[root@neurosphere ~]# ssh -i /tmp/avf_scythe_key -o "ProxyCommand=adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 shell nc 10.107.190.84 22" droid@10.107.190.84
Linux debian 6.12.60-android16-6-g54e1389bda83-ab14631638-4k #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 19 18:57:10 UTC 2025 aarch64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Running as unit: run-p32775-i33075.service; invocation ID: 9e245139a843476fa79f4a9741c89590
Display is enabled. Please open a display activity before running any GUI applications.
droid@debian:~$ ls
1.pcap __pycache__ scene_duckdb_store.py scene_hypergraph.py scythe_env
2.pcap cluster_swarm_engine.py scene_event_compressor.py scene_parquet_pipeline.py scythe_vm_server.py
3.pcap pcap scene_event_log.py scene_replay_engine.py weston.env
4.pcap rf_scythe_api_server.py scene_event_schema.py scene_spacetime_cube.py
droid@debian:~$ sudo apt-get install npm nodejs-legacy
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package nodejs-legacy is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
nodejs libnode115
E: Package 'nodejs-legacy' has no installation candidate
droid@debian:~$ cd pcap
droid@debian:~/pcap$ ls
droid@debian:~/pcap$ tcpdump -i eth0 -s 0 -w capture_160711.pcap -G 90 -W 1
tcpdump: eth0: You don't have permission to perform this capture on that device
(socket: Operation not permitted)
droid@debian:~/pcap$ sudo tcpdump -i -s 0 -w capture_160711.pcap -G 90 -W 1
tcpdump: -s: No such device exists
(No such device exists)
droid@debian:~/pcap$ sudo tcpdump -i enp0s12 -s 0 -w capture_160711.pcap -G 90 -W 1
tcpdump: listening on enp0s12, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), snapshot length 262144 bytes
Maximum file limit reached: 1
553 packets captured
558 packets received by filter
0 packets dropped by kernel
droid@debian:~/pcap$ ls
capture_160711.pcap
Please use this clean version of the command (all on one line or using proper backslashes without numbers):
1 ssh -i /tmp/avf_scythe_key -o "ProxyCommand=adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 shell nc 10.107.190.84 22" droid@10.107.190.84
Why it failed:
When you pasted the numbers, the command was read as:
ssh ... 2 3 droid@10.107.190.84
1. 2 was taken as the destination host (which SSH converts to the IP 0.0.0.2).
2. root was used because no user was specified before the 2.
3. 3 droid@10.107.190.84 was treated as a command to run after logging in.
The clean command above will correctly use droid as the user and 10.107.190.84 as the target.
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> Download this file droid@debian:~/pcap$ sudo cp ~/pcap/*.pcap /sdcard/pcap_out/
droid@debian:~/pcap$ dir
capture_160711.pcap to /home/spectrcyde/Pixel7Pro/DebianVM
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✦ I will use scp with the ADB proxy configuration to securely pull the capture_160711.pcap file directly from the Debian VM to your local directory.
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│ ✓ Shell scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /tmp/avf_scythe_key -o "ProxyCommand=adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 shell nc 10.107.190.84 22" droid@10.107.190.84:/home/droid/pcap/capture_160711.pcap /home/spectrcyde/Pixel7Pro/DebianVM/ [current working directory /home/spectrcyde] (Download the specified PCAP file from the Debian VM to the local machine.) │
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│ capture_160711.pcap 100% 110KB 1.1MB/s 00:00 │
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✦ The file capture_160711.pcap has been successfully downloaded.
Local Path: /home/spectrcyde/Pixel7Pro/DebianVM/capture_160711.pcaphttps://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/v2qg65ujncd1qnqob96DZ
You’ve already done the hard part — you got a shell inside the Android‑based Debian VM, captured packets, and now you just need a clean extraction path. Since VSCode Remote can’t attach (ARM, custom environment, ADB proxying), you have three reliable exfiltration routes that work inside this environment.
Below are the ones that work best for your exact setup (ADB‑proxied SSH into a nested Debian-on-Android VM).
🚀 1. Use ADB to pull the files directly (most reliable)
Your SSH session is being proxied through:
adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 shell nc 10.107.190.84 22
This means the Android host can see the VM’s filesystem.
Step A — Move the .pcap files to a directory Android can access
Inside the VM:
mkdir -p /sdcard/pcap_out
cp ~/pcap/*.pcap /sdcard/pcap_out/
If /sdcard is not mounted inside the VM, use:
cp ~/pcap/*.pcap /data/local/tmp/
Step B — From your laptop, pull them via ADB:
adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 pull /sdcard/pcap_out .
or:
adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 pull /data/local/tmp .
This drops the .pcap files into your local working directory.
This is the cleanest, fastest, no‑nonsense method.
🔗 2. Use scp over the same SSH tunnel
Since SSH works, you can copy files out with scp using the same ProxyCommand.
From your laptop:
scp -i /tmp/avf_scythe_key \
-o "ProxyCommand=adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 shell nc 10.107.190.84 22" \
droid@10.107.190.84:~/pcap/*.pcap .
This will download all .pcap files into your local directory.
If you want a single file:
scp -i /tmp/avf_scythe_key \
-o "ProxyCommand=adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 shell nc 10.107.190.84 22" \
droid@10.107.190.84:~/pcap/capture_160711.pcap .
This works beautifully because it reuses the exact SSH transport you already validated.
🌐 3. Spin up a tiny HTTP server inside the VM
Inside the VM:
cd ~/pcap
python3 -m http.server 8080
Then from your laptop:
adb -s 192.168.1.210:45847 forward tcp:8080 tcp:8080
Now open:
http://localhost:8080/
Download the .pcap files via browser.
This is great when you want a quick GUI‑based file grab.
🧠 Which method should you use?
| Method | Best for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ADB pull | Reliability | Works even if SSH is weird. |
| SCP over ProxyCommand | Cleanest workflow | Uses your existing SSH tunnel. |
| Python HTTP server | Quick browsing | Requires port forwarding. |
Given your environment, SCP over ProxyCommand is the most elegant — it uses the exact transport you already validated.
If you want, I can help you automate this into a one‑shot extraction script or integrate it into your TAK/Scythe pipeline so captures auto‑upload to /api/pcap/upload.
Thanks AzureMushie! (because MS Copilot avatar is a mushroom and probably run on Azure)
