Manage Microsoft Teams via PowerShell
I’ve listened to a few of my Windows-friendly compatriots attempting to explain PowerShell to their Linux colleagues, and it hasn’t always gone well. The problem, I think, is that a lot of Windows folks don’t actually know why PowerShell exists in the first place. Let me explain.
Microsoft Teams usage has increased greatly during the current pandemic. All types of organizations are using the communications tool to stay connected with their employees and customers alike. The increase of use has also resulted in an increase in demand for system administrator’s time to manage Microsoft Teams. Everything from adding users and groups to managing policies of said users and groups can be managed via PowerShell. This post will highlight the foundations to get started and provide links to continue your automation through the scriptwriting journey.
Let’s begin … [Read more]
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The PowerShell Conference Book. Volume 3
by Mark Kraus, Michael Zanatta, Joe Houghes, Christian Coventry, Steven Judd, Phil Bossman, Adil Leghari, and Arnaud Petitjean
This volume, like the 2 before it, is designed to be like a conference in a book where each chapter is written by a different author who is a subject matter expert on the topic covered in their chapter. Each chapter is also independent of the others so you can read one chapter, ten chapters, or all of them. You can start with the first chapter, the last one, or somewhere in-between and not miss out on anything related to that particular topic. This book is written for the intermediate to advanced audience. Prior experience with PowerShell is highly recommended. [Read more]
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How to Send Email Securely with PowerShell
by @alistek
Need to notify your team on a failed service, only to find that your PowerShell email has bounced? An unauthenticated email has become difficult to pass in many mail systems. You don’t want to miss an important email notification because you relied on outdated PowerShell cmdlets. The built-in cmdlet
Send-MailMessage
no longer covers sending email securely.. [Read more]
Trending Github Repositories
Github repositories that are trending are a good way to find and contribute to some cool PowerShell projects! Following is the list of top 10 trending PowerShell Github repositories.
Repository | Description | Stars | Forks | Num Of Stars Today |
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Sycnex/Windows10Debloater | Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware. | 6,211 | 750 | 6,211 |
actions/virtual-environments | GitHub Actions virtual environments | 1,137 | 482 | 1,137 |
Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script | PowerShell script for automation of routine tasks done after fresh installations of Windows 10 / Server 2016 / Server 2019 | 3,932 | 876 | 3,932 |
farag2/Windows-10-Setup-Script | Script to setup Windows 10 LTSC/1903/1909/2004 | 1,419 | 188 | 1,419 |
ChrisTitusTech/win10script | This is the Ultimate Windows 10 Script from a creation from multiple debloat scripts and gists from github. | 217 | 271 | 217 |
W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10 | A collection of Scripts which disable / remove Windows 10 Features and Apps | 4,342 | 627 | 4,342 |
EmpireProject/Empire | Empire is a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation agent. | 5,538 | 2,005 | 5,538 |
lukesampson/scoop | A command-line installer for Windows. | 11,347 | 925 | 11,347 |
PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit | PowerSploit – A PowerShell Post-Exploitation Framework | 7,341 | 2,824 | 7,341 |
lextm/windowsterminal-shell | Install/uninstall scripts for Windows Terminal context menu items | 459 | 48 | 459 |
Top Tweets
If you are into tech then you can’t miss these PowerShell related popular tweets in last week, here is the list of top 10 most popular PowerShell tweets…
Twitter Handle | Retweet Count | Favorite Count | Status | Status URL |
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@DirectoryRanger | 80 | 191 | Invisi-Shell. Hide your #Powershell script in plain sight. Bypass all Powershell security features.
