What is Nethunter?
The NetHunter project is a free and open-source mobile penetration testing platform for Android devices, based on Kali Linux, created as a joint effort between the Kali community member “BinkyBear” and Offensive Security. NetHunter supports Wireless 802.11 frame injection, one-click MANA Evil Access Point setups, HID keyboard, as well as BadUSB MITM attacks – and is built upon the sturdy shoulders of the Kali Linux distribution and toolsets.
The developers behind the ROM made it so it would work on Google’s older Nexus smartphones, along with older OnePlus phones and some older Samsung Galaxy phones.
However, some e users have found a way to install Kali NetHunter on most Android devices, one of this is our very own Redmi Note 4x. Keep in mind this method is unofficial so you will be installing this program on your phone at your own risk. I will not be held liable for any damage, loss of data and such by following my tutorial.
Prepare your Phone
Before you will be able to successfully install NetHunter on Redmi Note 4x, your device must be rooted, with Custom Recovery (1. TWRP and 2. RedWolf) and of course, UNLOCKED Bootloader
What is the Best ROM for NetHunter on Redmi Note 4X?
We all know that Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X is one of the best phones even up to this date. Powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 625 chip with clock speed of 2.0GHz, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, which is also expandable via the microSD card slot. If you are willing to pay extra, you can get a 64GB model with 4GB of RAM.
For almost a day of searching for compatible ROM to install NetHunter on this device, I narrowed it down to Three(3) Custom Rom.
[Non-Treble]Omni Rom – Oreo
[Non-Treble]Nitrogen OS – Oreo
Preferred Custom Recovery
How to install Kali NetHunter
Why Android Oreo? I only find one stable Nethunter Kernel that is fully working on Redmi Note 4x. Thanks to Allan200, view the full XDA thread here.
Features :
- Upstreamed to latest 3.18.102
- Working wifi cards
- HID gadget,
- CD-ROM emulation,
- many external wifi cards drivers
- Virtualization
How to install it?
- Backup recommend ( it’s on you )
- Unlocked Bootloader
- Recovery Installed
- Flash zip
- ENJOY!
Download Kernel here.
Conclusion:
This is my personal compilation of how I successfully installed NetHunter on Redmi Note 4x. Although this device is almost 4 years old, it still has the capacity to go further what it is capable of. This device may not one of the official Android Devices compatible with NetHunter but I assure you that it’s still functioning as the official. Again, this is all a compilation for Redmi Note 4x created for project-anniemei.com and all the credits goes to the original author, creator, maker of the software and programs.
Expect more tutorials on how to use Kali Linux NetHunter on Redmi Note 4x. As much as possible, we can test network penetration, cyber security-related stuff, as well as exploring the NetHunter applications.
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