What Tools Hackers Use
Hackers use various tools and techniques to breach the security of computer systems. Some of the most commonly tools used by hackers are. Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Sqlmap, Aircrack-ng, Ettercap and Hashcat.
Metasploit
Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing framework that provides information about security vulnerabilities. It also helps us to identify, exploit, and test those vulnerabilities. Metasploit allows security professionals and Ethical Hackers to conduct various security assessments, from reconnaissance to post-exploitation activities.
Nmap
Network Mapper (Nmap) is a free and open-source network exploration and security auditing tool that is widely used by security professionals, system administrators, and network engineers.
Nmap is designed to scan large networks and identify hosts and services that are running on those networks. It provides a variety of scanning techniques, such as TCP connect scanning, SYN scanning, UDP scanning, and others. It can also perform operating system detection and version detection, and it has the ability to perform traceroute and packet filtering tests.
One of the key features of Nmap is its scripting engine, which allows users to create and run custom scripts to automate various tasks. These scripts can be used to detect vulnerabilities, perform brute-force attacks, or gather additional information about hosts and services.
Burp Suite
Burp Suite is a graphical tool for security testing of web applications. It is widely used by Security Professionals, Ethical Hackers, and Penetration Testers to identify security vulnerabilities in web applications.
Burp Suite consists of a suite of tools, including a proxy, scanner, repeater, intruder, sequencer, and decoder. The proxy tool allows users to intercept and modify web traffic, while the scanner tool automatically scans web applications for vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and command injection.
The repeater tool enables users to manually repeat requests to a web application, while the intruder tool is used to perform brute-force attacks against web applications. The sequencer tool analyzes the randomness of session tokens, and the decoder tool is used to decode various data formats.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a free and open-source network protocol analyzer that is used for network troubleshooting, software development, education etc. It captures network traffic and allows users to analyze it at a granular level. It also provides detailed information about individual packets and their contents.
Wireshark is able to capture and decode a wide range of network protocols, including TCP, UDP, HTTP, and many others. It allows users to view the raw data in each packet, as well as decode the data and display it in a user-friendly format.
SQLmap
SQLmap is an open-source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications. It is designed to work with various databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server.
Aircrack-ng
Aircrack-ng is a suite of penetration testing tools that is used to test the security of wireless networks. It can be used to capture and analyze packets on wireless networks. It is also used to crack WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption keys.
Ettercap
Ettercap is a free and open-source network security tool that is used for man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. It allows users to intercept and analyze network traffic, as well as perform various types of attacks on a network. Such as session hijacking, DNS spoofing, and more.
Ettercap is widely used by security professionals and penetration testers to test the security of networks and identify vulnerabilities.
Hashcat
Hashcat is a password cracking tool that is used to recover lost or forgotten passwords. It supports various types of hash algorithms, such as MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and others, and can crack passwords that are encrypted using these algorithms. Hashcat uses various techniques, such as dictionary attacks, brute-force attacks, and hybrid attacks, to crack passwords.
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