Greetings. Many walkthroughs of THM and HTB show the path through the system, bypassing any potential rabbitholes and ignoring failed attempts. This (in a way) is ideal as it keeps things short and to the point.

It can be said however that seeing the attempts and the mindset of someone working blindly through a box can be beneficial as we can see what happens when they get stuck, how do they overcome the current issue? How do they discern what is worth working on and what to ignore?

I therefore introduce as a senior pentester of 13 years (BSc, OSCP, OSCE, OSWP, VHL+, currently working on CRTO) , my YT channel sabretoothAtNethemba (link in my profile) where I do just that covering THM boxes every Tuesday and HTB every Friday with no previous experience of said boxes.

Some people set me challenges (e.g complete the box in 30 mins, or no privesc scripts, or no reverse shells etc) and I am generally working through HTB in release order whereas THM I am choosing boxes based on suggestions and what takes my interest.

Hopefully it will help some of our community who are just starting out to see the thought process of a pentester in the field. Thanks everyone. Keep on hacking.