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Top15BestHackingToolsAndUtilitiesin2017
by william keener on DECEMBER 18, 2016 advice for hacker, hacking

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TheInternethasmanyupsidesanddownsidesbutduetolackofknowledgeabout
vulnerabilitiesonusersbehalfmakesiteasierforhackerstogoabouttheirbusiness
andtakealookatsomeofthesehackingtoolsandscripts.

HackingcanusedasBlackhatandWhitehat(EthicalHacking).However,thetoolsand
scriptsusedforthesehackingarewellknowntoallhackersfortheirownpurposes.Theyhelp

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Top15BestHackingToolsAndUtilitiesin2017

1.Nmap

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Ithinkeveryonehasheardofthisone,recentlyevolvedintothe4.xseries.

Nmap(NetworkMapper)isafreeopensourceutilityfornetworkexplorationorsecurity

auditing.Itwasdesignedtorapidlyscanlargenetworks,althoughitworksfineagainstsingle
hosts.NmapusesrawIPpacketsinnovelwaystodeterminewhathostsareavailableonthe

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network,whatservices(applicationnameandversion)thosehostsareoffering,what Tweetsby@thehacktoday
operatingsystems(andOSversions)theyarerunning,whattypeofpacketfilters/firewallsare
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consoleandgraphicalversionsareavailable.Nmapisfreeandopensource.
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Canbeusedbybeginners(sT)orbyprosalike(packet_trace).Averyversatiletool,once
youfullyunderstandtheresults.

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2.NessusRemoteSecurityScanner
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Recentlywentclosedsource,butisstillessentiallyfree.Workswithaclientserver
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Nessusistheworldsmostpopularvulnerabilityscannerusedinover75,000organizations
worldwide.Manyoftheworldslargestorganizationsarerealizingsignificantcostsavingsby
usingNessustoauditbusinesscriticalenterprisedevicesandapplications.
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3.JohntheRipper IN YOUR INBOX

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JohntheRipperisafastpasswordcracker,currentlyavailableformanyflavorsofUnix(11 email inbox.

areofficiallysupported,notcountingdifferentarchitectures),DOS,Win32,BeOS,and
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1OpenVMS.ItsprimarypurposeistodetectweakUnixpasswords.Besidesseveralcrypt(3)
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passwordhashtypesmostcommonlyfoundonvariousUnixflavors,supportedoutofthebox
areKerberosAFSandWindowsNT/2000/XP/2003LMhashes,plusseveralmorewith SIGN UP NOW

contributedpatches. we respect your privacy and take protecting

it seriously

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4.Nikto

NiktoisanOpenSource(GPL)webserverscannerwhichperformscomprehensivetests
againstwebserversformultipleitems,includingover3200potentiallydangerousfiles/CGIs,
versionsonover625servers,andversionspecificproblemsonover230servers.Scanitems
andpluginsarefrequentlyupdatedandcanbeautomaticallyupdated(ifdesired).

NiktoisagoodCGIscanner,therearesomeothertoolsthatgowellwithNikto(focusonhttp
fingerprintingorGooglehacking/infogatheringetc,anotherarticleforjustthose).

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5.SuperScan

PowerfulTCPportscanner,pinger,resolver.SuperScan4isanupdateofthehighlypopular
Windowsportscanningtool,SuperScan.

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IfyouneedanalternativefornmaponWindowswithadecentinterface,Isuggestyoucheck
thisout,itsprettynice.

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6.p0f

P0fv2isaversatilepassiveOSfingerprintingtool.P0fcanidentifytheoperatingsystemon:

machinesthatconnecttoyourbox(SYNmode),
machinesyouconnectto(SYN+ACKmode),
machineyoucannotconnectto(RST+mode),
machineswhosecommunicationsyoucanobserve.

Basicallyitcanfingerprintanything,justbylistening,itdoesntmakeANYactiveconnections
tothetargetmachine.

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7.Wireshark(FormelyEthereal)

WiresharkisaGTK+basednetworkprotocolanalyzer,orsniffer,thatletsyoucaptureand
interactivelybrowsethecontentsofnetworkframes.Thegoaloftheprojectistocreatea
commercialqualityanalyzerforUnixandtogiveWiresharkfeaturesthataremissingfrom
closedsourcesniffers.