https://t.co/f4spCBnnmo |
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@Hakin9 | 76 | 122 | Unicorn is a simple tool for using a PowerShell downgrade attack and inject shellcode straight into memory.… https://t.co/3sIFtqn1R5 | [Tweet] |
@Steve_MSFT | 52 | 74 | #PowerShell 7.1-preview.6 is out! Read about some important changes in this release: https://t.co/Oo4Um6xbXk | [Tweet] |
@ptracesecurity | 43 | 90 | Luckystrike: An Evil Office Document Generator. https://t.co/FWbzWiNr5W #Pentesting #PowerShell #CyberSecurity… https://t.co/qnfHyoWfnv | [Tweet] |
@rimpq | 39 | 91 | The Grep of #PowerShell [Tutorial] #windows #BlueTeam https://t.co/Qa6J9P64V3 |
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@_Hubbl3 | 36 | 82 | Am I late to the party? Did everyone know you can disable #PowerShell Module Logging with:
$module = Get-Module Mi… https://t.co/jktuNkPgUX |
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@12Knocksinna | 32 | 68 | .@Office365 Do you like Microsoft’s attempt to generate additional license revenues by enabling self-service purcha… https://t.co/FCDj6v2LDT | [Tweet] |
@TrustedSec | 26 | 51 | In this second installment of the ‘Become a #Malware Analyst Series,” @_snus focuses on #PowerShell obfuscation by… https://t.co/feipFtSupC | [Tweet] |
@Steve_MSFT | 25 | 54 | It appears #PowerShell 7.1-preview.6 is now available in the Microsoft Store. Give it a try: https://t.co/sAmoALDH5C | [Tweet] |
@PitreJonathan | 24 | 58 | My #PowerShell module for Powershell App Deployment Toolkit is now on https://t.co/9EMTrbabsk! You can install it… https://t.co/sUrJ2vMJoO | [Tweet] |
Top Reddit posts
PowerShell Reddit r/PowerShell is a vibrant community and you should be on board if you want to get onto the nerve of PowerShell Community, here is a list of top Reddit posts last week..
Author | Title | Ups | Num of Comments | URL |
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/u/Wireless_Life | How to Manage Microsoft Teams via PowerShell | 97 | 32 | [Post] |
/u/rumorsofdemise | UPDATE: I made an automatically populating script menu. | 66 | 20 | [Post] |
/u/jborean93 | WSMan PSRemoting on Linux | 60 | 9 | [Post] |
/u/gregj529 | Cut and Paste Between Worksheets in Excel using Powershell | 46 | 13 | [Post] |
/u/BFG20K | Hybrid [PowerShell/C#] Class-Based Techniques | 39 | 2 | [Post] |
/u/banzr | Total system update of windows 10 and dev apps | 30 | 17 | [Post] |
/u/Tomer8009 | Is there a way to reach the profile of the currently logged on user rather than the profile that runs the Powershell? | 26 | 24 | [Post] |
/u/ZeroHertz | How can I script this? | 21 | 23 | [Post] |
/u/PTSDviaPrinters | Automation Tasks via Email. | 21 | 11 | [Post] |
/u/TylerDotRar | Created a rough PowerShell variant of the Unix based Vim CLI Text Editor (PseudoVym) | 20 | 17 | [Post] |
New on Youtube
Here are all new PowerShell videos uploaded on youtube.com last week!
Channel | Title | URL |
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Roel Van de Paar | PowerShell – Changing the PipelineVariable name | [Video] |
tor sec | How to bypass antivirus using PowerShell reverse shell | [Video] |
Roel Van de Paar | Open Explorer and Highlight Specific File with PowerShell | [Video] |
IT Generalist aka Mr Automation | Powershell part12 (How to use do-while and while loop in Powershell) | [Video] |
Tips For IT Pros | Getting Started With Azure Powershell | [Video] |
Motasem Hamdan – CyberSecurity Trainer | Windows Privilege Escalation and Keyboard Sniffing with Metasploit and Powershell | [Video] |
Learn Courses Smart | #34 Running TShark with PowerShell – Wireshark-3 Tutorials | [Video] |
AAN Creation | How to View Installed Apps with PowerShell on Windows 10 | [Video] |
Kamil Procyszyn | Setting up Active Directory with PowerShell – PowerShell for IT Professionals | [Video] |
Bestseller Books on Leanpub.com
Here are the top 10 book titles which were trending as bestsellers under the PowerShell category!
Author of “PowerShell Guide to Python“, “Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)” and currently writing the most awaited book: “PowerShell to C# and Back” !
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