Am I supposed to know every tool there is in order to hack a virtual machine?

I've had to experience with a machine where, basically, I had to upload something. I spent quite a lot of time on that challenge. After a few days I gave up and went for a walkthrough. It turns out I ha everything right except the uploading took - had to use some tool called "updog".

Kinda pissed me off because it's not the first time - I've had similar issues with using a wordlist that was incomplete.

How do I correctly pick my dictionary? How do I make sure the enumeration script I use is the correct one? Do I have to use all existing scripts?

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from hacking: security in practice https://ift.tt/2NoUJF0

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