The tools in The Network Toolkit cover a wide range of needs, and are conveniently grouped into categories. Below we list the categories along with their respective tools.
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Network Analyzers
- cdpr decoder for the Cisco Discovery Protocol.
- Dice decodes network trace files and emits statistics.
- WinDump command line network analyzer, the Windows version of the well known tcpdump.
- Wireshark formerly known as Ethereal, Wireshark is a powerful network analyzer with support for more than 700 protocols.
Network Monitors
- AdapterWatch tool for retrieving statistics about a network adapter.
- Analyzer network analysis and monitoring software.
- NetMeter bandwidth monitor.
- D-ITG advanced traffic generator able to generate TCP, UDP, ICMP, DNS, Telnet and VoIP traffic.
- Network Packet Generator a packet injector that uses WinPcap to send specific packets out of a single or multiple network interfaces.
- SIPp a test tool/traffic generator for the SIP protocol.
- ttcp simple TCP and UDP Test utility, designed to test the performance of a network link.
Network Scanners
- Angry IP scanner a simple-to-use GUI-based network scanner.
- NBTscan-Ipanto command line NETBIOS name scanner.
- Nmap utility for network exploration and security auditing.
- THC-Amap a scanning tool based on a database of triggers and responses.
IDS
- AirSnare (requires installation) network monitor useful for tracking hosts that communicate on your network.
- Oinkmaster a script to update and manage Snort rules.
- SAM Jr java package that provides real-time analysis of Snort data.
- Snort a lightweight network intrusion detection system.
Network Utilities
- ArpCacheWatch ARP cache monitor.
- ClamWin an anti virus for Windows.
- CurrPorts displays opened TCP/IP ports and connections.
- DnsEye monitors DNS requests.
- Kismet a wireless network detector, sniffer and IDS.
- netcat reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol.
- ngrep grep-like utility to search inside network packets.
- OpenedFilesView opened files viewer.
- OpenSSH server an easy and quick way to launch an OpenSSH server.
- Sam Spade a freeware network query tool.
Network Clients
- Blat Win32 command line utility that sends e-mail using the SMTP or NNTP protocols.
Secure Clients
- PuTTY Telnet and SSH terminal.
- WinSCP SFTP client using SSH.
SNMP
- FreeSnmp simple tool to perform SNMP queries.
- Net-SNMP a suite of SNMP manager tools.
Web
- wget utility to perform non-interactive downloads of files via HTTP, HTTPS, FTP.
- Unix network clients various standard network tools.
- Win32Whois simple Whois client.
Auditing Tools
- aircrack-ng a wireless networks auditing suite.
- Cain & Abel password recovery tool.
- Hydra simple password revealer.
- John the Ripper utility to discover weak passwords.
- The Metasploit Project a complete environment for writing, testing, and using exploit code.
- Winfingerprint an administrative network resource scanner.
- WinInterrogate a file system and process enumeration/integrity tool.
Password Revealers
- Asterisk Logger reveals passwords behind asterisks.
- AsterWin IE discovers passwords used in Internet Explorer.
- Dialupass discovers passwords used in Dial-Up authentications.
- Protected Storage PassView reveals Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and MSN Explorer passwords.
- DriverView utility to view details about installed drivers.
- RegScanner utility to search inside the registry.
- WhatInStartup shows applications that are scheduled to start during the startup of the OS.
- WinUpdatesList displays the operating systems updates, including the involved files.
Supplementary Tools
- DOS Command Prompt runs a DOS Command Prompt in the command line tools directory.
- Unix Shell Windows version of the Bash shell.
- WinPcap 4.0.2 Installer-version of WinPcap. It can be used with tools not present in this collection.
