Top 6 Ethical Hacking Tools

Commonly Used Hacking Tools

The following table lists some of the most commonly used tools.

SR  NO.	TOOLS	DESCRIPTION	URL Link
1	Nmap	Network Mapper. This tool is used to explore networks and perform security audits.	http://nmap.org/
2	Nessus	This tool can be used to perform; Remote vulnerability scanner Password dictionary attacks Denial of service attacks.   It is closed source, cross platform and free for personal use.	http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus
3	John The Ripper	Password cracking utility. It is cross platform.	http://www.openwall.com/john/
4	Cain & Abel	Microsoft Operating System passwords recovery tool. It is used to;   Recover MS Access passwords Uncover password field Sniffing networks Cracking encrypted passwords using dictionary attacks, brute-force, and cryptanalysis attacks. Visit their URL for more details	http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Decrypting-Decoding/Cain-and-Abel.shtml
5	NetStumbler	Used to detect wireless networks on the Windows platform. It can be used for the following tasks; Verifying network configurations Finding locations with poor coverage in a WLAN Detecting causes of wireless interference Detecting unauthorized ("rogue") access points Aiming directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links	http://www.stumbler.net/
6	SQLMap	Automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL Injection weaknesses. It is open source and cross platform. It supports the following database engines. MySQL Oracle Postgre SQL MS SQL Server MS Access IBM DB2 SQLite Firebird Sybase and SAP MaxDB   It supports the following SQL Injection Techniques; Boolean-based blind Time-based blind Error-based UNION query Stacked queries and out-of-band. Visit their URL for more details	http://sqlmap.org/