I host a Shell Challenge each month from my discord and Twitch channels. I need to be better about promoting them, however, so that’s what this section is for. Every first or second Wednesday of the month is tour night, and I tour everyone’s submissions on this night. If you cannot attend (or don’t get done in time for the deadline), I am more than happy to tour any completed shell challenge for free at any time you are able to stop by a sims stream on my Twitch channel.
That being said, this section is also all about having a record of all the shell challenges I’ve done in the past. I have, from very early on, always tried to make each of my shell challenges be a bit of a brain-teaser. Something that will make you think. Either with a theme, or a puzzle/problem, or coming up with a story in your head to match your build. I am perpetually coming up with new ideas, so don’t expect these challenges to stop anytime soon – I have at least through 2024 and most of 2025 already either planned, or the ideas sketched out. In some cases, they’re already even built and ready to go except for their promo graphics.
2020-2021 Challenges | 2022 Challenges | 2023 Challenges | 2024 ISpy House
Fgt Vm64 Kvm-v6-build1010-fortinet.out.kvm.zip
The "Build 1010" era was a chaotic time of rapid expansion. This specific zip file had been downloaded on a rainy Tuesday by a junior admin named Elias. At the time, the company’s perimeter was failing under the weight of new remote-work demands. Elias had been tasked with spinning up a virtual firewall to bridge the gap between their legacy hardware and a new cloud-based infrastructure. The Life of a Virtual Sentinel
The FGT_VM64_KVM-v6-build1010-fortinet.out.kvm.zip is a 52.4 MB, FortiOS 6.2.2 virtual appliance designed for KVM, offering robust next-generation firewall capabilities. This build is well-suited for lab environments, utilizing a default admin account with no password for initial setup. Review detailed technical specifications at FortiWeb . File FGT_VM64_KVM-v6-build1010-FORTINET.out.kvm.zip
Fortinet distributes their firewall software as a pre-built QEMU/KVM image. The architecture is vm64 – meaning it is optimized for 64-bit virtual environments. It supports:
| Criteria | Rating | |----------|--------| | Authenticity | 🔴 Suspicious | | Safety to run | 🔴 Do NOT run without official checksum/signature | | Recommended action | Delete unless obtained directly from support.fortinet.com with matching SHA256 |
