Here are 20 popular hacking tools that are widely used by security professionals and ethical hackers for penetration testing and vulnerability assessments:
• Nmap: A network mapping and reconnaissance tool that is used to discover hosts and services on a computer network.
• Metasploit: A framework for developing and executing exploit code against a target system.
• Wireshark: A network protocol analyzer that is used to capture and analyze network traffic.
• Aircrack-ng: A suite of tools for wireless network security, including a packet sniffer and a password cracking tool.
• Cain and Abel: A password recovery tool for Windows that can be used to crack various types of passwords.
• John the Ripper: A fast password cracking tool that supports a wide variety of hashing algorithms.
• SQLMap: An open-source tool for automating the exploitation of SQL injection vulnerabilities.
• Nessus: A vulnerability scanner that can be used to identify security vulnerabilities in various types of systems and applications.
• Burp Suite: A web application security testing tool that includes a proxy, a spider, and a scanner.
• Snort: An open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) that can be used to detect network-based attacks.
• Maltego: A data mining and reconnaissance tool that can be used to identify relationships between different types of information.
• OWASP ZAP: An open-source web application security scanner that can be used to identify vulnerabilities in web applications.
• Fiddler: A web debugging proxy that can be used to capture and inspect HTTP and HTTPS traffic.
• SANS SIFT: A forensic toolkit that can be used to analyze digital evidence from various types of systems and devices.
• BeEF: A browser exploitation framework that can be used to target browser vulnerabilities.
• Radare2: An open-source reverse engineering framework that can be used to analyze binary files and disassemble code.
• Nikto: A web server scanner that can be used to identify vulnerabilities in web servers and web applications.
• oclHashcat: A GPU-accelerated password cracking tool that supports a wide variety of hashing algorithms.
• Rapid7 Metasploit Pro: A paid version of Metasploit that includes additional features and capabilities.
• Angry IP Scanner: a open-source network scanner that can be used to identify live hosts and open ports on a network.
• These are just a few examples of the many hacking tools that are available. It’s important to note that these tools can be used for both malicious and legitimate purposes. It’s important to use them ethically and legally.
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