sherlock-setup

Bash tool for HTB Sherlock challenges.

What is it about?

This is an automation tool for HTB Sherlock challenges. Sets up the directory environment, downloads and extracts the challenge files. A simple Quality of Life script.

Note

• Semi-DFIR structure: Creates the main directory with the Machine Name and the subdirectories /artifacts, /exports, /logs and /src.
• Downloads the .zip, generates its SHA256 hash and moves both to the /src directory.
• Extracts the .zip content into /artifacts.
• The script automatically identifies if it's a standalone or a function.

Prerequisites

Note

You need the following tools in your system:

• 7z
• wget
• sha256sum

The script can be executed like a standalone binary or you can add it to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc config file.

Installation

You can download and make it executable with the following commands:

wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MaxisFront/sherlock-setup/refs/heads/main/sherlock-setup.sh"
chmod +x sherlock-setup.sh

Usage

The parameters needed for the script are as follows

sherlock-setup <MachineName> <ZIP-URL> [PASSWORD]

Important

• The password by default is hacktheblue. If HTB changes it, you can add it as a third parameter if you want to.

Example:

sherlock-setup Brutus "https://labs.hackthebox.com/api/v4/challenges/631/cdn/redirect?auth_user_&signature=34e1fe0df943534cad3936803ea609ba345345e4ac99ffc5dbf34534541fbe2f"