The Cyber Threat Perspective
The Cyber Threat Perspective
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Episode 175: NetTools - The Free Active Directory Swiss Army Knife for IT Admins & Pen Testers
24 minutes Posted Apr 2, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In Episode 175, Spencer and Tyler break down NetTools — a free, self-contained Active Directory management and troubleshooting tool that’s become a go-to for their internal penetration testing engagements. They start with the backstory: years of relying on AD Explorer from Microsoft Sysinternals, and the growing need to evade EDR detections. At one point, that meant manually obfuscating binaries with a hex editor. NetTools eliminates that friction entirely — no installation, no dependencies, ...