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