We timely provides you hacking techniques, methods and tutorials, so that you can understand how hackers gain access into your networks, websites, computers etc.
Here I have listed the top 10 most popular tools used in hacking. It is advisable to master these tools to learn Cyber security.
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1. Nmap
Nmap is also known as the swiss army knife of hacking. It is the best port scanner with a lot of functions. In hacking, Nmap is usually used in the footprinting phase to scan the ports of the remote computer to find out wich ports are open.
2. WireShark
Not to be confused with WireLurker? WireShark is a packet sniffer. It captures all network traffic going through a network adapter. When performing man in the middle attacks using tools like Cain, we can use Wireshark to capture the traffic and analyze it for critical info like usernames and passwords. It is used by network administrators to perform network troubleshooting.
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3. Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel is a multipurpose windows only hacking tool. It is a bit old now, but it still does the job well. Cain can be used to crack windows password, perform man in the middle attacks, capture network passwords etc.
4. Metasploit
Metasploit is a huge database of exploits. There are thousands of exploit codes, payloads that can be used to attack web servers or any computer for that matter. This is the ultimate hacking tool that will allow a hacker to actually hack a computer. A hacker will be able to get root access to the remote computer and plant backdoors or do any other stuff. It is best to use metasploit under linux.
5. Burp Suite
Burp suite is a web proxy tool that can be used to test web application security. It can brute force any login form in a browser. You can edit or modify GET and POST data before sending it to the server. It can also be used to automatically detect SQL injection vulnerabilities. It is a good tool to use both under Windows and Linux environments.
6. Aircrack-ng
Aircrack-ng is a set of tools that are used to crack wifi passwords. Using a combination of the tools in aircrack, you can easily crack WEP passwords. WPA passwords can be cracked using dictionary or brute force. Although aircrack-ng is available for Windows, it is best to use it under Linux environment. There are many issues if you use it under Windows environment.
7. Nessus
Nessus is a comprehensive automatic vulnerability scanner. You have to give it an IP address as input and it will scan that IP address to find out the vulnerabilities in that system. Once you know the vulnerabllities, you can use metasploit to exploit the vulnerablity. Nessus works both in Windows and Linux.
8. THC Hydra
Hydra is a fast password cracker tool. It cracks passwords of remote systems through the network. It can crack passwords of many protocols including ftp,http, smtp etc. You have the option to supply a dictionary file which contains possible passwords. It is best to use hydra under linux environment.
9. Netcat
Netcat is a great networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is also known as the swiss army knife for TCP/IP. This is because netcat is extremely versatile and can perform almost anything related to TCP/IP. In a hacking scenario, it can be used as a backdoor to access hacked computers remotely. The use of netcat is limited only by the user's imagination.
10. Putty
Although putty is not a hacking software by itself, it is a very useful tool for a hacker. It is a client for SSH and telnet, which can be used to connect to remote computers. You may use putty when you want to connect to your Backtrack machine from your Windows PC. It can also be used to perform SSH tunneling to bypass firewalls.
Note: This list is not comprehensive. There are many tools that I have left out. Those tools that did not make the list are; Sqlmap, Havij, Acunetix Web Scanner
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