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From last few years, there will not be such a dividing line between security professionals and network engineers. Hacking tools are not the only thing necessary to successfully complete a PenTest, methodologies are also essential for ensuring that the assessor identifies all vulnerabilities within the client’s network.
Some Hacking tools allows you to scan, search and find the vulnerabilities within any company to help make their systems and network infrastructure secure.
Here we’ve listed out top 50 best Hacking & Penetration Testing tools used by modern security researchers:
Here we’ve listed out top 50 best Hacking & Penetration Testing tools used by modern security researchers:
S.No | Tool Name | Link |
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1 | Metasploit Framework | |
2 | Nessus - Vulnerability Scanner | |
3 | OpenVAS - Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner | |
4 | Burp Suite Scanner - Proxy Interception Tool | |
5 | Nmap - Network Mapper | |
6 | Wireshark - Packet Analyzer | |
7 | Aircrack-ng - Password Cracking Tool | |
8 | Nikto - Website Vulnerability Scanner | |
9 | John The Ripper - Password Cracker | |
10 | Netcat - TCP/IP Swiss Army Knife | |
11 | THC Hydra - Password Cracking Tool | |
12 | SQLmap - Automatic SQL Exploitation Tool | |
13 | Ettercap - Network Security Tool | |
14 | SET Toolkit - Social Engineering Toolkit | |
15 | Maltego - Forensics Platform | |
16 | W3Af - Web App Scanner | |
17 | Ghidra - Reverse Engineering Tool | |
18 | BeEF - The Browser Exploitation Framework | |
19 | Ophcrack - Windows Password Cracking Tool | |
20 | oclHashcat - Password Cracking Tool | |
21 | Fern Wifi Cracker - Wireless Hacking Tool | |
22 | GNU MAC Changer | |
23 | Wifite2 - Automated Wireless Hacking Tool | |
24 | PixieWPS - Wi-Fi Bruteforcing Tool | |
25 | Snort - Network Intrusion Detection & Prevention System | |
26 | SQLninja - SQL Server Injection & Takeover Tool | |
27 | Wapiti - Web Application Vulnerability Scanner | |
28 | Acunetix - Web Vulnerability Scanner | |
29 | IBM Appscan - Vulnerability Scanning Tool | |
30 | Cain & Abel - Password Recovery Tool | |
31 | Netsparker - Web Application Scanner | |
32 | Kismet - Wireless Cracking Tool | |
33 | Yersinia - Network Security/Hacking Tool | |
34 | Sn1per - Web Vulnerability Scanning Tool | |
35 | OWASP ZED - Web Application Security Scanner | |
36 | NetStumbler - Network Sniffer | |
37 | SuperScan - Port Scanner | |
38 | Angry IP Scanner - Port Scanner | |
39 | TCPDump - Packet Analyzer | |
40 | Dsniff - Sniffing Tool | |
41 | SSLStrip - Sniffing Tool | |
42 | Encase - Forensics Tool | |
43 | OllyDBG - x86 Debugger | |
44 | Tor - Anonymity Network Tool | |
45 | Nexpose - Vulnerability Scanner | |
46 | Reaver - WPS Bruteforcer | |
47 | Canvas - Exploitation Tool | Download Link |
48 | Inssider - Wi-Fi Scanner | |
49 | Medusa - Login Brute-Forcer | |
50 | DirBuster - Brute Force Directories & File Names |