WorksgreatonbothLinuxandWindows(withaGUI),easytouseandcanreconstruct

1TCP/IPStreams!WilldoatutorialonWiresharklater.
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8.Yersinia

YersiniaisanetworktooldesignedtotakeadvantageofsomeweakenessindifferentLayer2
protocols.Itpretendstobeasolidframeworkforanalyzingandtestingthedeployednetworks
andsystems.Currently,thefollowingnetworkprotocolsareimplemented:SpanningTree
Protocol(STP),CiscoDiscoveryProtocol(CDP),DynamicTrunkingProtocol(DTP),Dynamic
HostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP),HotStandbyRouterProtocol(HSRP),IEEE802.1q,
InterSwitchLinkProtocol(ISL),VLANTrunkingProtocol(VTP).

ThebestLayer2kitthereis.

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9.Eraser

Eraserisanadvancedsecuritytool(forWindows),whichallowsyoutocompletelyremove
sensitivedatafromyourharddrivebyoverwritingitseveraltimeswithcarefullyselected
patterns.WorkswithWindows95,98,ME,NT,2000,XPandDOS.EraserisFreesoftware
anditssourcecodeisreleasedunderGNUGeneralPublicLicense.

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Anexcellenttoolforkeepingyourdatareallysafe,ifyouvedeletedit..makesureitsreally
gone,youdontwantithangingaroundtobiteyouintheass.

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AlsoRead:5BestHackingBooksof2017

10.PuTTY

PuTTYisafreeimplementationofTelnetandSSHforWin32andUnixplatforms,alongwith
anxtermterminalemulator.Amusthaveforanyh4x0rwantingtotelnetorSSHfrom
WindowswithouthavingtousethecrappydefaultMScommandlineclients.

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11.LCP

MainpurposeofLCPprogramisuseraccountpasswordsauditingandrecoveryinWindows
NT/2000/XP/2003.Accountsinformationimport,Passwordsrecovery,Bruteforcesession
distribution,Hashescomputing.

AgoodfreealternativetoL0phtcrack.

LCPwasbrieflymentionedinourwellreadRainbowTablesandRainbowCrackarticle.

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112.CainandAbel
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Mypersonalfavouriteforpasswordcrackingofanykind.

Cain&AbelisapasswordrecoverytoolforMicrosoftOperatingSystems.Itallowseasy
recoveryofvariouskindofpasswordsbysniffingthenetwork,crackingencryptedpasswords
usingDictionary,BruteForceandCryptanalysisattacks,recordingVoIPconversations,
decodingscrambledpasswords,revealingpasswordboxes,uncoveringcachedpasswords
andanalyzingroutingprotocols.Theprogramdoesnotexploitanysoftwarevulnerabilitiesor
bugsthatcouldnotbefixedwithlittleeffort.

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13.Kismet

Kismetisan802.11layer2wirelessnetworkdetector,sniffer,andintrusiondetectionsystem.
Kismetwillworkwithanywirelesscardwhichsupportsrawmonitoring(rfmon)mode,andcan
sniff802.11b,802.11a,and802.11gtraffic.

Agoodwirelesstoolaslongasyourcardsupportsrfmon(lookforanorinoccogold).

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14.NetStumbler

YesadecentwirelesstoolforWindows!SadlynotaspowerfulasitsLinuxcounterparts,but
itseasytouseandhasaniceinterface,goodforthebasicsofwardriving.

NetStumblerisatoolforWindowsthatallowsyoutodetectWirelessLocalAreaNetworks
(WLANs)using802.11b,802.11aand802.11g.Ithasmanyuses:

Verifythatyournetworkissetupthewayyouintended.
FindlocationswithpoorcoverageinyourWLAN.
Detectothernetworksthatmaybecausinginterferenceonyournetwork.
Detectunauthorizedrogueaccesspointsinyourworkplace.
HelpaimdirectionalantennasforlonghaulWLANlinks.
UseitrecreationallyforWarDriving.

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15.hping

Tofinishoff,somethingalittlemoreadvancedifyouwanttotestyourTCP/IPpacketmonkey
skills.

hpingisacommandlineorientedTCP/IPpacketassembler/analyzer.Theinterfaceis
inspiredtothepingunixcommand,buthpingisntonlyabletosendICMPechorequests.It
supportsTCP,UDP,ICMPandRAWIPprotocols,hasatraceroutemode,theabilitytosend
filesbetweenacoveredchannel,andmanyotherfeatures.

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